Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH · Public four-year · Town: Fringe
14,014undergraduates
81%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$20,987average net price per year
62%graduate in 6 years
80%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 18,629
- Admitted
- 15,016
- Admit rate
- 81%
- Admit rate, women
- 81%
- Admit rate, men
- 79%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 21%
- First-year students
- 3,114
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 18%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 510-620
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 510-610
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 68%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 20-26
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Considered, not required |
| Essay or personal statement | Considered, not required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Not considered |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
105 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Education (17)
- Computer Teacher Education Certificate (under 1 year) (2 awarded)
- Curriculum and Instruction Certificate (under 1 year) (17 awarded)
- Education, Other Bachelor's (113 awarded)
- Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs Bachelor's (139 awarded)
- Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs Certificate (under 1 year) (21 awarded)
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism Certificate (under 1 year) (10 awarded)
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded)
- Educational/Instructional Technology Certificate (under 1 year) (20 awarded)
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Foreign Language Teacher Education Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Bachelor's (35 awarded)
- Music Teacher Education Bachelor's (28 awarded)
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Reading Teacher Education Certificate (under 1 year) (49 awarded)
- Special Education and Teaching, General Bachelor's (38 awarded)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other Certificate (under 1 year) (18 awarded)
- Teacher Education, Multiple Levels Bachelor's (72 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (10)
- Accounting Bachelor's (78 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (58 awarded)
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's (37 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (72 awarded)
- International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management Bachelor's (66 awarded)
- Management Information Systems and Services, Other Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (72 awarded)
- Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (8)
- Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, General Bachelor's (33 awarded)
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other Bachelor's (17 awarded)
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Bachelor's (68 awarded)
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Long Term Care Administration/Management Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Public Health, General Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (98 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (12)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Digital Arts Bachelor's (31 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Fashion/Apparel Design Bachelor's (28 awarded)
- Film/Cinema/Media Studies Bachelor's (28 awarded)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Bachelor's (48 awarded)
- Graphic Design Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Jazz/Jazz Studies Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Music History, Literature, and Theory Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Music Performance, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Music Theory and Composition Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (3)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (62 awarded)
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies Bachelor's (34 awarded)
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Bachelor's (78 awarded)
Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians (2)
- Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other Bachelor's (88 awarded)
- Engineering/Industrial Management Bachelor's (53 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (3)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (121 awarded)
- Microbiology, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Neuroscience Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (125 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (2)
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Bachelor's (108 awarded)
- Fire Services Administration Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Engineering (3)
- Computer Engineering, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Computer Software Engineering Bachelor's (37 awarded)
- Construction Engineering Bachelor's (43 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (3)
- Creative Writing Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Rhetoric and Composition Bachelor's (65 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (5)
- Advertising Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Broadcast Journalism Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Bachelor's (38 awarded)
- Journalism Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Public Relations/Image Management Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (1)
- Human Development and Family Studies, General Bachelor's (69 awarded)
Physical sciences (4)
- Forensic Chemistry Bachelor's (45 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Paleontology Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Transportation and materials moving (1)
- Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General Bachelor's (59 awarded)
Architecture and related services (2)
- Environmental Design/Architecture Bachelor's (36 awarded)
- Interior Architecture Bachelor's (17 awarded)
Social sciences (5)
- Applied Economics Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Geography Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (22 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Social Work Bachelor's (48 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (2)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Information Science/Studies Bachelor's (34 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (37 awarded)
Communications technologies/technicians and support services (1)
- Graphic Communications, Other Bachelor's (33 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (5)
- Gerontology Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- International/Globalization Studies Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Nutrition Sciences Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Bachelor's (10 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (2)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (23 awarded)
- Statistics, General Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (2)
- Environmental Science Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (4)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- French Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- German Language and Literature Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Certificate (under 1 year) (3 awarded), Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (3)
- American/United States Studies/Civilization Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Asian Studies/Civilization Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Women's Studies Bachelor's (3 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Certificate (under 1 year) (4 awarded), Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Graduate programs (71)
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Master's
- Finance, General Master's
- Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management Post-bachelor's certificate
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Master's
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Master's
- College Student Counseling and Personnel Services Master's
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's
- Curriculum and Instruction Master's
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate (research)
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctorate (research)
- Reading Teacher Education Master's
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other Master's
- Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Athletic Training/Trainer Master's
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management Master's
- Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's
- Design and Applied Arts, Other Master's
- Design and Visual Communications, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Music History, Literature, and Theory Master's
- Music Pedagogy Master's
- Music Performance, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Music Theory and Composition Master's
- Music, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Doctorate (research)
- Criminology Master's
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's
- Sociology, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Creative Writing Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- English Language and Literature, General Doctorate (research)
- Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Writing, General Post-bachelor's certificate
- Chemistry, General Master's
- Chemistry, Other Doctorate (research)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Geology/Earth Science, General Master's
- Physics, General Master's
- Data Science, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Gerontology Master's
- Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies Master's
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Master's
- Nutrition Sciences Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Engineering/Industrial Management Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Public Administration Master's
- Social Work Master's
- Computer Software Engineering Master's
- Systems Engineering Master's
- Applied Statistics, General Master's
- Mathematics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Statistics, General Doctorate (research)
- Applied Behavior Analysis Post-bachelor's certificate
- Psychology, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Bioinformatics Post-bachelor's certificate
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Communication Management and Strategic Communications Post-bachelor's certificate
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Post-bachelor's certificate
- International and Intercultural Communication Post-bachelor's certificate
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Master's, Doctorate (research)
- History, General Master's
- Public/Applied History Post-bachelor's certificate
- American/United States Studies/Civilization Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Ethnic Studies Post-bachelor's certificate
- European Studies/Civilization Master's
- Women's Studies Post-bachelor's certificate
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, Other Master's
- Architecture Master's
- Philosophy Master's
- Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other Doctorate (research)
- German Language and Literature Master's
- Spanish Language and Literature Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $14,081
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $22,070
- Housing and food on campus
- $11,784
- Books and supplies
- $640
- Other on-campus costs
- $5,194
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $31,699
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $39,688
- Total cost living at home
- $21,061
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $15,611 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $16,496 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $20,316 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $23,010 |
| Over $110,000 | $23,945 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 98%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 94%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $8,795
- Got a grant from the college
- 90%
- Average grant from the college
- $6,789
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 23%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 62%
- Average amount borrowed
- $7,553
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 49%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 60%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 62%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 62%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 63%
- Transferred to another college
- 22%
- Came back for year two
- 80%
| Pell grant students | 48% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 64% |
| Neither | 72% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 1,882 | 66% |
| Men | 1,403 | 57% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 75% (small group) |
| Asian | 36 | 67% |
| Black | 278 | 47% |
| Hispanic | 126 | 43% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| White | 2,630 | 65% |
| Two or more races | 94 | 47% |
| Race unknown | 82 | 66% |
| International | 34 | 62% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 3,412 | 64% | 23% |
| Started here, part-time | 21 | 14% | 43% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 866 | 72% | 15% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 150 | 60% | 15% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 17,027
- Undergraduates
- 14,014
- Full-time undergraduates
- 11,613
- Part-time undergraduates
- 2,401
- Graduate students
- 3,013
- Students per faculty member
- 17 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 87%
- From out of state
- 12%
- From other countries
- 1%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 6%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 8%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 8%
| Women | 57% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Black | 6% |
| Hispanic | 5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 78% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| Race unknown | 3% |
| International | 3% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Fringe
- Address
- 220 McFall Ctr, Bowling Green, OH, 43403
- County
- Wood County
- Type
- Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.