Enrollment Comparison Chart

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 7,184 male and 9,736 female students attending BGSU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.74 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
Total13,85311,5812,272
Men5,9894,9161,073
Women7,8646,6651,199
Population by Gender/Attending Status at BGSU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total3,0671,4551,612
Men1,195623572
Women1,8728321,040

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 12,965 White students (76.63%) and 1,049 Black or African American students (6.20%) 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 Native18810
Asian16966103
Black or African American852380472
Hispanic672294378
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1174
White10,8894,6486,241
Two or More Races453174279
Race/Ethnicity Unknown431197234
Total 13,8535,9897,864
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native211
Asian612239
Black or African American19764133
Hispanic1275374
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White2,0767491,327
Two or More Races1033469
Race/Ethnicity Unknown603129
Total 3,0671,1951,872

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 13,865 students whose age under twenty five and 1,896 students whose age is over thirty years old at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus.
Especially, 1,229 students are younger than eighteen and 7 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
Total13,853 5,9897,864
Under 181,229 436793
18-195,107 2,0733,034
20-215,104 2,1622,942
22-241,539 835704
25-29327 176151
30-34164 8876
35-39145 8560
40-49164 8777
50-6472 4626
65 and over2 11
Total 13,853 5,9897,864
Population by Student Age at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
TotalMenWomen
Total3,067 1,1951,872
20-2178 2157
22-24808 268540
25-29832 350482
30-34474 207267
35-39322 147175
40-49364 138226
50-64184 62122
65 and over5 23
Total 3,067 1,1951,872

Online Student Population

At Bowling Green State University-Main Campus, 6,726 students (39.75% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,432 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, 2,006 students live in Ohio where Bowling Green State University-Main Campus is located in and 412 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total16,92013,8533,067
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2,4321,0451,387
Enrolled Some in Online Classes4,2943,848446
Not Enrolled in Online Classes10,1948,9601,234
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,4321,0451,387
Ohio Residents2,0069141,092
Other State in U.S.412125287
Outside of U.S.1156
Unknown312