In acknowledgment of the goals and objectives of the college, the Board of Trustees ruled in 1963 that the institution's degree-granting authority would no longer be restricted to teacher education.

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.

The school has men's teams in baseball, basketball, cross country, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and women's teams in basketball, bowling, cross country, softball, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball.

Under the direction of Coach Leon Stewart, Coppin State began breaking school records in bowling, which is one of its newer teams.

The 2013 recruiting class included Woods and Sharpe, along with Erica Washington, Loren Johnson, and Heather Josker.

The Eagles upped that performance in 2014 once again as they set a Coppin State record for wins in a season.

[12] Coppin State actively has all nine National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) organizations present on campus.