Bowling Green State University

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Bowling Green State University

Former name	Bowling Green State Normal School (1914–1929) Bowling Green State College (1929–1935)
Type	Public Research university
Established	September 27, 1910; 113 years ago (September 27, 1910)
Parent institution	University System of Ohio
Endowment	$155.7 million (2020)[1]
President	Rodney K. Rogers
Provost	Joe B. Whitehead Jr.
Academic staff	1,982 (1,109 faculty, 873 graduate assistants)[2]
Administrative staff	1,916
Students	20,395 (Bowling Green) 22,986 (all campuses)
Undergraduates	19,183 (on campus) 2,500 (Firelands)
Postgraduates	3,803 (all campuses)
Location	Bowling Green , Ohio , United States 41°23′N 83°38′W / 41.38°N 83.63°W / 41.38; -83.63
Campus	College town, 1,338 acres (5.41 km2)
Colors	Orange and brown[3]
Nickname	Falcons
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I – MAC
Mascot	Freddie and Frieda Falcon
Website	www.bgsu.edu

Bowling Green State University (BGSU) is a public research university in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The 1,338-acre (541.5 ha) main academic and residential campus is 15 miles (24 km) south of Toledo, Ohio. The university has nationally recognized programs and research facilities in the natural and social sciences, education, arts, business, health and wellness, humanities and applied technologies. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 as a normal school, specializing in teacher training and education. The university has developed from a small rural normal school into a comprehensive public research university. It is a part of University System of Ohio and currently classified as R2: Doctoral Universities with High research activity.

In 2019, Bowling Green offered over 200 undergraduate programs, as well as master's and doctoral degrees through eight academic colleges. BGSU had an on-campus residential student population of approximately 6,000 students^[4] and a total enrollment of over 19,000 students as of 2018^[update]. The university also maintains a satellite campus, known as BGSU Firelands, in Huron, Ohio, 60 miles (97 km) east of the main campus. Although the majority of students attend classes on BGSU's main campus, about 2,000 students attend classes at Firelands and about 600 additional students attend online. About 85% of Bowling Green's students are from Ohio.

The university hosts an extensive student life program, with over 300 student organizations. Fielding athletic teams known as Bowling Green Falcons, the university competes at the NCAA Division I level as a member of the Mid-American Conference in all sports except ice hockey, in which the university is a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association.