OH
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
1.14 incidents / 1,000 students
Bowling Green, OH · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Across 2022–2024, Bowling Green State University-Main Campus reported 53 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, with no net change between the first and last filed year; largest filed category is Rape.
- 1.14
- Incidents / 1k students
- #700
- Rank of 2,072
- #76
- OH rank
- 17,594
- Enrolled students
1.14 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus reports 1.14 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 59% below Mt San Jacinto Community College District. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Mt San Jacinto Community College District (0.17/1k); University at Albany (5.24/1k); Duke University (7.83/1k); Rio Hondo College (0.17/1k); Georgia State University-Perimeter College (0.57/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Miami University-Oxford (4.14/1k); Sinclair Community College (0.46/1k); University of Toledo (2.16/1k); Cleveland State University (3.84/1k); University of Akron Main Campus (3.75/1k); Case Western Reserve University (4.57/1k); Youngstown State University (1.39/1k); Wright State University-Main Campus (2.36/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 1.14
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #700
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 66%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 18
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 201441 · Bowling Green State University-Main 1.14/1k score rate · #700/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-LOW 1.14/1k
- RANK-MID #700/2,072
- ST-MID #76 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Georgia State University-Perimeter College · +0.56
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-FLAT Flat
- CAT-LEAD Rape
- ENR-MID 17,594
- FIRE-REPORT 1 fire
Nearest enrollment peer: Georgia State University-Perimeter College (-0.56/1k)
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT · peer Georgia State University-Perimeter College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Georgia State University-Perimeter College (-0.56/1k). National rank #700 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus reports 1.14 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 59% below Mt San Jacinto Community College District. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Mt San Jacinto Community College District (0.17/1k); University at Albany (5.24/1k); Duke University (7.83/1k); Rio Hondo College (0.17/1k); Georgia State University-Perimeter College (0.57/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Miami University-Oxford (4.14/1k); Sinclair Community College (0.46/1k); University of Toledo (2.16/1k); Cleveland State University (3.84/1k); University of Akron Main Campus (3.75/1k); Case Western Reserve University (4.57/1k); Youngstown State University (1.39/1k); Wright State University-Main Campus (2.36/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Bowling Green State
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Bowling on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Mt San Jacinto Community · lowest peer 0.17
Mt San Jacinto Community College District — lowest peer
0.17 per 1,000 students
- Rio Hondo College · near 0.17
Rio Hondo College — near
0.17 per 1,000 students
- Georgia State University-Perimeter College · near 0.57
Georgia State University-Perimeter College — near
0.57 per 1,000 students
- Bowling Green State University-Main · this campus 1.14
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus — this campus
1.14 per 1,000 students
- Duke University · highest peer
Duke University — highest peer
7.83 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Bowling Green State University-Main Campus's 1.14/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus increased from 17 to 18 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 OH 4-year peers in this comparison, Bowling Green State University-Main Campus is larger than 89% and safer-reporting than 53% - the larger, safer-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Bowling Green State Univer…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Northwestern Ohio | 2,525 | 0.79 | 0 | 67 |
| Ohio State University-Newark Campus | 2,544 | 1.18 | 3 | 50 |
| North Central State College | 2,553 | 0.39 | 6 | 83 |
| Central State University | 2,708 | 1.11 | 8 | 56 |
| John Carroll University | 2,864 | 1.05 | 11 | 58 |
| Oberlin College | 2,909 | 3.78 | 14 | 14 |
| Ohio Northern University | 3,140 | 2.87 | 17 | 25 |
| Central Ohio Technical College | 3,182 | 0.63 | 19 | 75 |
| Shawnee State University | 3,231 | 1.55 | 22 | 42 |
| Baldwin Wallace University | 3,305 | 0.91 | 25 | 64 |
| Marion Technical College | 3,346 | 1.20 | 28 | 47 |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus (this campus) | 17,594 | 1.14 | 89 | 53 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
Enrollment scale
How campus size shapes the safety figures
With 17,594 enrolled students, Bowling Green State University-Main Campus is the 248th largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,337 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: Miami University-Oxford (4.14/1k); Sinclair Community College (0.46/1k); University of Toledo (2.16/1k); Cleveland State University (3.84/1k); University of Akron Main Campus (3.75/1k); Case Western Reserve University (4.57/1k); Youngstown State University (1.39/1k); Wright State University-Main Campus (2.36/1k). The score above normalizes 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students, so compare it with similarly sized campuses instead of treating a higher raw count as evidence that a campus is less safe (Mt San Jacinto Community College District is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus rose from 17 to 18 (+6%). The increase shows up in Fondling (2 to 3), Rape (7 to 8) and Robbery (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Burglary (3 to 1).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Rape, Fondling, Motor Vehicle Theft, Burglary, Arson and Robbery.
The remaining 5 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyBowling Green State University-Main Campus: Criminal Offenses by year
Stable 0% (18 → 18 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2024 | 18 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rape | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Fondling | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Burglary | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 8 | 16 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 45 | 94 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 17 | 25 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 34 | 85 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 16 | 21 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 46 | 80 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
CA
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
0.17 incidents / 1,000 students
NY
University at Albany
5.24 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Bowling Green State University-Main Campus sits on price and outcomes
At $24,022, Bowling Green State University-Main Campus's reported average net price is cheaper than 73% among 228 Ohio colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $17,989.
- $24,022
- average net price
- $17,989
- Ohio median
- 1.7×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $9,018
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $18,396 for families reporting under $30,000 against $27,414 above $110,000, a difference of $9,018. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $24,022 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six-year median earnings of $41,281 run about 1.7 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $14,460
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $22,448
- Avg Net Price
- $24,022
- Median Debt
- $25,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 23%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- SAT Average
- 1117
- SAT Math Range
- 500-600
- ACT Average
- 23
- ACT Range
- 19-26
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 63%
- Retention Rate
- 82%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $41,281
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $47,896
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 67%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 538 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
San Jacinto, CA · 17,627 enrolled
Safety Score 0.17
University at Albany
Albany, NY · 17,560 enrolled
Safety Score 5.24
Duke University
Durham, NC · 17,499 enrolled
Safety Score 7.83
Rio Hondo College
Whittier, CA · 17,441 enrolled
Safety Score 0.17
Georgia State University-Perimeter College
Atlanta, GA · 17,437 enrolled
Safety Score 0.57
Closest by National Rank
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus (national rank #700) sits near Gogebic Community College (#699) and Robert Morris University (#701) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Bowling Green State University-Main Campus, both outside OH so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
University at Albany
Albany, NY · 17,560 enrolled
Safety score 5.24
Duke University
Durham, NC · 17,499 enrolled
Safety score 7.83
Rio Hondo College
Whittier, CA · 17,441 enrolled
Safety score 0.17
Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX · 17,433 enrolled
Safety score 1.15
Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL · 17,763 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Lamar University
Beaumont, TX · 17,772 enrolled
Safety score 2.48
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL · 17,384 enrolled
Safety score 2.36
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI · 17,210 enrolled
Safety score 1.22
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Robert Morris University
Moon Township, PA · 5,275 enrolled
Safety score 1.14
Webber International University
Babson Park, FL · 878 enrolled
Safety score 1.14
Boise State University
Boise, ID · 27,198 enrolled
Safety score 1.14
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PA · 6,975 enrolled
Safety score 1.15
Saint Elizabeth University
Morristown, NJ · 871 enrolled
Safety score 1.15
University of Minnesota-Crookston
Crookston, MN · 2,612 enrolled
Safety score 1.15
South Seattle College
Seattle, WA · 5,210 enrolled
Safety score 1.15
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bowling Green State University-Main Campus safe?
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus has a safety score of 1.14 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #700 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Mt San Jacinto Community College District (0.17/1k). Same-state same-level set: Miami University-Oxford (4.14/1k); Sinclair Community College (0.46/1k); University of Toledo (2.16/1k); Cleveland State University (3.84/1k); University of Akron Main Campus (3.75/1k); Case Western Reserve University (4.57/1k); Youngstown State University (1.39/1k); Wright State University-Main Campus (2.36/1k).
What crimes are reported at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus?
For calendar year 2024, Bowling Green State University-Main Campus reported Rape (8), Motor Vehicle Theft (5), Fondling (3), Burglary (1) and Robbery (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Bowling Green State University-Main Campus compare to similar schools?
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus reports 59% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Mt San Jacinto Community College District. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Mt San Jacinto Community College District (0.17/1k); University at Albany (5.24/1k); Duke University (7.83/1k); Rio Hondo College (0.17/1k); Georgia State University-Perimeter College (0.57/1k). Same-state same-level set: Miami University-Oxford (4.14/1k); Sinclair Community College (0.46/1k); University of Toledo (2.16/1k); Cleveland State University (3.84/1k); University of Akron Main Campus (3.75/1k); Case Western Reserve University (4.57/1k); Youngstown State University (1.39/1k); Wright State University-Main Campus (2.36/1k).
Does Bowling Green State University-Main Campus have fire safety data?
Yes. Bowling Green State University-Main Campus reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 1 fire was reported in the most recent year.
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