Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares BGSU's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Ohio.
The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Ohio average (9,051 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus17,59414,7832,811
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Ohio9,0517,8403,025
The below chart compares the student population between Bowling Green State University-Main Campus and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 7,530 male and 10,064 female students attending BGSU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.75 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at BGSU.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at BGSU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total14,78312,2882,495
Men6,3965,2451,151
Women8,3877,0431,344
Population by Gender/Attending Status at BGSU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,8111,3871,424
Men1,134613521
Women1,677774903

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 13,260 White students (75.37%) and 1,067 Black or African American students (6.06%) at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1486
Asian18985104
Black or African American901404497
Hispanic820357463
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander220
White11,3824,8266,556
Two or More Races512208304
Race/Ethnicity Unknown513251262
Total 14,7836,3968,387
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native110
Asian521933
Black or African American16661105
Hispanic1134766
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White1,8786871,191
Two or More Races993366
Race/Ethnicity Unknown583127
Total 2,8111,1341,677

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 14,848 students whose age under twenty five and 1,750 students whose age is over thirty years old at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus.
Especially, 1,508 students are younger than eighteen and 13 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
TotalMenWomen
Total14,783 6,3968,387
Under 181,508 573935
18-195,991 2,4103,581
20-214,998 2,1782,820
22-241,447 791656
25-29301 158143
30-34141 7368
35-39135 6669
40-49177 9186
50-6483 5627
65 and over2 02
Total 14,783 6,3968,387
Population by Student Age at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
TotalMenWomen
Total2,811 1,1341,677
18-191 01
20-2177 2948
22-24826 314512
25-29695 276419
30-34407 201206
35-39275 114161
40-49361 141220
50-64158 56102
65 and over11 38
Total 2,811 1,1341,677

Online Student Population

At Bowling Green State University-Main Campus, 7,399 students (42.05% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,479 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 2,120 students live in Ohio where Bowling Green State University-Main Campus is located in and 335 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total17,59414,7832,811
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2,4791,2751,204
Enrolled Some in Online Classes4,9204,510410
Not Enrolled in Online Classes10,1958,9981,197
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,4791,2751,204
Ohio Residents2,1201,148972
Other State in U.S.335117218
Outside of U.S.1688
Unknown826