• Sidney Ribeau, University President  • www.bgsu.edu

Student Life

• More than 19,000 students (2,700 are graduate students), including 18,000 on the main campus, and 1,350 at BGSU Firelands in Huron, Ohio
• Students from 48 states and 75 other countries
• Entering first year students have 22.1 average ACT and 3.21 average GPA
• More than 200 student organizations
• 38 Greek sororities and fraternities
• Student Recreation Center and Perry Field House for drop-in fitness
• 65 % of BGSU students get involved in an out-of-classroom activity during their first year more than 300 events are offered each month
• BGSU participates in 55 intramural sports and 18 sport clubs
• 18 teams compete in NCAA Division 1 athletics
• All BGSU students have access to free voice mail and Web page space

• 20:1 student to faculty ratio
• 90 % with the highest degree in their field
• Class sizes remain reasonable in size
• Only 13 classes taught in lecture sessions with 100 or more students these classes traditionally break down into smaller sections for discussion and processing

• 165 undergraduate degree programs on the main campus; 8 baccalaureate and 14 associate degree programs at BGSU Firelands
• 30 instructional computer labs across campus with both Macintosh and PC computers

• Semester system with three summer terms
• Colleges
  - Arts and Sciences
  - BGSU Firelands (Huron, OH)
  - Business Administration
  - Education and Human Development
  - Graduate College
  - Health and Human Services
  - Musical Arts
  - Technology
• Core Values
  - Respect for one another
  - Cooperation
  - Intellectual and spiritual growth
  - Creative imaginings
  - Pride in a job well done

• The University Honors Program, with nearly 900 students, has attracted record numbers of first year students in each of the last three years
• About 275 BGSU students studied abroad last year, and the number is growing; scholarship support available

• Each year 500 new students enroll without declaring a major and enroll in Pre-Major Advising for assistance in selecting courses
• Most students who enroll in Pre-Major Advising move to one of the colleges within three semesters
• Each student has the ability to communicate with advisors through listserves and by contacting the advisor directly

• In 1999-2000, BGSU co-op students earned $4.2 million-an average of $10.31 per hour
• 4,500 students earn $7 million annually through on-campus employment
• 85% of student jobs are not based on financial need
• 60% of BGSU students receive financial aid
• Academic scholarships were offered to more than 900 admitted first year students for Fall 2000
• Nearly 800 students earn Federal Wok Study wages as part of their financial aid growing; scholarship support available