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• State-assisted university founded in 1910
• 1,338 acres with 113 buildings on the main campus, located in Bowling Green, Ohio, 23 miles south of Toledo, adjacent to Interstate 75
• BGSU Firelands College, opened in 1968, is located on 216-acre campus in Huron, Ohio
• 2007-08 operating budget of $367 million for both campuses combined
• Endowment fund of $124.03 million

Faculty & Staff  

• 921 full-time faculty on main campus; 45 full-time faculty at BGSU Firelands
• 1,915 full- and part-time non-teaching staff members

Students  

• Approximately 21,000 students from 49 states and about 85 foreign nations
• 3,027 graduate students
• 17,790 students on the main campus
• 2,065 students at BGSU Firelands
• 1,337 undergraduates over the age of 25
• 1,095 evening students on the main campus
• 2,768 African-American, Native American, Hispanic and Asian-Pacific Island students
• 687 international students
• 57 percent of students graduate within six years of first enrolling

Calendar

• Semester system with multiple summer sessions.  

Annual Fees 2007-08

• $15,938 for Ohio undergraduate student fees, room, meals*
• $23,546 for nonresident undergraduate student fees, room, meals*
• $11,450 for Ohio graduate student fees
• $18,758 for nonresident graduate student fees
  * Figures reflect increases only in room and board; tuition is unchanged from 2006 – 2007

Degree Programs  

• More than 200 undergraduate majors and programs, 68 master’s degree programs, 2 specialist degree programs and 16 doctoral degree programs
• BGSU Firelands offers 4 certificate programs, 14 associate degree programs representing 22 areas of study, and 8 bachelor’s degree programs
• Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Colleges

• Arts & Sciences
• Business Administration
• Education & Human Development
• BGSU Firelands
• Graduate College
• Health & Human Services
• Musical Arts
• Technology

Learning Resources  

• Library system with catalog access to 46 million books and library materials across Ohio and on-site access to 6 million items, including 2.6 million volumes
• 30 instructional computing lab facilities across campus
• Computing lab in each of 17 residence complexes
• Honors Program with more than 800 students
• Office of Undergraduate Research

Key University Administrators

• Dr. Sidney A. Ribeau, President
• Sherideen S. Stoll, CFO and Vice President for Finance and Administration
• Dr. Linda Dobb, Executive Vice President
• Dr. Shirley Baugher, Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
• C. Douglas Smith, Vice President, University Advancement
• Dr. Edward Whipple, Vice President, Student Affairs
• Dr. James Michael Smith, Vice President, Economic Development & Regional Growth
• Thomas A. Trimboli, General Counsel & Assistant to the President
• Gary Swegan, Admissions Director
• Gregory Christopher, Athletic Director

Deans

• Dr. Donald Nieman, Arts & Sciences
• Dr. James Matthew Smith, (Interim) BGSU Firelands
• Dr. William Balzer, Continuing & Extended Education
• Dr. Rodney Rogers, Business Administration
• Dr. Rosalind Hammond, (Interim) Education & Human Development
• Dr. Heinz Bulmahn, Graduate College
• Dr. Linda Petrosino, Health & Human Services
• Thomas Atwood, University Libraries
• Dr. Richard Kennell, Musical Arts
• Jill Carr, Students
• Dr. C. Wayne Unsell, Technology

Student Life

• 17 residence halls and 30 small-group residences housing 6,400 students
• More than 325 student organizations
• Honor societies include Phi Beta Kappa
• 41 Greek social organizations with 33 chapters housed on campus; 1,600 students, or 11 percent of undergraduate student body, belong to sororities or fraternities
• 18 NCAA Division I athletic teams
• 24 intramural sports
• 21 club sports

Alumni

• Nearly 152,000 alumni
• 46 alumni chapters and 19 societies around the world

Link: http://www.bgsu.edu/

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