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Acceptance Rate 80.96%
Yield 20.56%
SAT Score 1,110
ACT Score 22
Applicants 21,153

BGSU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 80.96% at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus. Total 21,153 students applied and 17,125 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,110 and the average ACT score is 22.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$45
Graduate Application Fees$45
Admission Informationchoose.bgsu.edu/
Online Applicationwww.bgsu.edu/
Acceptance Rate80.96%
Average Test Scores1,110 SAT / 22 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 80.96%. A total of 21,153 students (8,536 men and 12,617 women) have applied to and 17,125 (6,796 men and 10,329 women) students admitted to Bowling Green State University-Main Campus.
Among them, 1,424 male and 2,097 female students have enrolled into BGSU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 20.56%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at BGSU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants21,1538,53612,61700
Admitted17,1256,79610,32900
Enrolled3,5211,4242,09700
Acceptance Rate 80.96% 79.62% 81.87% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 20.56% 20.95% 20.30% - -
[Chart] Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At BGSU, 730 applicants (21% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 2,146 applicants (61%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,110 at BGSU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,210 and 25th percentile score is 1,000.
The average ACT score is 22 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 26 and the 25th percentile score is 19.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at BGSU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of BGSU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at BGSU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total100011101210
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing500560610
Math500550600
ACT Composite192226
Math172125
English172124
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Bowling Green State University-Main Campus, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for BGSU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at BGSU

The calendar system at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus is Semester. Bowling Green State University-Main Campus accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Bowling Green State University-Main Campus accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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