Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green, Ohio · Also known as BGSU · Website
$47,896
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$47,896
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus is a public 4-year college in Bowling Green, Ohio with 12,812 undergraduates and 2,811 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $24,022 a year (tuition and fees $14,460 in-state, $22,448 out-of-state). It admits 81% of applicants and 64% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $47,896 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$24,022
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$14,460
Out-of-state $22,448
Admission rate
81%
US median 78%
Completion rate
64%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$47,896
Rank 1,662 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $24,022
- Tuition in-state
- $14,460
- Tuition out-of-state
- $22,448
- Cost of attendance
- $33,007
- Students with a need-based grant
- 23%
- Students with federal loans
- 48%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $18,396
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $18,547
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $21,820
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $25,741
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $27,414
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $10,796 in 2015-16 to $14,460 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1,117
- SAT reading, middle
- 560
- SAT math, middle
- 555
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 12,812
- Graduate students
- 2,811
- Part-time students
- 5.0%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 64%
- Retention rate
- 82%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 210
- Endowment
- $236.6M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,662 of 5,094 US colleges and 88 of 243 in Ohio (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OH median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $24,022 | $17,906 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $14,460 | $15,202 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 81% | 78% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 64% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 82% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $14,211 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $41,281 | $36,744 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $47,896 | $41,273 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 53% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 70% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
210 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 280 | $41,000 | $95,153 | $106,176 | $103,485 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 203 | $26,000 | $38,671 | $45,224 | $50,499 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 139 | $25,000 | $40,271 | $45,168 | $47,382 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 127 | $23,739 | $28,007 | $46,481 | $50,706 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 124 | $25,000 | $31,919 | $52,818 | $54,562 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 122 | $23,738 | $60,807 | $79,291 | $68,257 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 121 | $24,500 | $30,861 | $47,131 | $57,214 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 102 | $23,250 | $47,272 | $65,926 | $69,303 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 101 | $25,000 | $68,261 | $78,798 | $88,910 |
| Education, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 98 | $26,000 | $30,483 | $45,147 | $49,113 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 92 | $25,000 | $36,468 | $52,068 | $55,378 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 88 | $23,159 | $51,976 | $58,062 | $63,399 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 87 | $21,211 | $55,838 | $77,880 | $76,194 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 85 | $23,250 | $53,707 | $76,659 | $83,343 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 84 | $30,631 | $54,894 | $57,515 | $71,416 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 82 | $17,321 | $66,669 | $75,677 | $81,678 |
| MusicMaster's | Master's | 71 | $32,465 | $34,486 | $46,069 | $48,285 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasCertificate | Certificate | 70 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 69 | $20,500 | $52,033 | $57,103 | $63,707 |
| Air TransportationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 69 | $21,500 | $33,172 | $75,845 | $85,825 |
| Engineering-Related FieldsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $25,500 | $65,996 | $89,514 | $89,619 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $26,000 | $31,218 | $50,120 | $48,471 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $27,000 | $40,959 | $51,267 | $51,790 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $22,250 | $34,040 | $66,280 | $68,245 |
| Graphic CommunicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | $26,338 | $38,489 | $52,388 | $43,283 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Bowling Green State University-Main Campus cost?
$24,022 a year is the average net price at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $14,460 for in-state students and $22,448 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $33,007. Families earning under $30,000 pay $18,396 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus?
81% of applicants are admitted to Bowling Green State University-Main Campus. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,117 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Ohio is 78%.
How much do Bowling Green State University-Main Campus graduates earn?
$47,896 a year is the median pay of former Bowling Green State University-Main Campus students who work, 10 years after they started ($41,281 after 6 years). That ranks 1,662 of 5,094 US colleges and 88 of 243 in Ohio. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $95,153.
How much student debt do Bowling Green State University-Main Campus graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Bowling Green State University-Main Campus graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 48% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus?
64% of first-time, full-time students at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus finish within 6 years. 82% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (280 master's graduates), Special Education and Teaching (203 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (139 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 210 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.