Bowling Green State University-Main Campus (BGSU) vs John Carroll University

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus and John Carroll University, two distinct institutions of higher learning, offer unique educational experiences to their students. Bowling Green, a public university, boasts a significantly larger student body and a higher acceptance rate compared to John Carroll, a private Jesuit university. While both universities offer a diverse range of academic programs, Bowling Green excels in fields like business, education, and health professions, while John Carroll is renowned for its strengths in the liberal arts, sciences, and pre-professional programs. Explore the detailed comparison table to delve into further differences, including student demographics, graduation rates, and additional factors that may influence your choice of university.

	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	John Carroll University
Overview
Location	Bowling Green, Ohio	University Heights, Ohio
Campus setting	Town: Fringe	Suburb: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	78.0%	86.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation		Catholic

Admission
Acceptance rate	78.7%	88.1%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $45 Graduate: $45
SAT range	1020 - 1210	1120 - 1340
ACT range	20 - 25	24 - 30
Students submitting SAT score	17.0%	16.0%
Students submitting ACT score	64.0%	31.0%
Total number of applicants	18,295	3,817
Total number of admissions given out	14,404	3,363
Admitted students who chose to enroll	2,760	586
Yield rate	19.2%	17.4%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Not required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $26,189 Out of state: $34,177	$59,764
Average net price	$16,684	$28,661
Tuition	In state: $10,776 Out of state: $18,764	$43,740
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $7,170 Meal plan: $4,804	Room/dormitory: $7,114 Meal plan: $5,762
Available payment plans	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan Other alternative tuition plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	96.0% Average amount $7,888	99.0% Average amount $30,648
Students receiving federal student loan	57.0% Average amount $5,305	57.0% Average amount $5,269
Students taking out private loans	10.0% Average amount $13,247	9.0% Average amount $14,563

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	14,465 Men 43.5% Women 56.5%	2,660 Men 55.1% Women 44.9%
Graduate students	3,180 Men 37.9% Women 62.1%	511 Men 37.2% Women 62.8%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	11.3%	28.4%
International students	4.0%	1.6%
Campus local/setting	Town: Fringe	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	5,911	1,660
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Ohio Michigan Illinois Indiana New York	Ohio New York Pennsylvania Illinois Michigan

Academics
Popular study areas	Education Health Professions Business Visual & Performing Arts Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences Psychology Education Kinesiology & Leisure Studies
Students to faculty ratio	18:1	13:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	62.5%	75.8%
Dropout rate	13.3%	24.1%
Transferred out	23.0%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $84,102 Year 3: $83,744 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $75,302 Year 2: $79,688 Year 3: $76,011 Psychology, General (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $62,772 Year 2: $67,660 Year 3: $75,005 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,793 Year 2: $64,493 Year 3: $74,656 Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,119 Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $74,156 Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $65,131 Year 3: $71,653 Construction Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,158 Year 2: $62,154 Year 3: $70,152 Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,435 Year 2: $64,829 Year 3: $68,794 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,054 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $67,036 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $59,124 Year 3: $65,091	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $59,010 Year 2: $58,402 Year 3: $74,072 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $55,750 Year 2: $56,054 Year 3: $66,976 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,563 Year 2: $54,618 Year 3: $64,655 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,377 Year 2: $53,775 Year 3: $60,359 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,417 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $60,320 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $53,358 Year 3: $59,983 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,447 Year 2: $46,589 Year 3: $51,155 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,976 Year 2: $36,521 Year 3: $48,485 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $45,584 Year 3: $46,667 Education, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,429 Year 2: $35,274 Year 3: $42,644

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