Bowling Green State University

BGSU works hard to ensure that students feel at home among the university community, and understand they are valued members of the college.

Students at BGSU benefit from being taught by an academic faculty that has more than a century of educational heritage, and upholds a reputation for excellence which is regularly recognized by national publications and assessment systems.

Most recently, BGSU has been recognized by Times Higher Education and the Wall Street Journal for the high quality of its teaching, ranking No. 3 among all public universities in the country. These rankings have been designed to provide the best and most useful information to prospective students and their families, and defines quality of teaching by ''how well it manages to inform, inspire and challenge students.''

More than 800 U.S. colleges and universities took part in the study, and the result places BGSU firmly within the top one percent of those analyzed. Students are taught by experienced staff, in relatively small class sizes, with an overall student-to-faculty ratio of 18:1.

The university excels in student satisfaction metrics and, on this basis, is ranked as the No. 1 public university in the Midwest.

Since 1916, Bowling Green has been fully accredited by the North Central Association of the Higher Learning Commission and is also accredited to offer full degree programs online by the HLC.

BGSU offers a broad selection of academic programs across undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral degree levels. As a result, entry requirements can vary significantly depending on the specific program chosen.

Prospective students are advised to check the university website for detailed admission criteria related to their chosen course of study, and to familiarise themselves with any important submission deadlines.

Undergraduate applications take place online, and typically include the submission of a student's prior educational records, such as high school transcripts. Some subjects may require additional submission materials, such as a cover letter. a small portfolio of work, and in some cases the attendance of a preliminary interview. Additionally, since BGSU courses are delivered in English, there is a minimum standard of English language proficiency which all non-native English speakers are required to demonstrate before being enrolled onto a program.

BGSU university maintains an acceptance rate of approximately 78.7 percent, making it a lightly selective institution.

The BGSU campus is located on the northeast side of Bowling Green, on over 1,300 acres of beautifully landscaped ground, featuring plenty of green space and many wide tree-lined avenues. It is a comprehensive learning environment with superb educational infrastructure, recreational facilities, as well as convenient amenities for those living on site.

There are nine residence halls, all offering comfortable and convenient living at a reasonable price, in a safe and secure student environment just minutes away from the university's lecture halls, classrooms and laboratories.

The Jerome Library is BGSU's large and well-resourced main resource center, home to hundreds of thousands of books, journals, and digital resources, as well as many special collections. The campus also contains sports facilities, a health and wellness center, coffee shops, cafes and much more.

Students have access to subject-specific equipment and industry standard teaching technologies embedded throughout the whole campus. The Bowen-Thompson Student Union is a busy hub of student activity, providing a range of services and spaces for students' needs.

BGSU is a well-funded institution which understands that the cost of embarking upon an undergraduate degree, and potentially moving cities or even countries to live and study in Ohio can be a significant financial undertaking.

The university works hard to ensure fair access to its high-quality curriculum, and aims to ensure students from a diversity of backgrounds are able to study here, and be part of the BGSU community and culture while reducing the overall amount of student debt after graduation.

This is why BGSU offers an impressive program of scholarships, grants, and financial aid schemes to which students are eligible on both merit-based and means-tested criteria.

More than 90 percent of all new BGSU students receive some form of financial assistance. This is often given in the form of a reduction on tuition fees, but can also be used to pay for accommodation, meals, books, transportation and other personal expenses.

There is a huge number of scholarships available at BGSU, and the best thing of all is that once a student is admitted, the university will automatically consider them for funding opportunities and will begin making scholarship offers based on their individual credentials.