Information is presented to demonstrate that Bowie State College could benefit from support to the Special Services for Disadvantaged Students Project (Special Services). In spring 1983, 73.7 percent of the 1,619 undergraduates were black. The mean Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) verbal score for 1982 incoming female freshmen was 287, compared to 306 for male freshmen. Mean SAT mathematics scores for females and males were 312 and 351, respectively. A total of 55.8 percent of all freshmen indicated a 2.5 or below grade point average during high school. Sixty percent of the 1982-1983 undergraduates received financial aid, and approximately 75 percent of freshmen were first-generation college students. Special Services participants need content area tutoring, academic assistance in reading and writing, study skills training, and advising concerning registration and campus life. The college also has programs for the handicapped, including early registration, sign language interpretation, notetaking, counseling, and equipment loans. However, funds from the state specifically designated for the handicapped are needed. Information is included on: attrition rates for Special Services students, freshmen students, and all students; income levels of counties from which the college draws students; and proposed new academic programs. (SW)