Bowie State University welcomes visitors to its campus. BSU's Telework Center is located in Suite 082 on the lower level of the Thurgood Marshall Library. The University is located in Bowie, MD, just east of Washington, DC, and south of Baltimore, MD. The closest airport is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The campus has a train stop on the Maryland Commuter Rail (MARC) Penn Line that runs between Baltimore's Penn Station and Washington's Union Station. Bowie State also is a stop on three Metrobus lines operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: B21, B22, and B27. These bus lines connect the University with the New Carrollton station of the Washington, DC, Metro subway system.

Driving Directions

From the north (Baltimore):

  1. Take I-295 S towards Washington, DC
  2. Take exit number 11, MD 197 towards Laurel/Bowie
  3. Turn left off the exit onto MD 197 S (Laurel Bowie Road)
  4. Go five miles
  5. Turn left at traffic light at Jericho Park Road into Bowie State University

From the south (Richmond):

  1. Take I-95 N
  2. Take exit I-495 N towards Baltimore
  3. Take exit 19A, US 50 E toward Annapolis
  4. Take exit 11, MD 197 N towards Bowie
  5. Go five miles
  6. Turn right at traffic light at Jericho Park Road into Bowie State University

From Washington, DC:

  1. Take I-295 N
  2. Take exit number 11, US 50 E towards Annapolis
  3. Take exit 11, MD 197 N towards Bowie
  4. Go five miles
  5. Turn right at traffic light at Jericho Park Road into Bowie State University

From the east (Annapolis):

  1. Take US 50 W towards I-97/Washington/Baltimore
  2. Take exit 11, MD 197 N/Collington Road towards Bowie
  3. Go five miles
  4. Turn right at traffic light at Jericho Park Road into Bowie State University

Campus Map

Click here for a map of the campus.