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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio. Bowling Green is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

529 Undergraduate Degrees
23 Graduate Degrees
$27,283 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
75% Acceptance Rate

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

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

Rank Ranking Name Share
#20 Best Value International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#53 Most Popular International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#58 Most Popular Accounting Master’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
#5 Best Other Accounting and Related Services Schools College Factual
#9 Best General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations Schools College Factual
#40 Best Value Colleges for International Business College Factual
#178 Best Accounting Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#222 Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#231 Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans College Factual

Where Is Bowling Green State University - Main Campus?

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Contact details for BGSU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 220 Mcfall Ctr, Bowling Green, OH 43403
Phone: 418-372-5526
Website: www.bgsu.edu
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?

75% Acceptance Rate
61% Of Accepted Are Women
24% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 75%, BGSU may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

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.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Bowling Green State University - Main Campus  ( 510 to 610 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Bowling Green State University - Main Campus  ( 510 to 600 )
200
800
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.

ACT English Scores for Bowling Green State University - Main Campus  ( 19 to 25 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Bowling Green State University - Main Campus  ( 18 to 25 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Bowling Green State University - Main Campus  ( 20 to 26 )
1
36

Can I Afford Bowling Green State University - Main Campus?

$27,283 Net Price
62% Take Out Loans
6.8% Loan Default Rate
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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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 6.8%. 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

12,483 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 14,988 undergraduate students at BGSU, with 12,483 being full-time and 2,505 being part-time.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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

2,458 Took All Classes Online
6,999 Took At Least One Class Online
18.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
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.

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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 #970 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at BGSU 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%.

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Business Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 88 0 88
Accounting 82 0 82
Supply Chain Management 79 0 79
Finance 64 0 64
General Business Administration and Management 45 12 57
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations 42 0 42
International Business/Trade/Commerce 32 0 32
General Economics 19 11 30
Other Management Information Systems and Services 26 0 26
General Business/Commerce 21 0 21
Business Management & Marketing 14 0 14
Public Relations 11 0 11
Applied Economics 6 0 6
Operations Management 0 0 0
Business Economics 0 0 0
General Hospitality Administration/Management 0 0 0
Tourism and Travel Services Management 0 0 0
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 0 0 0
Organizational Behavior Studies 0 0 0
Business Statistics 0 0 0
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 0 0 0
Other Marketing 0 0 0
General Management Information Systems 0 0 0
Retailing and Retail Operations 0 0 0
Fashion Merchandising 0 0 0
Tourism Promotion Operations 0 0 0
Communication Management and Strategic Communications 0 0 0
TOTAL 529 23 552

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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