Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Teaching Programs

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a public institution situated in Bowling Green, Ohio. Bowling Green is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

Where Is Bowling Green State University - Main Campus?

Contact details for BGSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	220 Mcfall Ctr, Bowling Green, OH 43403
Phone:	418-372-5526
Website:	www.bgsu.edu

How Do I Get Into BGSU?

You can apply to BGSU online at: choose.bgsu.edu/apply/online/

Admission Requirements for BGSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into BGSU?

With an acceptance rate of 79%, BGSU may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 19% of students accepted to BGSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 600. Math scores were between 500 and 600.

BGSU received ACT scores from 72% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 25.

Can I Afford Bowling Green State University - Main Campus?

The overall average net price of BGSU is $27,283. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At BGSU, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $7,460 a year. That adds up to $29,840 over four years for those students.

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 14,465 undergraduate students at BGSU, with 11,915 being full-time and 2,550 being part-time.

There are also 3,180 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 11,915 full-time undergraduates at BGSU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bowling Green State University - Main Campus students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	144
Black or African American	850
Hispanic or Latino	525
White	9,534
International Students	158
Other Races/Ethnicities	704

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. At this time, 34 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 84 countries are represented at BGSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 30 master’s degree programs available online at BGSU. In 2022-2023, 6,726 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at BGSU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Ohio for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of BGSU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Curriculum & Instruction	10%
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	30%
Educational/Instructional Technology	6%
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	64%

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	0	138	0	0	0	138
Other Education	1	97	0	0	0	98
Curriculum & Instruction	10	0	0	82	0	92
Reading Teacher Education	62	0	0	21	0	83
Teacher Education	0	74	0	0	0	74
General Special Education	0	66	0	0	0	66
General Educational Leadership & Administration	18	0	11	22	7	58
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	44	0	0	0	44
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	18	0	0	21	0	39
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	30	0	0	0	0	30
Music Education	0	30	0	0	0	30
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	0	0	0	26	0	26
Educational/Instructional Technology	16	0	0	0	0	16
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	12	0	0	0	0	12
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	0	12	0	12
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	9	0	0	0	9
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	0	0	7	7
Computer Teacher Education	4	0	0	0	0	4
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	0	3	0	0	0	3
Modern Language Education	0	3	0	0	0	3
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	3	0	0	0	0	3
Early Childhood Education	2	0	0	0	0	2
Online Educator/Online Teaching	1	0	0	0	0	1
TOTAL	177	464	11	184	14	850

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Jeffness under License

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