BGSU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Bowling Green State University-Main Campus students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Bowling Green State University-Main Campus students is 62.5%. Female students graduated at a rate of 65.1%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 58.5%.

62.5%

asian 47.8% 11 students
African American 46.8% 151 students
white 65.9% 1,705 students
unknown 63.6% 42 students
hispanic 46.0% 63 students
International Students 61.2% 30 students
Mixed Race 56.8% 88 students

Drop Out

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus has an overall drop-out rate of 13.3% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 17.6% and 10.6% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

13.3%

asian 21.7% 5 students
African American 17.0% 55 students
white 11.5% 298 students
unknown 12.1% 8 students
hispanic 24.1% 33 students
International Students 28.6% 14 students
Mixed Race 20.6% 32 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Bowling Green State University-Main Campus at a rate of 23.0% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 23.5%, and male students' 22.2%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

23.0%

asian 26.1% 6 students
African American 35.6% 115 students
white 21.4% 553 students
unknown 22.7% 15 students
hispanic 29.9% 41 students
International Students 10.2% 5 students
Mixed Race 20.0% 31 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

1.2%

African American 0.6% 2 students
white 1.3% 33 students
Mixed Race 2.6% 4 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$36,793	$64,493	$74,656
Management Information Systems and Services	$65,119	$63,005	$74,156
Construction Engineering Technologies	NA	$65,131	$71,653
Construction Engineering	$63,158	$62,154	$70,152
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other	$56,435	$64,829	$68,794
Computer Engineering	$60,054	$57,318	$67,036
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$55,153	$56,415	$64,396
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$58,159	$60,523	$63,681
Finance and Financial Management Services	$51,770	$55,693	$62,935
Marketing	$41,918	$51,652	$60,200
Accounting and Related Services	$51,352	$47,650	$58,897
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$58,479	$56,957	$56,493
Economics	$37,428	$50,439	$52,092
Mathematics	$49,779	$50,231	$50,571
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$32,941	$38,878	$45,775
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$32,301	$30,119	$45,073
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$39,448	$38,829	$44,770
Interior Architecture	$36,511	$35,926	$42,894
Business/Commerce, General	$36,771	$37,748	$42,669
Political Science and Government	$21,997	$30,771	$42,468
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$29,770	$35,194	$41,779
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$19,014	$25,824	$41,663
Graphic Communications	$33,166	$30,228	$41,361
Social Work	$34,024	$34,467	$40,687
Design and Applied Arts	$33,970	$35,385	$40,641
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$33,975	$28,960	$39,759
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	NA	$36,533	$39,715
Geography and Cartography	NA	$35,810	$39,558
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$39,046	$38,559	$39,552
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$31,450	$34,603	$38,987
Gerontology	$28,599	$31,133	$38,165
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$36,530	$33,755	$37,743
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$43,482	$35,594	$37,203
Natural Resources Management and Policy	$29,558	$28,598	$37,022
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$33,800	$34,391	$36,717
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	$32,248	$26,187	$36,417
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	NA	$29,105	$36,327
Special Education and Teaching	$34,875	$33,367	$36,313
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$27,894	$29,443	$35,799
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$19,967	$26,739	$34,953
Sociology	$29,641	$30,228	$34,570
Education, Other	$25,458	$27,396	$34,160
Psychology, General	$27,160	$28,427	$33,911
Biology, General	$27,176	$26,430	$32,362
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$28,391	$30,228	$31,971
Journalism	$30,537	$30,228	$30,043
Fine and Studio Arts	$25,361	$23,649	$29,382
Visual and Performing Arts, General	$20,360	$21,052	$26,542
Music	$15,876	$18,540	$25,120
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$19,987	$20,687	$22,806
English Language and Literature, General	$28,147	NA	$20,311
History	$21,580	$29,685	NA
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	$55,026	$52,198	NA
Public Health	NA	$32,925	NA
International Business	$55,186	NA	NA
Environmental Design	$40,015	$35,416	NA
Area Studies	NA	$28,960	NA
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$26,854	NA	NA
Information Science/Studies	$52,802	NA	NA
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	NA	$36,132	NA
Engineering-Related Fields	$61,973	NA	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$20,140	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	NA	$24,035	NA
Chemistry	$34,300	$45,808	NA
International Relations and National Security Studies	NA	$38,289	NA
Air Transportation	$40,383	$44,384	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Human Resources Management and Services	NA	$84,102	$83,744
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$75,302	$79,688	$76,011
Accounting and Related Services	NA	$59,124	$65,091
Educational Administration and Supervision	$64,768	$53,984	$59,374
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$52,641	$59,871	$59,249
Curriculum and Instruction	$44,923	$45,980	$49,485
Special Education and Teaching	NA	$44,189	$46,933
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NA	$33,993	$44,850
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$43,814	$42,682	$44,702
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$39,847	$40,089	$44,315
Music	$28,631	$26,353	$31,262
History	NA	$38,289	NA
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$38,173	NA	NA
Management Information Systems and Services	$62,816	$74,196	NA
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$42,468	$41,193	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$43,877	NA	NA
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other	NA	$50,563	NA
Biology, General	$43,132	$38,289	NA
Gerontology	NA	$42,682	NA
Nutrition Sciences	$49,014	NA	NA
Criminal Justice and Corrections	NA	$39,153	NA
Public Administration	$37,705	$39,369	NA
Criminology	$44,554	NA	NA
Design and Applied Arts	$38,351	NA	NA
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$39,933	$41,342	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Psychology, General	$62,772	$67,660	$75,005
Educational Administration and Supervision	$65,452	$67,164	NA
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$47,260	NA

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$45,831	$41,565	$46,617
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$24,350	$22,485	$32,070
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other	$43,746	NA	NA

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$37,596	$38,906	$42,169

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