Bowling Green State University - Firelands Data & Information Overview

This overview covers the essential stats on Bowling Green State University - Firelands, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more. All you need to do to learn more about a stat is click on its tile, and you'll be taken to another page that analyzes that data more closely. Also, you can use the links below to scroll to any section of this page.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning

How Well Is Bowling Green State University - Firelands Ranked?

2021 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Bowling Green State University - Firelands was awarded 5 badges in the 2021 rankings.

Overall Quality

BGSU-Firelands was not ranked in College Factual's 2021 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into BGSU-Firelands?

Acceptance Rate

Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Bowling Green State University - Firelands has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.

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Bowling Green State University - Firelands Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Bowling Green State University - Firelands is 20 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Bowling Green State University - Firelands is 40%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Bowling Green State University - Firelands

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Bowling Green State University - Firelands this rate is 52%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

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Below Average Overall Diversity at BGSU-Firelands

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,167 undergraduates at BGSU-Firelands with 970 being full-time and 1,197 being part-time.

BGSU-Firelands Diversity Score

College Factual computes an overall diversity score for each college and university that takes gender, ethnicity, geographic location, and age into account. Schools with the best mixtures of students with respect to these factors are ranked the highest, and those that cater to just one or two student groups are ranked the lowest.

The overall diversity score for BGSU-Firelands is 27.33 out of 100. This is below average when compared to other schools in the United States.

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How Much Does Bowling Green State University - Firelands Cost?

The overall average net price of BGSU-Firelands is $12,750. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for BGSU-Firelands

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$10,610	$11,067	$13,820	$15,309	$15,633

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of BGSU-Firelands, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At BGSU-Firelands, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $6,136 a year. That adds up to $24,544 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at BGSU-Firelands is 8.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do BGSU-Firelands Graduates Make?

The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from BGSU-Firelands make about $40,500 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of Bowling Green State University - Firelands

Bowling Green State University - Firelands is a public institution situated in Huron, Ohio. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

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Contact details for BGSU-Firelands are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One University Drive, Huron, OH 44839-9791
Phone:	419-372-5526
Website:	https://www.firelands.bgsu.edu

Bowling Green State University - Firelands Majors

Learn more about the majors offered at Bowling Green State University - Firelands along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at BGSU-Firelands

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2017-2018, 1,031 students took at least one online class at Bowling Green State University - Firelands. This is an increase from the 679 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	1,031	195
2016-2017	679	181
2015-2016	713	175
2014-2015	769	168
2013-2014	687	148

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

More about our data sources and methodologies.