110 McFall Center
Bowling Green, OH 43403
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1910
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 16,079
Geographical Setting: Rural
Endowment: $64,280,276
Admissions
Application Fee: $40
Application Deadline: July 15
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $9,074 in-state, 16,382 out-of-state
Room/Board: $6,684
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Ernst & Young, Deloitte & Torche, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Sherwin Williams, Owens Corning, Nationwide Insurance, Marathon Petroleum Company, National City Corp.,Manor Care, Social Security Administration
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 2,468,812
Number of current serial subscriptions: 9,502
Number of microforms: 2,364,679
Number of audiovisuals: N/A
Number of ebooks: N/A
Other library facilities: popular culture and music libraries, curriculum resource center, sound recording archives, Center for Archival Collections, Historical Collections of the Great Lakes.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Planetarium, Olscamp Hall, Moore Musical Arts Building, Little Red Schoolhouse, Life Science Building. Please find more information at http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/cac/uarchives/select.html
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 1,314
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): N/A
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: N/A
Other areas: N/A
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: N/A
Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 45%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 8%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 11%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: N/A
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 45%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (71%), sorority housing (5%), fraternity housing (3%), apartment for single students (5%), special housing for disabled students (0%), special housing for international students (1%), other housing options (15%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 12%
Doubles: 76%
Triples or Suites: 6%
Apartments: 6%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 56
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 16%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 1,338 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Detroit (70), Toledo (25)
Nearest train station: Toledo (25)
Nearest bus station: Bowling Green (0)
Does public transportation serve campus? – No
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 54%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 26%
Average undergraduate wage: 2,218
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: N/A