Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Cost & Tuition
In-State Tuition: $14,081
In-State Cost of Attendance: $29,238
Out-of-State Tuition: $22,070
Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $37,227
Student Debt
Median total debt: $17,500
Students with federal loans: 48.8%
Students with Pell grants: 22.7%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $40,263
After 5 years: $51,158
Majors(97 programs)
- Special Education and Teaching.(241 graduates)
- Education, Other.(155 graduates)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(138 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(128 graduates)
- Biology, General.(127 graduates)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections.(117 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(113 graduates)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(112 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(110 graduates)
- Marketing.(102 graduates)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(87 graduates)
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(83 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(72 graduates)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(66 graduates)
- Finance and Financial Management Services.(66 graduates)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(63 graduates)
- Graphic Communications.(58 graduates)
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other.(58 graduates)
- Social Work.(57 graduates)
- Design and Applied Arts.(56 graduates)
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.(55 graduates)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.(53 graduates)
- Computer Engineering.(53 graduates)
- Engineering-Related Fields.(51 graduates)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.(45 graduates)
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.(45 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(44 graduates)
- Management Information Systems and Services.(39 graduates)
- Construction Engineering.(37 graduates)
- International Business.(36 graduates)
- Natural Resources Management and Policy.(35 graduates)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services.(35 graduates)
- Music.(34 graduates)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(33 graduates)
- Environmental Design.(31 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(31 graduates)
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.(31 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(29 graduates)
- Business/Commerce, General.(29 graduates)
- Information Science/Studies.(28 graduates)
- Sociology.(28 graduates)
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations.(27 graduates)
- Air Transportation.(26 graduates)
- Chemistry.(25 graduates)
- Visual and Performing Arts, General.(25 graduates)
- Mathematics.(24 graduates)
- Public Health.(24 graduates)
- History.(23 graduates)
- Economics.(21 graduates)
- Gerontology.(20 graduates)
- Interior Architecture.(19 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.(19 graduates)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(19 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(18 graduates)
- International/Global Studies.(18 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(17 graduates)
- Journalism.(16 graduates)
- Fire Protection.(15 graduates)
- Area Studies.(13 graduates)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(13 graduates)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences.(10 graduates)
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.(10 graduates)
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.(10 graduates)
- Philosophy, Politics, and Economics.(8 graduates)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(7 graduates)
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology.(6 graduates)
- Physics.(5 graduates)
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(4 graduates)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(3 graduates)
- Philosophy.(3 graduates)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(3 graduates)
- Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(2 graduates)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(2 graduates)
- Geography and Cartography.(2 graduates)
- Statistics.(1 graduates)
- Nutrition Sciences.(1 graduates)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(1 graduates)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research.
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other.
- Curriculum and Instruction.
- Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.
- Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians.
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians.
- Construction Engineering Technologies.
- Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians.
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services.
- Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate).
- Public Administration.
- International Relations and National Security Studies.
- Dance.
- Business/Managerial Economics.
- Hospitality Administration/Management.
- Human Resources Management and Services.
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 12,255 students
Admission Rate: 80.6%
Retention Rate: 79.9%
Graduation Rate: 62.8%
Student Demographics
White (79.8%)
Hispanic (5.1%)
Black (6.5%)
Asian (1.1%)
Two or More (3.6%)
International (1.3%)
Gender Distribution
Men (43.5%)
Women (56.5%)