Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) vs Bowling Green State University-Main Campus (BGSU)

Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) and Bowling Green State University-Main Campus (BGSU) are two distinct universities with unique offerings. EKU, located in Richmond, Kentucky, has an acceptance rate of 86%, while BGSU, situated in Bowling Green, Ohio, has a slightly lower acceptance rate of 80%. Both universities offer a diverse range of undergraduate programs, with popular majors at EKU including Nursing, Business Administration, and Education, and popular majors at BGSU including Business, Health Professions, and Engineering. EKU's student body is predominantly female (58%), while BGSU's student body is more evenly split between male and female students (49% and 51%, respectively). In terms of graduation rates, EKU's four-year graduation rate is 23%, while BGSU's four-year graduation rate is slightly higher at 27%. To help you make an informed decision about which university is the right fit for

	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	Eastern Kentucky University
Overview
Location	Bowling Green, Ohio	Richmond, Kentucky
Campus setting	Town: Fringe	Town: Distant
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	78.0%	74.0%
Common app member	Yes	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	78.7%	98.3%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $45 Graduate: $45
SAT range	1020 - 1210	950 - 1180
ACT range	20 - 25	18 - 24
Students submitting SAT score	17.0%	4.0%
Students submitting ACT score	64.0%	88.0%
Total number of applicants	18,295	7,251
Total number of admissions given out	14,404	7,131
Admitted students who chose to enroll	2,760	2,493
Yield rate	19.2%	35.0%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $26,189 Out of state: $34,177	In state: $23,762 Out of state: $34,034
Average net price	$16,684	$14,271
Tuition	In state: $10,776 Out of state: $18,764	In state: $9,452 Out of state: $19,724
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $7,170 Meal plan: $4,804	Room/dormitory: $5,416 Meal plan: $3,994
Available payment plans	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	96.0% Average amount $7,888	98.0% Average amount $9,891
Students receiving federal student loan	57.0% Average amount $5,305	49.0% Average amount $4,950
Students taking out private loans	10.0% Average amount $13,247	5.0% Average amount $10,455

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	14,465 Men 43.5% Women 56.5%	11,684 Men 40.6% Women 59.4%
Graduate students	3,180 Men 37.9% Women 62.1%	2,300 Men 30.0% Women 70.0%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	11.3%	N/A
International students	4.0%	1.1%
Campus local/setting	Town: Fringe	Town: Distant
Dormitory capacity	5,911	4,479
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 Illinois Indiana West Virginia

Academics
Popular study areas	Education Health Professions Business Visual & Performing Arts Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Health Professions Education Law Enforcement and Firefighting Liberal Arts Engineering Technologies
Students to faculty ratio	18:1	15:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	62.5%	47.8%
Dropout rate	13.3%	48.5%
Transferred out	23.0%	1.6%
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	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $110,878 Year 3: $113,532 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $94,123 Year 2: $90,291 Year 3: $95,519 Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,935 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $78,046 Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $73,209 Year 2: $74,105 Year 3: $74,692 Construction Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,585 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $71,030 Educational Administration and Supervision (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $54,959 Year 2: $60,523 Year 3: $62,961 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $50,605 Year 2: $49,019 Year 3: $62,600 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,959 Year 2: $60,523 Year 3: $61,708 Fire Protection (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,702 Year 2: $49,787 Year 3: $58,036 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $58,745 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $57,935

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