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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Bowling Green State is a bit larger (12,812 vs. 9,405)

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    U. Wisconsin-Whitewater has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Bowling Green State (25% vs. 23%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Bowling Green State has 0 pts more first-gen students than U. Wisconsin-Whitewater (30% vs. 30%)

    First-generation students

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Bowling Green State12.8K
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater9.4K
Pell Grant share
Bowling Green State23%
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater25%
First-gen share
Bowling Green State30%
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater30%
Diversity index
Bowling Green State0.38
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater0.38

Who they are

Men
Bowling Green State43%
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater51%
Part-time students
Bowling Green State5%
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater10%
Students 25 and older
Bowling Green State6%
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater10%

Race & ethnicity

Bowling Green State
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Bowling Green State84%
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater85%
First-years from other states
Bowling Green State13%
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater14%
First-years from abroad
Bowling Green State3%
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater0%
New transfer students this fall
Bowling Green State492
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater595
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Bowling Green State12%
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater22%

Campus

Bowling Green State
Town near a cityNCAA D-I FBS · Mid-American ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater
Distant townNCAA D-III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why