Bowling Green State University-Main Campus is a public four-year institution based in Bowling Green, Ohio. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 17,594 students in fall 2024, including 14,783 undergraduates and 2,811 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity.
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 150 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other, Psychology, General, and Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs. It awarded 4,197 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 25 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
82% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.
Key figures
17,594
Students enrolled
82%
First-year retention
4,197
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
150
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 150
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
82%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
2,708
Master's degrees
1,037
Doctoral degrees (research)
89
Professional doctorates
83
Certificates under 1 year
179
Postbaccalaureate certificates
92
Post-master's certificates
9
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
17,594
Undergraduates, fall 2024
14,783
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,811
Full-time, fall 2024
78%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
20,565
Undergraduates, 2024-25
16,689
Graduate students, 2024-25
3,876
Full-time, 2024-25
70%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
57%
Men
43%
White
75%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
25
Programs with a fully online option
11
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
19%
Students taking some online courses
39%
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Mid-American Conference
President
Rodney K. Rogers
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization