Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH · Public · Town (fringe) · Carnegie R1/R2 · BGSU
Public institution in Bowling Green, OH · 12,255 undergraduates · 81% acceptance rate · $47,896 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 10%Undergraduates
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $20,9181,168th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $14,081899th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $22,070978th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $29,238903rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,246th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,8961,198th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,2811,143rd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 62.8%672nd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 79.9%683rd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 80.6%932nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1118631st highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23494th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 12,255207th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,598th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 22.7%1,576th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 60 mi (DTW)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EAFeb 19
- Rollingopen
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $45
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 93 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $64,791 | $63,005 |
| Engineering-Related FieldsEngineering Technology | bachelors | $64,493 | — |
| Construction EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $63,935 | $62,154 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $61,651 | $57,318 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $60,399 | $55,693 |
| International BusinessBusiness | bachelors | $59,722 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $57,576 | $56,415 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $57,411 | $56,957 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $57,318 | $60,523 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $55,512 | $52,198 |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $54,192 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $52,607 | $47,650 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1910source
- Athletic nickname: "Falcons"source
- Mascot: Freddie and Frieda Falconsource
- Doyt Perry Stadium seats about 23,232source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Orange and Brownsource
- Campus size: about 1,338 acressource
- Formerly known as "Bowling Green State Normal School" (1914–1929)source
- Formerly known as "Bowling Green State College" (1929–1935)source
- Athletic conference: MACsource
- Plays for the "Anniversary Award" (since 1920)source
- Plays for the "Battle of I-75 Trophy" (since 1919)source
- Fight song: ""Forward Falcons""source
- Notable alum: James Baldwinsource
- Notable alum: Tim Conwaysource
- Notable alum: Eva Marie Saintsource
- Notable alum: Robert Patricksource
- Notable alum: Anthony Doerrsource
Athletics — 13 sports
NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $8,285,137 (M $5,020,679 · W $3,264,458)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Ice Hockey
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitebgsu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 201441)
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