BGSU Description:
Admissions Data (2008):
- Percent of Applicants Admitted: 87%
- Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: 440 / 560
- SAT Math: 450 / 550
- SAT Writing: 435 / 535
- ACT Composite: 19 / 24
- ACT English: 18 / 24
- ACT Math: 18 / 24
Enrollment (2007):
- Total Enrollment: 18,619 (15,638 undergraduates)
- Gender Breakdown: 46% Male / 54% Female
- 93% Full-time
Costs (2008 - 09):
- Tuition and Fees: $9,060 (in-state); $16,368 (out-of-state)
- Books: $1,174
- Room and Board: $7,220
- Other Expenses: $3,152
- Total Cost: $20,606 (in-state); $27,914 (out-of-state)
BGSU Financial Aid (2006 - 07):
- Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 84%
- Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
- Federal Grants: 25%
- State / Local Grants: 20%
- Institutional Grants: 52%
- Loans: 64%
- Average Amount of Aid
- Federal Grants: $3,379
- State / Local Grants: $1,889
- Institutional Grants: $6,509
- Loans: $8,067
Most Popular Majors:
Graduation, Retention and Transfer Rates:
- First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 78%
- Transfer Out Rate: 29%
- 4-Year Graduation Rate: 33%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate: 57%
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BGSU Vision Statement:
"Bowling Green State University aspires to be the premier Learning Community in Ohio, and one of the best in the Nation. Through the interdependence of teaching, learning, scholarship, and service we will create an academic environment grounded in intellectual discovery and guided by rational discourse and civility. Bowling Green State University serves the diverse and multicultural communities of Ohio, the United States and the world.
This Vision is supported by:
- an extensive portfolio of distinctive undergraduate programs, focused master’s and specialist degrees and a select number of nationally recognized doctoral programs;
- scholarly and creative endeavors of the highest order;
- academically challenging teaching, fully connected with research and public service; innovative academic planning that focuses on society’s changing needs, student outcomes and the appropriate integration of technology;
- an educational environment that develops culturally literate, self-assured, technologically sophisticated, productive citizens who are prepared to lead, to inspire and to preserve the great traditions of our democracy."


