2025 Tuition & fees

The 2025 tuition & fees at BGSU is $13,912 for Ohio residents and $21,900 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 2.44% from last year.
The next table shows the 2025 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at BGSU.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Cost of Attendance page.
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus 2025 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Ohio ResidentsOut-of-StateOhio ResidentsOut-of-State
2021$11,573$19,562$9,831$15,823
2022$13,061$21,050$9,831$15,823
2023$13,639$21,132$10,291$16,283
2024$13,390$21,378$10,291$16,283
2025$13,912$21,900$10,291$16,283

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2025 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus is $475 for Ohio residents and $808 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 2.02% from last year.
The 2025 graduate tuition per credit hour is $467 for Ohio residents and $800 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour stays same as last year.
The next table and chart show the 2025 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus.
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus 2025 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Ohio ResidentsOut-of-StateOhio ResidentsOut-of-State
2021$394$727$445$778
2022$449$781$445$778
2023$469$802$467$800
2024$459$792$467$800
2025$475$808$467$800

Offered Online Programs

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus offers 206 major programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 32 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Bachelor's199
Master's956
Doctorate (Research)016
1 Year Certificate1316
Post-BS Certificate918
Post-MS Certificate01
Total32206

Online Student Population

There are 17,594 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at BGSU. Of that, 2,479 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 4,920 students have joined to some online courses and 10,195 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2023-2024.
Online Student Population at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
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 at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,4791,2751,204
Ohio Residents2,1201,148972
Other State in U.S.335117218
Outside of U.S.1688
Unknown826