Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus admitted 15,016 of 18,629 applicants for the fall 2023 entering class (80.6%).
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2023 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What stands out at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Three things Bowling Green State University-Main Campus published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
The admit rate rose from 72% to 81% between fall 2018 and fall 2023.
Both ends are measured rates for classes that have already enrolled: a rate that moved, not a forecast. The fall 2023 figure is the one at the top of this page.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2018 to fall 2023
18% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
The SAT band on this page describes that share of the class, not all of it. Another 68% sent an ACT. Bowling Green State University-Main Campus files test scores under “considered”.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Families paid $24,022 on average after aid.
Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.
Source: the College Scorecard
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
80.6%
15,016 admitted of 18,629 applicants
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
SAT, middle 50%
Reading 510–620 · Math 510–610
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
ACT, middle 50%
20–26
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
18%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
68%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Where do you actually stand at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus?
The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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How the rate has moved
Two measured admit rates from the federal survey, the years apart it reports them. A rate that moved, not a forecast.
Between fall 2018 and fall 2023 the admit rate rose from 72% to 81%.
What Bowling Green State University-Main Campus says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Course rigorrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- GPArequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Essayconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Test scoresconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Recommendationsconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Class rankconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Not considered
- Legacy
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
What students actually pay
Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.
Average net price: $24,022 a year.
- Family income under $30k
- $18,396
- $30k–$48k
- $18,547
- $48k–$75k
- $21,820
- $75k–$110k
- $25,741
- Over $110k
- $27,414
Source: the College Scorecard
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
- Early ActionFebruary 18, 2027
Verified August 31, 2026 · Source
- Regular DecisionMarch 1, 2027
Verified July 13, 2026
- Rolling AdmissionJuly 5, 2027
Verified July 13, 2026
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