Bowling Green State University

IPEDS: 201441

Performance Metrics

Detailed breakdown of all metrics for this institution. Percentile shows where this institution ranks compared to all others (higher is better).

Metric Value Performance Percentile Range
Out-of-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
22,353
72
Top 25.9% 5,354.0 - 66,203.0
Net cost
Lower is better
32,230
52
Top 35.1% 0.0 - 66,625.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - foreign countries (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
3
16
Top 39.6% 0.0 - 19.0
Student/faculty ratio
Higher is better
17.44
37
Top 43.1% 10.9 - 28.3
Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate enrollment (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
3,500
23
Top 43.6% 320.0 - 13,981.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - out-of-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
13
83
Top 46.7% 0.0 - 78.0
Pell % of Cohort
Lower is better
32
69
Top 47.6% 10.0 - 80.0
First-Year Retention Rate
Higher is better
82
75
Top 48.9% 33.0 - 98.0
Number of applicants
Higher is better
17,447
10
Top 52.3% 1,985.0 - 149,815.0
6-year graduation rate (single cohort)
Higher is better
61
53
Top 52.9% 22.0 - 96.0
Number of students receiving a Master's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
1,037
13
Top 53.8% 59.0 - 7,563.0
Acceptance rate
Lower is better
81
21
Top 55.2% 9.0 - 100.0
% of first-year students in top 10 percent of high school class
Higher is better
21
17
Top 56.4% 5.0 - 100.0
Total enrollment
Higher is better
17,594
20
Top 56.4% 2,391.0 - 79,818.0
In-state acceptance rate
Lower is better
85
17
Top 58.7% 10.0 - 100.0
Out-of-state acceptance rate
Higher is better
75
73
Top 58.7% 7.0 - 100.0
Number of students receiving a Bachelor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
2,708
17
Top 59.6% 280.0 - 14,934.0
Number of students receiving a Doctor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
172
8
Top 60% 17.0 - 1,858.0
Total faculty
Higher is better
1,087
14
Top 60.5% 176.0 - 6,529.0
Average Faculty Salary
Higher is better
96,321
27
Top 60.9% 54,887.0 - 205,648.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - in-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
84
19
Top 61.3% 20.0 - 99.0
In-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
14,365
56
Top 72.2% 4,685.0 - 26,456.0
Top Public Schools Rank - National Universities
Lower is better
159
29
Top 72.4% 1.0 - 225.0
College grads earning more than a HS grad
Higher is better
84
71
Top 74.2% 57.0 - 95.0
6-Year Graduation Rate Of Students Who Received A Pell Grant
Higher is better
47
38
Top 75.9% 20.0 - 92.0
total_rd_expenditures
Higher is better
19,615
1
Top 79.3% 1,138.0 - 2,110,961.0
Educational expenditures per student
Higher is better
19,469
7
Top 80.9% 11,852.0 - 126,832.0
Median debt for grads with federal loans ($)
Lower is better
25,000
24
Top 94.2% 5,500.0 - 31,000.0