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Trustees’ approval of the establishment of the Adler-Dreikurs Institute
of Human Relations in 1975. On July 1, 1988, Bowie State College
officially became Bowie State University, reflecting significant growth
in programs, enrollment and service to the local area. On the same
day, the University also became one of the member institutions of the
newly formed University System of Maryland.

In 1995, Bowie State University won an 11-year, $27 million award
from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration/National
Science Foundation to become one of only six national Model
Institutions for Excellence in science, technology, engineering and
mathematics. This award significantly strengthened the institution’s
academic infrastructure and enhanced an already excellent computer
science and technology program that continues to expand.

In 2005, Bowie State unveiled a supercomputer built by faculty and
students. It was the fastest supercomputer on any college campus in
the state and the eighth fastest in the country. With this achievement,
the University emerged as a leader among higher education
institutions in computing power.

Among the nation’s leaders in teacher education, Bowie State has
maintained accreditation of its programs by the National Council of
the Accreditation of Teacher Education since 1956 and has continued
its legacy of producing outstanding teachers and school
administrators, with recent graduates including county and state
Teachers of the Year.

Today, Bowie State University enrolls a diverse student body of more
than 5,500 and offers 22 undergraduate majors and 38 master’s,
doctoral and advanced certification programs across a broad range of
disciplines. Bowie State equips students with rigorous academics and
the individual support they need to compete in a changing world.

INSTITUTIONAL IDENTITY

Bowie State University (BSU), with a history that dates back to 1865, is
the oldest of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in
the State of Maryland, and one of the oldest in the nation. The
institution is an outgrowth of the first school opened in Baltimore by
the Baltimore Association for the Moral and Educational Improvement

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