Public · Community college

Bowling Green State University-Firelands

Huron, Ohio · Fringe rural

50%
Transfer rate: $17,480
Avg net price: 11%
Grad / completion: $47,896
Median earnings

Bowling Green State University-Firelands is a public associate-granting institution in Huron, Ohio (fringe rural setting), enrolling 1,251 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,251 undergradsFringe ruralCold wintersSnowy

About Huron, Ohio

Huron is a city in Erie County, Ohio, United States, located at the mouth of the Huron River on Lake Erie. Huron Township was at the center of the "Firelands" region of the Connecticut Western Reserve. Commercial and industrial development of Huron had historically been centered around the riverfront port area. By the early 1960s a busy downtown business district had developed, serving local residents and summer tourists. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Fringe rural
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 47 miles to Cleveland, OH
To Great Lakes shore: 2 miles
Nearest airport: 39 miles to Cleveland Hopkins (CLE) · major hub

How Bowling Green State University-Firelands compares

#8 · Community Colleges with the Best Transfer Rates #82 · Community Colleges with the Highest Graduate Earnings

Graduation rate11%

Higher than 1% · #167 of 168 in Ohio

First-year retention51%

Higher than 12%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$47,896

Higher than 88% · #30 of 157 in Ohio

Average net price$17,480

Cheaper than 41% · #89 cheapest of 155 in Ohio

Median debt at graduation$25,000

Lower than 2%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 39%

Undergraduate enrollment1,251

Larger than 75%

Percentiles compare Bowling Green State University-Firelands with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Ohio.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women75260%
Men49940%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White67%
Black15%
Hispanic8.4%
Asian0.8%
Other or multiracial9.5%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,251
Student–faculty ratio: 18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 28%
First-generation students: 30%
Students over 25: 9%
Median family income: $63,845
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $73,521
Endowment: $6,509,000

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 613 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Ohio93%
Other U.S. states6.9%

Most first-years stay in state — Bowling Green State University-Firelands draws overwhelmingly from Ohio.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $6,407
Out-of-state tuition: $14,395
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $800
Total cost of attendance: $22,070
Average net price: $17,480

Outcomes

Graduated: 11%
First-year retention: 51%
Transferred to another college: 50%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $41,281
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $47,896
Median debt at graduation: $25,000
Students with federal loans: 30%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 48%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

11%

Low-income (Pell)

45%

First-generation

48%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $45

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$15,207

$30–48k

$15,447

$48–75k

$17,855

$75–110k

$20,900

$110k+

$21,882

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,625

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 8% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,625. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 479 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $47,896
Typical debt at graduation: $25,000
Debt vs. one year's pay: 52%
Out-earn a HS grad: 58%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$44,289

Men

$53,538

Men out-earn women by $9,249 (21%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 82°F
Winter low: 22°F
Annual rain: 34″
Annual snow: 32.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sandusky, OH US station (7.3 mi from campus).

What Bowling Green State University-Firelands graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

120 grads$23k 1 yr$42k 5 yr$19k debt

120$23,388$42,404$18,500 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssoc.

44 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr$13k debt

44——$13,090 Hospitality Administration/Management

35 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

35———Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

22 grads$47k 1 yr$53k 5 yr$24k debt

22$46,772$53,150$24,000 Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralAssoc.

17 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

17———Business/Commerce, GeneralAssoc.

15 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

15———Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other

10 grads$67k 1 yr$77k 5 yr$24k debt

10$66,669$77,410$23,750 Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssoc.

10 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

10———Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

9 grads— 1 yr$51k 5 yr— debt

9—$50,717—Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssoc.

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssoc.

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr$22k debt

5——$21,768 Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.