Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green, Ohio · Public
At a glance
- Admission rate
- 81%
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1000–1210
- Undergraduates
- 12,812
- Setting
- Town: Fringe
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Test policy
Test optional Applicants may choose whether to send a score.
IPEDS (Fall 2024 admissions, reported 2024-25): Test scores not required for admission, but considered if submitted (test optional). Policies change; confirm on the school's admissions website.
Policy source: nces.ed.gov
SAT scores
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1000–1210
- Reading and Writing
- 500–610
- Math
- 500–600
- Average total
- 1117
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 19–26
The middle 50%: a quarter of admitted students who sent scores scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. The total adds up the two sections' ranges, so it's approximate.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Admissions
- Phone
- (418) 372-5526
Cost
- Tuition, in-state
- $14,892per year
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $22,880per year
- Average net price
- $21,453What students who get federal aid pay on average after grants and scholarships, per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 66%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $52,269
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Degrees and programs
Degree levels: undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, master, doctoral, first professional, graduate certificate
Show all 102 programs
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research · bachelor
- Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy · bachelor
- Architecture · master
- Environmental Design · bachelor
- Interior Architecture · bachelor
- Area Studies · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies · bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, graduate certificate
- Communication and Media Studies · master, doctoral
- Journalism · bachelor
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication · bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, graduate certificate
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, graduate certificate
- Graphic Communications · associate, bachelor
- Computer and Information Sciences, General · bachelor
- Information Science/Studies · bachelor
- Curriculum and Instruction · undergraduate certificate, post-baccalaureate certificate, master
- Educational Administration and Supervision · undergraduate certificate, post-baccalaureate certificate, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Educational/Instructional Media Design · undergraduate certificate, post-baccalaureate certificate
- Special Education and Teaching · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services · master
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, master
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language · undergraduate certificate, post-baccalaureate certificate
- Education, Other · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate
- Computer Engineering · bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, master, graduate certificate
- Systems Engineering · master
- Construction Engineering · bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, graduate certificate
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General · associate
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians · associate
- Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians · associate
- Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians · associate
- Engineering-Related Fields · bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, master, graduate certificate
- Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other · associate, bachelor
- Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, master
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services · associate, bachelor
- English Language and Literature, General · bachelor, doctoral
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, master, graduate certificate
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · associate, bachelor
- Biology, General · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology · bachelor
- Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology · graduate certificate
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences · bachelor
- Mathematics · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Statistics · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, doctoral
- Applied Statistics · master
- Gerontology · bachelor, master
- Nutrition Sciences · bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, master, graduate certificate
- International/Globalization Studies · bachelor
- Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies · master
- Philosophy, Politics, and Economics · bachelor
- Data Science · master, doctoral
- Data Analytics · master
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · bachelor, master
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies · bachelor
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · bachelor, master
- Philosophy · bachelor, master
- Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other · doctoral
- Chemistry · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences · bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, master, graduate certificate
- Physics · bachelor, master
- Psychology, General · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · post-baccalaureate certificate, graduate certificate
- Criminal Justice and Corrections · associate, bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate
- Fire Protection · bachelor
- Public Administration · master
- Social Work · bachelor, master
- Criminology · master
- Economics · bachelor, master
- Geography and Cartography · bachelor
- Political Science and Government · bachelor
- Sociology · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Air Transportation · bachelor
- Visual and Performing Arts, General · bachelor
- Design and Applied Arts · bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, master, graduate certificate
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts · bachelor
- Fine and Studio Arts · bachelor
- Music · bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Health and Medical Administrative Services · bachelor, master
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · associate, bachelor, master
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · bachelor
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · master
- Public Health · bachelor
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · post-baccalaureate certificate, master, first professional, graduate certificate
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services · bachelor
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · bachelor
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other · associate, bachelor
- Business/Commerce, General · associate, bachelor
- Business Administration, Management and Operations · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Accounting and Related Services · associate, bachelor, master
- Finance and Financial Management Services · bachelor, master
- Hospitality Administration/Management · bachelor
- International Business · bachelor
- Management Information Systems and Services · bachelor
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · master
- Marketing · bachelor, master
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations · bachelor
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other · bachelor
- History · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, master, graduate certificate
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study
Sources
Numbers on this page come from these sources, as of the year shown. Schools change policies and deadlines - check the school's own website before you apply.
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data Data released 2026-11-02; admissions, SAT/ACT, enrollment and test policy: Fall 2024 (IPEDS 2024-25); tuition: 2025-26; net price: 2024-25; graduation rate: 150% completion for the Fall 2019 cohort; retention: Fall 2023 cohort; median earnings 10 years after entry: measured 2022-2023 (2024 dollars)
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study Released 2026-10-15; programs (CIP 2020, 4-digit) by credential level as reported to IPEDS completions for award years 2022-23 and 2023-24
- NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics - Directory information (HD2024) - phone and admissions URL — as of 2024-25 collection
- NCES College Navigator profile — as of IPEDS
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