Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

  • Details

  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 80.61%
    • Average SAT Scores 1118
    • Four Year Completion Rate 49.01% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 62.77% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 62.32% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    Average
    4 Year
    49.0%
    6 Year
    62.8%
    8 Year
    62.3%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $29,238 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $22,070 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $14,081 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $17,500 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $25,000 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $8,250 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $15,611 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $16,496 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $20,316 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $23,010 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $23,945 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $41,281 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $39,486 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $44,746 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $41,982 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $47,896 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Interior Architecture Bachelor's Degree $42,498 No data $36,511
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Construction Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree $37,345 $31,776 $31,450
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree $36,533 $25,025 $28,391
Graphic Communications Bachelor's Degree $33,482 $24,728 $33,166
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree $33,539 $28,671 $36,530
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor's Degree No data No data $29,558
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Bachelor's Degree No data $36,744 $26,854
Special Education and Teaching Bachelor's Degree $33,905 $29,166 $34,875
Construction Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $63,158
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree $26,143 No data $28,147
Nutrition Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Environmental Design Bachelor's Degree $39,109 No data $40,015
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree No data No data $39,046
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree $36,756 No data $36,793
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's Degree $22,882 $19,501 $33,800
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree $29,651 $22,824 $60,054
Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree $27,500 No data $61,973
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other Bachelor's Degree $24,548 No data $56,435
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $36,818 $33,638 $27,894
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $49,779
Statistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Gerontology Bachelor's Degree $30,117 $21,952 $28,599
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Journalism Bachelor's Degree $52,476 No data $30,537
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Information Science/Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $52,802
Curriculum and Instruction Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Education, Other Bachelor's Degree $36,345 $30,302 $25,458
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree $34,146 $28,620 $27,176
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
International/Global Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $37,428
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's Degree $45,294 $40,959 $29,770
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data $34,300
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $33,357 $30,458 $27,160
Public Administration Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree $33,125 $24,182 $21,997
Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree $69,277 $57,032 $40,383
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree $42,688 $40,309 $33,970
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data $15,876
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree $38,584 $37,922 $32,301
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data $58,159
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Dance Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree $32,903 $29,048 $25,361
Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Management Information Systems and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $65,119
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Bachelor's Degree No data No data $55,026
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree No data $33,828 $32,248
Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
International Relations and National Security Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data $19,987
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data $43,482
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Bachelor's Degree $34,779 $28,760 $33,975
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree No data $33,608 $55,153
Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Human Resources Management and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Criminal Justice and Corrections Bachelor's Degree $31,948 $28,938 $32,941
Social Work Bachelor's Degree $33,210 $26,127 $34,024
Sociology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $29,641
Visual and Performing Arts, General Bachelor's Degree $48,077 No data $20,360
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree $37,542 $35,107 $19,967
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's Degree No data $29,675 No data
Public Health Bachelor's Degree $31,415 No data No data
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's Degree $29,747 $24,435 $58,479
Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $36,771
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $22,791 $15,000 $51,352
International Business Bachelor's Degree No data No data $55,186
Marketing Bachelor's Degree No data $32,480 $41,918
History Bachelor's Degree No data No data $21,580
Health and Medical Administrative Services Bachelor's Degree No data $34,179 $39,448
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $19,014
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's Degree $28,788 $23,697 $51,770