Quad

Head-to-head

Tennessee State
Bowie State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Bowie State's yield is 14 pts higher than Tennessee State's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Bowie State grads earn $11.8K more ten years out than Tennessee State's ($54,537 vs. $42,730)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Bowie State graduates 10 pts more of its students than Tennessee State (49% vs. 39%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Tennessee State has 7 pts more Pell recipients than Bowie State (51% vs. 44%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Bowie State is more diverse (index 0.33 vs. 0.27)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Tennessee State's grants cover 18% of its full price on average, vs. 13% at Bowie State

    Aid generosity

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Tennessee State admits 70%, Bowie State 72%; Bowie State's yield is higher, at 27%.

Acceptance rate
Tennessee State70%
Bowie State72%
Quad's selectivity
  • Tennessee StateOpen
  • Bowie StateAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Tennessee State
880–1050
Bowie StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Tennessee StateGPA and school record required
  • Bowie StateGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Tennessee State and Bowie State are about the same size; Tennessee State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Tennessee State4.8K
Bowie State5K
Pell Grant share
Tennessee State51%
Bowie State44%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; Tennessee State has 13 students per faculty member to Bowie State's 15.

Students per faculty member
Tennessee State13 to 1
Bowie State15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Tennessee StateBusiness Administration and Management, General12%
  • Bowie StateBusiness Administration and Management, General16%

What each costs

Bowie State costs about $3.5K less a year than Tennessee State on average; Tennessee State's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Tennessee State$28.9K
Bowie State$25.4K
Aid generosity
Tennessee State18%
Bowie State13%

What each pays off

Bowie State's former students earn more, a median $54.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 49% at Bowie State to 39% at Tennessee State.

Median earnings, 10 years
Tennessee State$42.7K
Bowie State$54.5K
Graduation rate
Tennessee State39%
Bowie State49%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Bowie State, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Tennessee StateNot reported
  • Bowie StateGrowing+58%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why