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Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green, OHQuad's selectivityAccessible
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Admissions · Fall 2024

8 in 10 applicants admitted

Bowling Green State admits about 8 in 10 applicants (81%). That puts it in the "Accessible" tier, more selective than 42% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

81%

81%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivityAccessible

Applied

21,153

Admitted

17,125

Yield

21%

of admits enroll

SAT middle 50%

1000–1210

8001600
ACT middle 50%

19–26

1836
Applications +46% since fall 2014 · admit rate 53% → 81%Over time

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A medium campus of 12,812 undergrads, where 23% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

12.8K

undergrads · larger than 91% of colleges

Diversity index

0.38

Pell Grant

23%

below the median

First generation

30%

below the median

Town near a cityNCAA D-I FBS · Mid-American ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
Steady · index 0.39 → 0.38 since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs (6% of graduates). 17 students for every faculty member, more than at 78% of colleges. 71% of faculty are full-time. Spends $11,814 a year on instruction per student.

17 to 1

students per faculty member · more than at 78% of colleges

Most popular major

Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs

6% of 2024–25 graduates

Top-earning major

Computer Engineering

$93.6K four years after completion

Full-time faculty

71%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$11.8K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $23,840 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), about the national median. The 96% who received grants paid $24,283 on average; the other 4% paid the full sticker price of $31,699 in-state / $39,688 out-of-state.

27%

$23.8K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · about the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price, in-state
$31,699 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Little need-based aid above $110K
aid thins out for families above that income
Aid generosity

Moderate

grants cover 27% of full price

Federal loans

48%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office Veterans' benefits
Cost steady · −4% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $47,896 ten years after enrolling, more than at 32% of colleges; 65% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 2.0 years of that salary.

65%

65%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$47.9K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$25K

≈ $265/month for 10 years

Retention

82%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 55% → 64% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price held about steady after inflation, while what the average first-year paid fell 4%, because grants grew faster. Applications rose 46% since fall 2014, and the acceptance rate went from 53% to 81%.

  • Cost

    Steady

    −4% after inflation

  • Applications

    Growing

    +46%

  • Selectivity

    Less selective

    admit rate 53% → 81%

  • Diversity

    Steady

    index 0.39 → 0.38

Every series, year by year

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