What is the faculty composition at BGSU?
Check out the information on class structures and faculty to get a feel for the academic life at BGSU.
Worse Than Average Student to Faculty Ratio
Student to faculty ratio is one of the standard metrics used to gauge the number of teaching resources a school provides for its students. With 18 students for every one instructional faculty member, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus has more students split among the same faculty when compared to the national average of 14. This metric might be an indicator that larger class sizes may be the norm, especially in introductory courses.
Instructional Staff at the College
The following table shows all the employees the school considers instructional, and therefore, part of the above student-to-faculty ratio. These include both those employees designated as either "primarily instructional" or as "instructional combined with research/public service". It does not include employees that have been identified by Bowling Green State University - Main Campus as primarily performing research or public service.
Total | Full Time | Part Time | Percent Full Time | |
Total of Instructional Employees | 1,134 | 744 | 390 | 65.6% |
Total of Those With Faculty Status | 1,077 | 744 | 333 | 69.1% |
Tenured Faculty | 392 | 392 | 0 | 100.0% |
On Tenure Track | 108 | 108 | 0 | 100.0% |
Not on Tenure Track | 577 | 244 | 333 | 42.3% |
Without Faculty Status | 57 | 0 | 57 | 0.0% |
Graduate Assistants | 707 | - | 707 | - |
This Campus is Filled with Full-Time Teachers
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus has more full-time teachers than the average school, with 66.0% of instructors teaching full time.