Coppin State University
Public College in Baltimore, MD. Six-year graduation rate 26%. Median 10-year earnings $46,490.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $46,490 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Only 26% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $25,000, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 26% — below national average
Admissions
Coppin State University admits 46% of applicants and is genuinely selective — roughly one in two applicants are turned away. 8,946 applications came in, enough to make the rates below reasonably stable year to year. Only 12% of admitted students enroll — the great majority of admits go elsewhere or nowhere. The score bands below rest on the 4% of enrolled first-years who submitted an SAT score — a self-selected group, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 460–510 | 14 (4%) |
| SAT Math | 420–510 | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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A six-year graduation rate of 26% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. 66% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. 38% of students transfer out, which reframes what the graduation rate above is measuring. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 30% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,756 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $9,831 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($7,714 versus $15,578), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 82% of students receive grant aid, averaging $10,924 — common but not automatic. About 37% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 370 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $7,714 |
| $30–48k | $9,135 |
| $48–75k | $12,636 |
| $75–110k | $17,141 |
| $110k+ | $15,578 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 654 of these 1,756 students, totalling $4,168,978 — an average of $6,375 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Baltimore City) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)