Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

220 McFall Ctr
Bowling Green, OH 43403
(419) 372-2531
www.bgsu.edu
fax:(419) 372-6955
president:Mary Ellen Mazey
15689 Applications Acceptance Rate 72% Graduation Rate 54%
49 58

STUDENT RATIO
14477

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

 $10,726 | $18,034

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION
13387

CLASS SIZE
22

MEDIAN ACT SCORES
Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
505

SAT MATH

500

SAT READING

515

SAT WRITING

22

ACT COMPOSITE
Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

49
58
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
440
505
570
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
440
500
560
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
450
515
580
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
19
22
24
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$26000

Average Monthly Payment

$289

Median Earnings

$39000

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

63%
URL Applychoose.bgsu.edu/apply/online/
Application Fee45
Percent Admitted (Men)73%
Percent Admitted (Women)72%
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment1090
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander1
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American10
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino4
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White78
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races2
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown3
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid96%
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates$7,025
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates$10,311
Applicants Men6291
Applicants Women9398
Admissions Total11370
Admissions Men4582
Admissions Women6788
ACT English 25th percentile score18
ACT English 75th percentile score24
ACT Math 25th percentile score18
ACT Math 75th percentile score24
ACT Writing 25th percentile score6
ACT Writing 75th percentile score8
Average SAT Score1009
Median ACT English Score21
Median ACT Math Score21
ACT Median Writing Score7
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)69%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)77%
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