Student Population at BGSU

How many students at BGSU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Bowling Green State University-Main Campus has a total enrollment of 17,594 students, including 14,783 undergraduate and 2,811 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 7,530 male students (42.8%) and 10,064 female students (57.2%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 13,260 White students (75.4%) and 1,067 Black students (6.1%).
Class Level Breakdown: 14,783 undergraduate students (84%) and 2,811 graduate students (16%).
Class Delivery: 2,479 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 4,920 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - BGSU's body is almost same.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 7,530 male (42.80%) and 10,064 female (57.20%) students are attending Bowling Green State University-Main Campus. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 74.82.

By class level, 14,783 (84.02%) are undergraduate students and 2,811 (15.98%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 43.27% are male and 56.73% are female, while among graduate students, 40.34% are male and 59.66% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	17,594	14,783	2,811
Men	7,530	6,396	1,134
Women	10,064	8,387	1,677

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 13,260 White, 1,067 Black, and 241 Asian students out of a total of 17,594 are attending at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 42.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	15	9	6
Asian	241	104	137
Black	1,067	465	602
Hispanic	933	404	529
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	4	3	1
White	13,260	5,513	7,747
Two or more races	611	241	370
Race Unknown	571	282	289

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	14	8	6
Asian	189	85	104
Black	901	404	497
Hispanic	820	357	463
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	2	2	0
White	11,382	4,826	6,556
Two or more races	512	208	304
Race Unknown	513	251	262

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	1	1	0
Asian	52	19	33
Black	166	61	105
Hispanic	113	47	66
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	2	1	1
White	1,878	687	1,191
Two or more races	99	33	66
Race Unknown	58	31	27

Student Age Distribution

By age, BGSU has 1,508 students under 18 years old and 13 students over 65 years old. There are 14,848 students under 25 years old, and 2,746 students over 25 years old out of 17,594 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,508 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. BGSU has 13,944 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 839 students aged 25 and over.

It has 904 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,907 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	1,508	935	573
18-19	5,992	3,582	2,410
20-21	5,075	2,868	2,207
22-24	2,273	1,168	1,105
25-29	996	562	434
30-34	548	274	274
35-39	410	230	180
40-49	538	306	232
50-64	241	129	112
Over 65	13	10	3

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	1,508	935	573
18-19	5,991	3,581	2,410
20-21	4,998	2,820	2,178
22-24	1,447	656	791
25-29	301	143	158
30-34	141	68	73
35-39	135	69	66
40-49	177	86	91
50-64	83	27	56
Over 65	2	2	0

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
18-19	1	1	0
20-21	77	48	29
22-24	826	512	314
25-29	695	419	276
30-34	407	206	201
35-39	275	161	114
40-49	361	220	141
50-64	158	102	56
Over 65	11	8	3

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Bowling Green State University-Main Campus, 2,479 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,920 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,120 students who live in Ohio or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 359 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	17,594	2,479	4,920
Undergraduate	14,783	1,275	4,510
Graduate	2,811	1,204	410

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Ohio Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	2,120	343	16
Undergraduate	1,148	119	8
Graduate	972	224	8

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 14,783 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 492 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.33%.412 students have transferred in as full-time status and 80 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	11,876
Transfer-in Full-time	412
Regular Part-time	2,415
Transfer-in Part-time	80

BGSU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend BGSU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 17,594 students are enrolled at BGSU.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at BGSU?

14,783 undergraduate and 2,811 graduate students are enrolled at BGSU.

What is the gender breakdown at BGSU?

7,530 male (42.80%) and 10,064 female (57.20%) students are attending BGSU.

What is the international student enrollment at BGSU?

892 international students (5.07%) are enrolled at BGSU, including 450 undergraduate and 442 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at BGSU?

BGSU has a student population that is predominantly White: 13,260 White (75.37%), 1,067 Black (6.06%), and 241 Asian (1.37%) students are enrolled.

How many students at BGSU are under 18 or over 65?

1,508 students are under 18 and 13 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at BGSU take online courses?

2,479 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 4,920 students take some online courses.

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