Parlett Moore in 1956, who served until Calvin W. Burnett took over as Coppin's third president in 1970. Burnett served the institution for 33 years, until Coppin's fourth president, Stanley F. Battle, was appointed on March 3, 2003. After Battle departed for North Carolina A&T State University in 2007, Coppin's fifth president, Reginald Avery, was hired. He announced his resignation effective January 22, 2013. Mortimer H. Neufville became the university's sixth president on January 23, after Avery stepped down. Maria Thompson became the university's seventh and first woman president on July 1, 2015. Following her retirement in June 2019, Mickey L. Burnim was appointed interim president until May 2020. Anthony L. Jenkins was appointed Coppin State University's eighth president on May 26, 2020.
In 2022, after Andrew Jackson School in Philadelphia changed its name to Fanny Jackson Coppin School, Coppin State University offered free tuition to Coppin School graduates.
== Academics ==
Coppin State University is …
