BGSU vs. Kettering College

Comparable Facts

Compare Bowling Green State University Main Campus in Bowling Green, OH with Kettering College in Kettering, OH on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Bowling Green State University Main Campus is larger than Kettering College based on total student enrollment (17,594 students vs. 757 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Bowling Green State University Main Campus is located in Bowling Green, OH (Distant Town setting); Kettering College is in Kettering, OH (Large Suburban setting).
• Bowling Green State University Main Campus is a public, non-profit 4-year institution. Kettering College is a private, non-profit 4-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Bowling Green State University Main Campus 17:1; Kettering College 9:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Kettering College are 16.3% lower than at Bowling Green State University Main Campus ($12,140 vs. $14,508).
• Out-of-state tuition is 37.5% higher at BGSU than at Kettering College (about $6,128 more per year; $22,448 vs. $16,320).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Kettering College than at Bowling Green State University Main Campus (100% vs. 96%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Kettering College students is 15.9% larger than aid received by Bowling Green State University Main Campus students ($10,789 vs. $9,310).

Admissions details

• Typical ACT composite is 1 point higher at BGSU than at Kettering College (22 vs. 21, midpoint estimate).
• SAT or ACT scores are test optional at both BGSU and Kettering College.
• Typical fall application deadline: BGSU Jul 15, 2027.
• Enrolled first-year students at BGSU average a 3.6 high school GPA, 0.19 higher than at Kettering College (3.41).
• The share of admitted students who enrolled (yield) is 20.6% at BGSU vs. 71% at Kettering College.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Bowling Green State University Main Campus graduates have a $2,977 lower median loan debt than Kettering College graduates ($26,000 vs. $28,977).
• Among borrowers, BGSU graduates have an estimated $31 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Kettering College graduates ($268 vs. $299).
• More Kettering College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former BGSU students, three years after graduation (55% vs. 53%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.