Bowling Green State University - Firelands Overview

Bowling Green State University - Firelands is a public institution located in Huron, Ohio. BGSU-Firelands is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

What Is Bowling Green State University - Firelands Known For?

• Students at BGSU-Firelands have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 2%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at BGSU-Firelands.
• For the <nil> academic year, 38% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from BGSU-Firelands makes roughly $46,918 a year. This is 15% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Bowling Green State University - Firelands?

Contact details for BGSU-Firelands are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One University Drive, Huron, OH 44839-9791
Phone:	419-372-5526
Website:	www.firelands.bgsu.edu

How Do I Get Into BGSU-Firelands?

You can apply to BGSU-Firelands online at: choose.bgsu.edu/apply/online/?firelands

Bowling Green State University - Firelands has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Bowling Green State University - Firelands?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At BGSU-Firelands, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $6,145 a year. That adds up to $24,580 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at BGSU-Firelands is 2.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Bowling Green State University - Firelands Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,940 undergraduate students at BGSU-Firelands, with 916 being full-time and 1,024 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 916 full-time undergraduates at BGSU-Firelands, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bowling Green State University - Firelands students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4
Black or African American	95
Hispanic or Latino	61
White	681
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	74

Online Learning at Bowling Green State University - Firelands

In 2020-2021, 1,325 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at BGSU-Firelands has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 58th most popular in Ohio for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of BGSU-Firelands

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bowling Green State University - Firelands was 16.8%. This is the #1,150 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at BGSU-Firelands regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.