Bowling Green State University
72%
Acceptance rate
$20,000
Tuition/yr
17,000
Enrollment
16.3:1
Student:Faculty
About Bowling Green State University
Public research university in Ohio with strong engineering, business, and education programs.
Bowling Green State University (BGSU) is a public doctoral research university in Bowling Green, Ohio, about 25 miles south of Toledo. Founded in 1910, it enrolls approximately 14,250 students across undergraduate and graduate programs in arts and sciences, business, education, technology, and health professions.
BGSU is nationally recognized for several programs: its Industrial-Organizational Psychology program ranks 3rd in the US by U.S. News, its College of Business ranks among the top 5 Ohio public universities, and its engineering programs rank in the top 100 nationwide. The university hosts a Center for Photochemical Sciences that runs one of the few dedicated PhD programs in photochemistry and photophysics in the world. BGSU ranked 293rd nationally among four-year universities in the 2026 U.S. News Best Colleges report.
The main campus covers roughly 1,300 acres and is located in a mid-sized college town in northwest Ohio. The university offers over 200 undergraduate programs and more than 140 graduate and doctoral programs. BGSU has been listed consecutively in U.S. News rankings for 20 years and ranked 1001–1200 globally in the 2025 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
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Campus & Location
OH
Suburban
Optional Practical Training (OPT)
All graduates qualify for 12-month OPT. STEM-designated programs (CS, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, Sciences) qualify for 24-month STEM OPT extension — 36 months total work authorisation.
For Nepali students
- BGSU automatically considers all international applicants for merit scholarships: first-year international students with a 3.7–4.0 GPA are eligible for the Freshman Academic Scholarship of up to $8,000 per year, and all international freshmen and transfer students qualify for the $4,000-per-year BG Success Scholarship, no separate application required.
- Annual undergraduate tuition for international students is approximately $20,000, placing BGSU in a mid-range cost tier among US public universities, with a total estimated annual cost of around $36,500 including housing and living expenses.
- Nepali students on an F-1 visa are eligible for 12 months of Optional Practical Training (OPT) after graduation, and those in STEM fields, including BGSU's engineering, computer science, and photochemical sciences programs, can apply for a 24-month STEM OPT extension, giving up to 3 years of US work authorization.
- BGSU's strong programs in psychology, business, and STEM, combined with automatic scholarship consideration and a lower cost base than many US flagship universities, make it a practical choice for Nepali students seeking an accredited US degree with manageable finances.
Admission requirements — Nepali equivalents
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