Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green State University admitted 81% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1000–1210 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $21,453 a year. Within six years, 66% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 81%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1000–1210
- ACT middle 50%
- 19–26
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $31,674 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $21,453 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $17,881 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $14,892 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $22,880 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 66%
- Students who return for a second year
- 82%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $52,269 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250
Students
- Undergraduates
- 12,812
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 28%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Education
- 20%
- Business, management and marketing
- 14%
- Health professions
- 10%
- Visual and performing arts
- 7%
- Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness and kinesiology
- 5%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- University of New Hampshire at Manchester NH · 81% admitted
- Saint Edward's University TX · 81% admitted
- D'Youville University NY · 81% admitted
- The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga TN · 81% admitted
- Lasell University MA · 81% admitted
- Grace College and Theological Seminary IN · 82% admitted
More colleges in Ohio
- Ohio State University-Main Campus OH · 61% admitted
- University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH · 85% admitted
- Ohio University-Main Campus OH · 85% admitted
- Kent State University at Kent OH · 86% admitted
- Miami University-Oxford OH · 75% admitted
- University of Toledo OH · 92% admitted
- University of Akron Main Campus OH · 60% admitted
- Cleveland State University OH · 91% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.