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AI and technology are changing everything, and at Bowling Green State University we believe in the possibilities. But it’s more than tools. Here, you roll up your sleeves, build real skills and connect with people for life. That’s how you turn your experience into real momentum.
Because we know that how you go to college matters. We’re large enough to provide all the opportunities of a big school, but small enough that you can actually take advantage of them. And it’s not just about access to opportunities. It’s about knowing how to do college well. We believe it’s on both of us — you, and the team at Bowling Green — to make sure you’re getting the most out of your experience.
Only at Bowling Green
Nationally recognized for student experience
The Wall Street Journal
#1 university in Ohio – big or small, public or private – students would choose again
The Wall Street Journal
#1 public university in Ohio for career prep
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National leader
The nation’s most comprehensive Life Design program, integrated into every stage of a student’s academic and career journey, Bowling Green helps students find their path. In fact, 91% of undecided students discover their direction after just one semester.
Nation's first
In the country’s first AI + X program, students pair artificial intelligence with majors like computer science and media to build career-ready skills.
Experience that pays off
In 2024, engineering students earned
$4 million
completing
218,000 co-op hours.
Future teachers spend nearly 1,000 hours
in real classrooms and graduate from Ohio’s largest single-site educator program. Nearly 100% who complete licensure have job offers within six months, many before they graduate. Our education graduates earn more on average than any other teachers in Ohio.
Nearly 100% of BGSU nursing and medical laboratory science graduates are employed or in graduate school within six months. Most nursing students secure job offers months before graduation.
Business students tackle real-world challenges through simulations, internships and industry projects, graduating with median starting salaries above the national average.
Aviation students fly one of the most modern university fleets in the country and graduate with the flight hours and certifications needed to launch commercial pilot careers.
I take concepts we’re learning in class and implement them in my job. There is no better way to learn than by doing, I constantly apply my knowledge to real-life situations.
– Kevin Duke was hired full-time as an automation technician following his internship while still pursuing his bachelor’s degree in technology.
This experience is about more than the technical skills I learned. It’s about the connections I’ve made, the lives I’ve changed and how rewarding and fulfilling it is to be a nurse.
– Gabrielle Repko is heading into her final year with a full-time job already lined up at the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic.
The on-campus airport access, along with highly educated instructors and state-of-the-art planes that our University provides its students, shows how the aviation program is truly a priority. I couldn't have asked for a better experience.
Updated: 10/24/2025 11:38AM