Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
220 McFall Ctr, Bowling Green, OH 43403
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| Institution Type Public, 4-year or above |
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Degrees Offered
Diploma Bachelor's Master's Doctor's |
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National Athletic Affiliation
NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) |
| Application Fee $45.00 |
Academic Year Prices - 2020
(full-time, first-time undergraduate students)
| Tuition Fees | 2020-2021 |
|---|---|
| In District | $13,639.00 |
| In State | $13,639.00 |
| Out of State | $22,212.00 |
| Books and Supplies | $710.00 |
| On Campus | |
| Room and Board | $12,584.00 |
| Other Expenses | $3,460.00 |
| Off Campus | |
| Room and Board | $8,614.00 |
| Other Expenses | $5,285.00 |
| Off Campus With Family |
Admissions
| Admissions - 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Fall 2019 | Total | |
| Number of applicants | 17,447 | |
| Percent admitted | 78.66% | |
| Percent admitted enrolled | ||
| Full Time | 21.3% | |
| Part Time | 0.1% | |
| Scores Submitted | Number | Percent |
| SAT | 568 | 19% |
| ACT | 2126 | 72% |
| Test Scores | ||
| SAT |
25th PCTL |
75th PCTL |
| Verbal | 490 | 600 |
| Math | 500 | 600 |
| ACT |
25th PCTL |
75th PCTL |
| Composite | 20 | 25 |
| English | 18 | 24 |
| Math | 17 | 25 |
| Admission Considerations | ||
| Req. | Suggested | |
| Secondary school GPA | X | |
| Secondary school record | X | |
| Completion of college-prepatory program | X | |
| Admission test scores | X | |
| TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) | X | |
Enrollment
| Enrollment - 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total Enrollment | ||
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 13,853 | |
| Graduate Enrollment | 3,067 | |
| Percent of undergraduate enrollment by gender | ||
| Men | 43.2% | |
| Women | 56.8% | |
| Percent of undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity | ||
| White non-hispanic | 78.6% | |
| Black non-hispanic | 6.2% | |
| Hispanic | 4.9% | |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 1.2% | |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 0.1% | |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 3.1% | |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 2.6% | |
| Percent of undergraduate enrollment by attendance status | ||
| Full time | 83.6% | |
| Part time | 16.4% | |
Graduation Rates
| Graduation Rates - 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree completion | ||
| Graduation Rate Within 4 Years | 46.4% | |
| Graduation Rate Within 5 Years | 57.6% | |
| Graduation Rate Within 6 Years | 59.7% | |
| Graduation rates within 6 years by gender | ||
| Women | 62.7% | |
| Men | 55.5% | |
| Graduation rates within 6 years by race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 63.2% | |
| Black african-american | 42.5% | |
| Hispanic | 49.7% | |
| Asian | 73.3% | |
| Race-ethnicity unknown | 60.3% | |
| Non-resident alien | 67.4% | |
Degrees Conferred
| Program | Assoc. | Bachelor | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 11 | ||
| Environmental Design/Architecture | 25 | ||
| Interior Architecture | 21 | ||
| zTotal | 46 | 11 | |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 3 | 6 | |
| Asian Studies/Civilization | 7 | ||
| Ethnic Studies | 2 | ||
| Women's Studies | 4 | ||
| zTotal | 16 | 6 | |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 120 | 21 | |
| Microbiology, General | 4 | ||
| Neuroscience | 5 | ||
| zTotal | 129 | 21 | |
| Accounting | 77 | ||
| Accounting and Related Services, Other | 64 | ||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 43 | 10 | |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other | 237 | ||
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | 3 | ||
| Business/Commerce, General | 25 | ||
| Finance, General | 41 | ||
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | 11 | ||
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 80 | 3 | |
| Management Information Systems and Services, Other | 7 | ||
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 72 | ||
| Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General | 28 | ||
| zTotal | 387 | 314 | |
| Advertising | 10 | ||
| Broadcast Journalism | 5 | ||
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | 33 | ||
| Journalism | 8 | ||
| Public Relations/Image Management | 10 | ||
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 40 | ||
| zTotal | 66 | 40 | |
| Graphic Communications, Other | 58 | ||
| zTotal | 58 | ||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 9 | ||
| Information Science/Studies | 27 | ||
| zTotal | 36 | ||
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 26 | ||
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | 12 | ||
| Curriculum and Instruction | 82 | ||
| Education, Other | 97 | ||
| Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs | 138 | ||
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 22 | ||
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education | 3 | ||
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | 3 | ||
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | |||
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | 44 | ||
| Music Teacher Education | 30 | ||
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 9 | ||
| Reading Teacher Education | 21 | ||
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 66 | ||
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other | 21 | ||
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 74 | ||
| zTotal | 464 | 184 | |
| Computer Engineering, General | 11 | ||
| Computer Software Engineering | 38 | 5 | |
| Construction Engineering | 54 | ||
| zTotal | 103 | 5 | |
| Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields, Other | 72 | ||
| Engineering/Industrial Management | 53 | 8 | |
| zTotal | 125 | 8 | |
| Creative Writing | 14 | 11 | |
| English Language and Literature, General | 14 | ||
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | 35 | ||
| Rhetoric and Composition | 71 | ||
| zTotal | 99 | 46 | |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 76 | ||
| zTotal | 76 | ||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 2 | ||
| French Language and Literature | 1 | ||
| German Language and Literature | 2 | 1 | |
| Latin Language and Literature | 1 | ||
| Russian Language and Literature | 2 | ||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 3 | 4 | |
| zTotal | 11 | 5 | |
| zTotal | 2888 | 1089 | |
| Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering | 77 | ||
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 4 | ||
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 13 | ||
| Communication Sciences and Disorders, General | 37 | 27 | |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other | 25 | ||
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 34 | ||
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 34 | 4 | |
| Long Term Care Administration/Management | 10 | ||
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | 13 | ||
| Public Health, General | 23 | ||
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 93 | ||
| Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist | 8 | ||
| zTotal | 277 | 125 | |
| History, General | 14 | 18 | |
| zTotal | 14 | 18 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 56 | ||
| zTotal | 56 | ||
| Mathematics, General | 17 | 7 | |
| Statistics, General | 2 | ||
| zTotal | 19 | 7 | |
| Gerontology | 7 | 7 | |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | 9 | ||
| International/Global Studies | 4 | ||
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 6 | ||
| Nutrition Sciences | 3 | 23 | |
| zTotal | 14 | 45 | |
| Environmental Science | 12 | ||
| Natural Resources Management and Policy | 10 | ||
| zTotal | 22 | ||
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness, Other | 23 | ||
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 62 | ||
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | 59 | ||
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | 65 | ||
| zTotal | 186 | 23 | |
| Philosophy | 3 | 4 | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other | |||
| zTotal | 3 | 4 | |
| Chemistry, General | 7 | ||
| Chemistry, Other | |||
| Forensic Chemistry | 41 | ||
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other | 1 | ||
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 5 | ||
| Paleontology | 9 | ||
| Physics, General | 4 | 4 | |
| zTotal | 54 | 17 | |
| Psychology, General | 108 | 17 | |
| zTotal | 108 | 17 | |
| Public Administration | 14 | ||
| Social Work | 54 | 19 | |
| zTotal | 54 | 33 | |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 111 | ||
| Fire Services Administration | 17 | ||
| zTotal | 128 | ||
| Applied Economics | 9 | ||
| Criminology | 26 | ||
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 5 | ||
| Economics, General | 16 | ||
| Geography | 3 | ||
| Political Science and Government, General | 25 | ||
| Sociology | 17 | 2 | |
| zTotal | 70 | 33 | |
| Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General | 79 | ||
| zTotal | 79 | ||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 1 | ||
| Design and Visual Communications, General | 28 | ||
| Digital Arts | 20 | ||
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 15 | 1 | |
| Fashion/Apparel Design | 30 | ||
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies | 26 | ||
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 34 | ||
| Graphic Design | 29 | ||
| Jazz/Jazz Studies | 2 | ||
| Music History, Literature, and Theory | 2 | ||
| Music Pedagogy | 23 | ||
| Music Performance, General | 10 | 35 | |
| Music Theory and Composition | 8 | ||
| Music, General | 7 | ||
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | 1 | ||
| zTotal | 174 | 98 | |
| Grand Total | 2,888 | 1,089 |