Average net price Average annual price after grant and scholarship aid for the reporting cohort.
$24,022 Annual average after aid AvailableBowling Green State University-Main Campus
● Bowling Green, OH
Public Bachelor's Main campus
Graduation rate Cohort-based completion measure; it may not describe every student pathway.
63.7% 150% time AvailableAdmission rate Share of applicants admitted; not an individual admissions probability.
81% Where reported AvailableStudent size Undergraduate certificate/degree-seeking enrollment.
12,812 Undergraduate enrollment AvailableBasics
- School type
- Public
- Predominant degree
- Bachelor's
- Highest degree
- Graduate
- Campus status
- Main campus
- Branch count
- 2
Links and location
- Website
- www.bgsu.edu ↗
- Net price calculator
- Open calculator ↗
- Location
- Bowling Green, OH 43403
- Coordinates
- 41.375513, -83.640896
Cost and aid (2023-24)
- Average net price
- $24,022
- Median debt of completers
- $17,500
- Pell Grant share
- 23.1%
Admissions (2023-24)
- Admission rate
- 81%
- SAT average
- 1,117
- ACT midpoint
- 23
Outcomes (2021 cohort)
- Graduation rate (150% time)
- 63.7%
- Retention rate (full-time)
- 81.6%
Student body (2023-24)
- Total students
- 12,812
- Undergraduate students
- 12,812
- Pell Grant share
- 23.1%
- Federal loan share
- 47.9%
Top programs
| Program | Common credential | CIP | Awards count | Program earnings | Program debt | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5202 | 397,375 | $70,695 | $23,426 | Available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2401 | 537,156 | $46,008 | $16,807 | Available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5138 | 316,831 | $93,478 | $25,113 | Available |
| Accounting and Related Services. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5203 | 93,386 | $69,201 | $24,470 | Available |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5107 | 85,933 | $48,941 | $21,448 | Available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1312 | 108,584 | $47,556 | $23,490 | Available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4301 | 108,282 | $51,328 | $22,680 | Available |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 5109 | 82,712 | $70,065 | $19,969 | Available |
| Biology, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2601 | 105,024 | $54,714 | $23,478 | Available |
| Psychology, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4201 | 143,410 | $50,266 | $24,451 | Available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1101 | 90,797 | $81,614 | $23,629 | Available |
| English Language and Literature, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2301 | 37,440 | $45,329 | $23,279 | Available |
| Mathematics. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2701 | 29,013 | $65,873 | $21,236 | Available |
| History. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5401 | 31,475 | $46,980 | $23,168 | Available |
| Fine and Studio Arts. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5007 | 37,241 | $38,223 | $23,613 | Available |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 3105 | 66,657 | $52,136 | $24,244 | Available |
| Communication and Media Studies. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 0901 | 62,780 | $52,134 | $24,035 | Available |
| Music. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5009 | 25,734 | $41,501 | $24,007 | Available |
| Chemistry. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4005 | 20,997 | $64,217 | $22,619 | Available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1313 | 42,126 | $53,153 | $24,990 | Available |
| Political Science and Government. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4510 | 47,642 | $59,747 | $22,787 | Available |
| Design and Applied Arts. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5004 | 35,743 | $46,057 | $23,357 | Available |
| Sociology. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4511 | 35,824 | $48,167 | $24,111 | Available |
| Marketing. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5214 | 52,226 | $64,664 | $23,710 | Available |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5005 | 16,725 | $36,529 | $23,359 | Available |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. Associate's Degree | Associate's Degree | 1907 | 41,344 | $38,709 | $22,402 | Available |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 0301 | 22,923 | $54,504 | $22,332 | Available |
| Special Education and Teaching. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1310 | 36,028 | $55,787 | $25,079 | Available |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1609 | 13,699 | $48,720 | $21,836 | Available |
| Business/Commerce, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5201 | 56,566 | $64,614 | $23,984 | Available |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 5110 | 19,023 | $53,231 | $20,063 | Available |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 5115 | 29,825 | $51,627 | $22,975 | Available |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5208 | 58,746 | $83,198 | $23,264 | Available |
| Physics. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4008 | 13,468 | $77,438 | $22,818 | Available |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5207 | 12,495 | $59,060 | $22,617 | Available |
| Economics. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4506 | 47,798 | $77,707 | $21,740 | Available |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 3099 | 31,618 | $54,053 | $23,760 | Available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1304 | 45,539 | $78,783 | $26,611 | Available |
| Philosophy. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 3801 | 9,802 | $45,521 | $21,625 | Available |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5100 | 36,733 | $58,113 | $23,215 | Available |
| Social Work. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4407 | 58,884 | $54,070 | $25,459 | Available |
| Public Health. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5122 | 41,276 | $67,307 | $26,325 | Available |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2313 | 13,486 | $46,404 | $23,999 | Available |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 4228 | 34,456 | $67,098 | $27,602 | Available |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 0502 | 9,340 | $48,294 | $22,461 | Available |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5006 | 17,403 | $40,511 | $22,964 | Available |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 0907 | 18,393 | $50,102 | $22,718 | Available |
| Management Information Systems and Services. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 5212 | 12,479 | $79,787 | $24,186 | Available |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. Graduate/Professional Certificate | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 0909 | 21,438 | $59,442 | $23,709 | Available |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 5123 | 28,148 | $70,966 | $25,235 | Available |
| International Business. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5211 | 8,031 | $70,879 | $22,551 | Available |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4006 | 8,129 | $56,220 | $23,658 | Available |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 5001 | 6,812 | $39,685 | $24,420 | Available |
| Journalism. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 0904 | 12,956 | $51,961 | $23,207 | Available |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1504 | 11,216 | $69,513 | $19,693 | Available |
| Geography and Cartography. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4507 | 8,391 | $56,576 | $21,896 | Available |
| Area Studies. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 0501 | 5,742 | $48,761 | $20,756 | Available |
| Curriculum and Instruction. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1303 | 19,293 | $62,118 | $28,000 | Available |
| Fire Protection. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4302 | 13,855 | $62,721 | $15,870 | Available |
| Public Administration. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 4404 | 16,098 | $71,967 | $24,464 | Available |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1311 | 14,495 | $58,634 | Not available | Available |
| Information Science/Studies. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1104 | 17,486 | $84,043 | $28,014 | Available |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1314 | 5,522 | $55,758 | $24,899 | Available |
| Graphic Communications. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1003 | 8,012 | $40,723 | $23,749 | Available |
| International/Globalization Studies. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 3020 | 6,728 | $57,656 | $21,709 | Available |
| Applied Mathematics. Doctoral Degree | Doctoral Degree | 2703 | 11,046 | $90,015 | $21,123 | Available |
| Computer Engineering. Doctoral Degree | Doctoral Degree | 1409 | 17,112 | $108,715 | $23,411 | Available |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 5102 | 23,318 | $64,441 | $22,162 | Available |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1305 | 9,255 | $67,818 | $31,848 | Available |
| Education, Other. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1399 | 5,065 | $64,894 | $24,610 | Available |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1605 | 1,128 | $52,860 | $22,195 | Available |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 5218 | 5,582 | $60,689 | $23,242 | Available |
| Dance. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5003 | 3,206 | $35,325 | $24,147 | Available |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2615 | 12,614 | $54,596 | $21,733 | Available |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5199 | 7,501 | $66,863 | $24,215 | Available |
| Data Analytics. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 3071 | 6,374 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Statistics. Graduate/Professional Certificate | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 2705 | 9,526 | $98,075 | $19,963 | Available |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians. Associate's Degree | Associate's Degree | 1512 | 3,258 | $60,363 | $31,210 | Available |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1612 | 1,416 | $35,299 | $23,064 | Available |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 5131 | 5,989 | $54,837 | $23,724 | Available |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1500 | 3,891 | $70,763 | $23,639 | Available |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 5299 | 4,501 | $70,782 | $25,984 | Available |
| Air Transportation. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 4901 | 10,135 | $78,609 | $22,651 | Available |
| Criminology. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4504 | 10,938 | $53,796 | $24,014 | Available |
| Data Science. Graduate/Professional Certificate | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 3070 | 3,082 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Engineering-Related Fields. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1515 | 6,628 | $103,234 | $24,379 | Available |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 0302 | 3,044 | $54,812 | $25,053 | Available |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2605 | 4,796 | $59,117 | $20,290 | Available |
| Gerontology. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 3011 | 1,211 | $47,612 | $25,975 | Available |
| Nutrition Sciences. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 3019 | 5,781 | $59,879 | $22,938 | Available |
| Architecture. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 0402 | 4,822 | $64,581 | $26,489 | Available |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 3101 | 2,816 | $47,396 | $23,071 | Available |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1599 | 1,932 | $78,639 | $23,368 | Available |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1604 | 503 | $40,738 | $5,500 | Available |
| Systems Engineering. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1427 | 3,304 | $126,820 | $21,595 | Available |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies. Doctoral Degree | Doctoral Degree | 3023 | 563 | $47,471 | $20,530 | Available |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 3899 | 212 | $52,748 | $24,734 | Available |
| Environmental Design. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 0404 | 772 | $54,503 | $21,174 | Available |
| Interior Architecture. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 0405 | 835 | $56,662 | $23,675 | Available |
| Physical Sciences, Other. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4099 | 501 | $63,637 | $22,682 | Available |
| Construction Engineering. Graduate/Professional Certificate | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 1433 | 919 | $92,384 | $24,217 | Available |
| Applied Statistics. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 2706 | 562 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 3051 | 141 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH
PublicBachelor'sMain campus
Snapshot
Average net price Average annual price after grant and scholarship aid for the reporting cohort.
$24,022 Annual average after aid AvailableGraduation rate Cohort-based completion measure; it may not describe every student pathway.
63.7% 150% time AvailableAdmission rate Share of applicants admitted; not an individual admissions probability.
81% Where reported AvailableStudent size Undergraduate certificate/degree-seeking enrollment.
12,812 Undergraduate enrollment AvailableMedian debt Median debt for a defined borrower/completer cohort.
$17,500 Completers / borrowers AvailableRetention rate Share of first-time students who returned the following year.
81.6% First-year return AvailableCost
⌄Net price, aid, debt, and repayment
Admissions
⌄Application info and selectivity
Outcomes
⌄Graduation, retention, earnings
Student Body
⌄Enrollment and demographics
Programs
View all397,375›▱Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. Bachelor's DegreeAwards count
537,156›▱Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. Bachelor's DegreeAwards count
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