Colleges / Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
College · Public · Bowling Green, OH · Town
BGS

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green, OH

Address220 McFall Ctr, Bowling Green, OH 43403
Websitewww.bgsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate81%
6-yr median pay$41k
Net price / yr$24k
Undergrad size12,812
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $24k/yr for a shot at a $41k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 81% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1117 · ACT 23.

If you get in

12,812 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $33k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $24k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$132k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$96k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$36k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$14.5k
Tuition · out-of-state
$22.4k
Room & board
$14.5k
Books & supplies
$800

How students pay for it.

Pell grants23%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans48%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention81%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr64%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$41k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$48k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out21%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
12,812
Location
Bowling Green, OH
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
BGSU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White78%
  • Black7%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Unknown3%
  • International2%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students30%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time5%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$64k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 79

What you can study.

Colleges / Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
College · Public · Bowling Green, OH · Town
BGS

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green, OH

Address220 McFall Ctr, Bowling Green, OH 43403
Websitewww.bgsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate81%
6-yr median pay$41k
Net price / yr$24k
Undergrad size12,812
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $24k/yr for a shot at a $41k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 81% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1117 · ACT 23.

If you get in

12,812 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $33k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $24k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$132k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$96k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$36k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$14.5k
Tuition · out-of-state
$22.4k
Room & board
$14.5k
Books & supplies
$800

How students pay for it.

Pell grants23%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans48%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention81%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr64%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$41k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$48k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out21%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
12,812
Location
Bowling Green, OH
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
BGSU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White78%
  • Black7%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Unknown3%
  • International2%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students30%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time5%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$64k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 79

What you can study.