Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Overview

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a public institution situated in Bowling Green, Ohio. The surrounding location of Bowling Green is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

What Is Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at BGSU.
• In 2017-2018, 68% of the faculty were full-time.

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at BGSU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Value Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Value Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Value International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#83	Best Value English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#181	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards BGSU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Other Management Information Systems and Services Master’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Value Colleges for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics	College Factual
#7	Best Value Colleges for Statistics	College Factual
#26	Best Value Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics	College Factual
#34	Best Fire Protection Schools	College Factual

Where Is Bowling Green State University - Main Campus?

Contact details for BGSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	220 Mcfall Ctr, Bowling Green, OH 43403
Phone:	418-372-5526
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bowling-Green-OH/Bowling-Green-State-University/26573965003
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/bgsu

How Do I Get Into BGSU?

You can apply to BGSU online at: choose.bgsu.edu/apply/online/

Admission Requirements for BGSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into BGSU?

BGSU has an acceptance rate of 75%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Average Test Scores

About 24% of students accepted to BGSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 610. Math scores were between 510 and 600.

BGSU received ACT scores from 90% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 25. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford Bowling Green State University - Main Campus?

The overall average net price of BGSU is $27,283. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

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, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $8,017 a year. That adds up to $32,068 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at BGSU is 7.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 14,988 undergraduate students at BGSU, with 12,483 being full-time and 2,505 being part-time.

There are also 3,154 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,483 full-time undergraduates at BGSU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	154
Black or African American	955
Hispanic or Latino	516
White	9,962
International Students	155
Other Races/Ethnicities	741

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. At this time, 34 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 84 countries are represented at BGSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

In 2019-2020, 6,999 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 16th most popular in Ohio for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of BGSU

The following table shows how BGSU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Design & Applied Arts	#1	#1
General Biology	#10	#7
Nutrition Science	#13	#7
Other Education	#13	#13
Engineering Technology (Other)	#13	#10
Writing Studies	#13	#13
Criminology	#19	#10
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	#22	#13
Music	#28	#19
Fire Protection	#28	#19
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	#46	#28
Visual & Performing Arts	#61	#42
Engineering-Related Fields	#64	#28
English Language & Literature	#67	#43

Online Growth Rankings of BGSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus was 18.8%. This is the #1,103 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at BGSU regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of BGSU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Design & Applied Arts	3%
Education	15%
Engineering Technologies	9%
Fire Protection	20%
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	3%
Health Professions	1%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	1%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	25%
Nutrition Science	16%
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	1%
Special Education	14%
Teacher Education Grade Specific	1%
Visual & Performing Arts	2%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at BGSU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at BGSU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Nutrition Science	#16
Romance Languages	#28
Design & Applied Arts	#49
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	#55
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	#56
Fire Protection	#61
Engineering-Related Fields	#62
Writing Studies	#84
Visual & Performing Arts	#90
English Language & Literature	#140
Instructional Media Design	#154
Engineering Technologies	#183
Special Education	#200
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	#283
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#302

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%.

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Special Education	25	241	24	0	0	290
Teacher Education Subject Specific	83	44	0	76	0	203
Management Information Systems	0	39	0	120	0	159
General Psychology	0	128	0	12	17	157
Writing Studies	0	112	8	36	0	156
Other Education	0	155	0	0	0	155
General Biology	0	127	0	19	8	154
Business Administration & Management	0	138	0	15	0	153
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	117	0	0	0	117
Accounting	0	113	0	0	0	113
Teacher Education Grade Specific	2	110	1	0	0	113
Marketing	0	102	0	0	0	102
Music	0	34	4	58	6	102
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	34	60	0	94
Health Sciences & Services	0	66	0	24	0	90
Human Development & Family Studies	0	87	0	0	0	87
Health & Physical Education	0	83	0	0	0	83
Social Work	0	57	0	17	0	74
Design & Applied Arts	0	56	2	16	0	74
Communication Sciences	0	45	0	28	0	73
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	72	0	0	0	72
Engineering-Related Fields	0	51	7	13	0	71
Educational Administration	8	0	20	22	17	67
Finance & Financial Management	0	66	0	0	0	66
Computer Engineering	0	53	0	11	0	64
Nursing	0	63	0	0	0	63
Graphic Communications	0	58	0	0	0	58
Engineering Technology (Other)	0	58	0	0	0	58
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	55	0	55
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	0	55	0	0	0	55
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	53	0	0	0	53
Chemistry	0	25	0	14	12	51
History	6	23	6	14	0	49
Other Health Professions	0	45	0	0	0	45
Sociology	0	28	0	11	4	43
Student Counseling	0	0	0	39	0	39
Mathematics	0	24	0	12	3	39
Construction Engineering	0	37	1	0	0	38
International Business	0	36	0	0	0	36
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	35	0	0	0	35
Natural Resource Management	0	35	0	0	0	35
Criminology	0	0	0	33	0	33
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	33	0	0	0	33
Gerontology	0	20	0	12	0	32
Nutrition Science	0	1	5	26	0	32
Environmental Design	0	31	0	0	0	31
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	31	0	0	0	31
Fine & Studio Arts	0	31	0	0	0	31
General Business/Commerce	0	29	0	0	0	29
Political Science & Government	0	29	0	0	0	29
Information Science	0	28	0	0	0	28
General Sales & Marketing	0	27	0	0	0	27
Area Studies	0	13	0	5	9	27
Economics	0	21	0	5	0	26
Air Transportation	0	26	0	0	0	26
Romance Languages	1	17	0	7	0	25
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	25	0	0	0	25
Public Health	0	24	0	0	0	24
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	15	7	22
Drama & Theater Arts	0	19	0	0	3	22
General English Literature	0	18	0	0	3	21
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	7	3	11	0	21
Interior Architecture	0	19	0	0	0	19
Computer Information Systems	0	19	0	0	0	19
International Studies	0	18	0	0	0	18
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	17	0	17
Data Analytics	0	0	0	17	0	17
Public Administration	0	0	0	17	0	17
Journalism	0	16	0	0	0	16
Applied Statistics	0	0	0	16	0	16
Fire Protection	0	15	0	0	0	15
Public Relations & Advertising	0	13	1	0	0	14
Teaching English or French	14	0	0	0	0	14
Ethnic Studies	0	3	9	0	0	12
Statistics	2	1	0	0	8	11
Multicultural & Diversity Studies	0	0	0	11	0	11
Physics	0	5	0	6	0	11
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	10	0	0	0	10
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	10	0	0	0	10
Germanic Languages	1	4	0	5	0	10
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	10	0	0	0	10
Instructional Media Design	8	0	0	0	0	8
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics	0	8	0	0	0	8
General Architecture	0	0	0	7	0	7
Philosophy	0	3	0	4	0	7
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	0	6	0	0	0	6
Allied Health Professions	0	3	0	0	0	3
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	1	0	2	0	3
Classical Languages & Literature	0	2	0	0	0	2
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	0	2	0	0	0	2
Geography & Cartography	0	2	0	0	0	2
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	0	0	1	0	0	1
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies	0	0	0	0	1	1
Other Physical Science	0	0	0	1	0	1
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	1	0	0	1
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Business/Managerial Economics	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hospitality Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	0	0	0
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	0	0	0	0	0	0
Communication & Journalism (Other)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Multilingual Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0
Construction Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0
Industrial Production Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0
Quality Control Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	0	0	0	0	0	0
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Applied Mathematics	0	0	0	0	0	0
Demography & Population Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
International Relations & National Security	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dance	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	150	3,271	127	889	98	4,535

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
• Image Credit: By Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.