- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green, OHTown: fringeZIP 43403Founded 1910
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1910
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 2
- Website
- www.bgsu.edu
- Member of
- APLU
OhioPublic
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus is a public university in Bowling Green, Ohio, with 12,812 undergraduates. It admits 81% of applicants, graduates 66% within six years and costs $21,453 a year after aid.
66%graduate
Admission rate81%
Retention82%
4-year graduation51%
Pell Grant share28%
Federal loans49%
$21,453net price / year
81%admission rate
1117average SAT
66%graduate in 6 years
$52,269median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,250median debt
#1,152 of 1,704 for earnings#982 of 1,739 for lowest net price#496 of 1,738 for graduation rate#887 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $31,674tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $14,892
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $22,880
- Average net price
- $21,453national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$17,881
$30,001–48,000$16,662
$48,001–75,000$18,793
$75,001–110,000$22,860
$110,001+$25,624
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 81%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1117
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 500–610
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 500–600
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–26
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college81%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college82%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college66%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college28%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 66%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 51%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 67%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,548
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,269middle 50%: $36,708–$73,256
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$73,256
Median, Bowling Green State University-Main Campus$52,269
Lower quarter$36,708
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 12,812
- Part-time
- 5.0%
- Women / men
- 57% / 43%
- Average age at entry
- 20.8
- First-generation students
- 30%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 28%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 71%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,477 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,814
- Endowment, end of year
- $236,601,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White78%
Hispanic5.8%
Black6.7%
Asian1.2%
Two or more races3.6%
U.S. nonresident1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown2.5%
28 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Education20%
Business & management14%
Health professions9.8%
Visual & performing arts6.7%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.8%
Psychology4.5%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.9%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 201441. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q895457.