Bowling Green State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Bowling Green State University is a public research university in Bowling Green, OH (town setting), with 14,014 undergraduates (57% women). It admitted 81% of 18,629 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1020–1230 on the SAT and 20–26 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $39,688 a year for out-of-state students and $31,699 in-state; aided first-year students paid $20,987 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 62% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in education, business, health professions & nursing. The campus reported 0.66 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Bowling Green State University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $13,390 in-state · $21,378 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 31 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Bowling Green State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Bowling Green State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Mid-American Conference | 30 | 2 over | 4 | $818k | $27,282 | 993 | |
| Baseball | Mid-American Conference | 36 | 2 over | 5 | $995k | $27,645 | 988 | |
| Men's Basketball | Mid-American Conference | 14 | room 1 | 7 | $2.6M | $187,599 | 970 | |
| Women's Basketball | Mid-American Conference | 14 | room 1 | 1 | $2M | $139,739 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Mid-American Conference | 12 | room 5 | 2 | $92k | $7,698 | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Mid-American Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 983 | |
| Football | Mid-American Conference | 108 | 3 over | 1 | $11M | $101,710 | 947 | |
| Men's Golf | Mid-American Conference | 8 | room 1 | 3 | $409k | $51,103 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Mid-American Conference | 9 | at cap | 2 | $425k | $47,275 | 1000 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Mid-American Conference | 26 | 6 over | 3 | $524k | $20,166 | 995 | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Central Collegiate Hockey Assn | 28 | 2 over | 5 | $2.5M | $88,822 | 977 | |
| Men's Soccer | Missouri Valley Conference | 26 | room 2 | 4 | $743k | $28,559 | 961 | |
| Softball | Mid-American Conference | 25 | at cap | 3 | $755k | $30,203 | 986 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Mid-American Conference | 39 | 9 over | 5 | $934k | $23,949 | 993 | |
| Women's Tennis | Mid-American Conference | 9 | room 1 | 1 | $419k | $46,507 | 990 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mid-American Conference | 92 | 47 over | 1 | $865k | $9,406 | 979 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Mid-American Conference | 16 | room 2 | 4 | $977k | $61,051 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.