Coppin State University
Baltimore, Maryland · Also known as Coppin · Website
$46,490
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$46,490
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Coppin State University is a public 4-year college in Baltimore, Maryland with 1,844 undergraduates and 303 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $9,977 a year (tuition and fees $7,100 in-state, $14,024 out-of-state). It admits 46% of applicants and 26% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $46,490 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$9,977
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$7,100
Out-of-state $14,024
Admission rate
46%
US median 78%
Completion rate
26%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$46,490
Rank 1,821 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $9,977
- Tuition in-state
- $7,100
- Tuition out-of-state
- $14,024
- Cost of attendance
- $23,748
- Students with a need-based grant
- 54%
- Students with federal loans
- 36%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,714
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $9,135
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,636
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $17,141
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $15,578
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $7,346 in 2015-16 to $7,100 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 975
- SAT reading, middle
- 470
- SAT math, middle
- 450
- Undergraduates
- 1,844
- Graduate students
- 303
- Part-time students
- 16%
- Women
- 74%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 26%
- Retention rate
- 66%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 52
- Endowment
- $3.51M
- Other
- Historically Black college
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,821 of 5,094 US colleges and 30 of 66 in Maryland (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MD median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $9,977 | $17,413 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $7,100 | $10,410 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 46% | 76% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 26% | 47% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 66% | 69% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $13,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $42,243 | $36,662 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $46,490 | $44,910 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 26% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 67% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
52 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $23,000 | $76,661 | $102,720 | $88,910 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $35,250 | Withheld | $60,410 | $53,072 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $25,500 | $43,930 | $64,090 | $61,911 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $25,000 | $31,419 | $58,110 | $55,378 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $27,046 | $33,312 | $49,542 | $50,706 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $30,500 | $53,215 | $55,944 | $47,382 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $25,000 | $37,612 | $56,599 | $51,790 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $20,017 | $21,151 | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,366 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | $92,743 | Withheld | $120,193 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $29,982 | $54,613 | $56,774 | $58,716 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | $56,399 | $54,562 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 10 | $61,500 | Withheld | Withheld | $59,571 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 8 | $68,598 | $61,903 | $68,817 | $71,416 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,714 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Information Science/StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $85,294 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,685 |
| Mathematics and Statistics, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Social Sciences, OtherMaster's | Master's | 3 | $47,114 | $54,676 | $72,178 | $64,286 |
| DanceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,980 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Coppin State University cost?
$9,977 a year is the average net price at Coppin State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $7,100 for in-state students and $14,024 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $23,748. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,714 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Coppin State University?
46% of applicants are admitted to Coppin State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 975. The median admission rate of colleges in Maryland is 76%.
How much do Coppin State University graduates earn?
$46,490 a year is the median pay of former Coppin State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($42,243 after 6 years). That ranks 1,821 of 5,094 US colleges and 30 of 66 in Maryland. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $92,743.
How much student debt do Coppin State University graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Coppin State University graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 36% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Coppin State University?
26% of first-time, full-time students at Coppin State University finish within 6 years. 66% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Coppin State University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (55 bachelor's graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (32 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (32 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 52 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.