BGSU Firelands
BGSU Firelands at a Glance
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About BGSU Firelands
According to Wikipedia, BGSU Firelands is a satellite campus of Bowling Green State University in Huron, Ohio. BGSU Firelands is located near the shores of Lake Erie in Huron, Ohio, about east of Bowling Green, Ohio. It is a separate college of the Bowling Green State University system. BGSU Firelands has been a regional campus of BGSU since 1968, when the first building at the Huron location was opened. Before that, classes were held in Sandusky High School until this building was completed. The campus practices open admissions. BGSU Firelands had over 2,100 students enrolled as of fall 2019, 40% of whom were dual-enrolled high school students.
BGSU Firelands Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 51% | 10% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does BGSU Firelands Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $6,609 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $15,332 |
| 30K - 48K | $14,767 |
| 48K - 75K | $15,809 |
| 75K - 110K | $18,414 |
| 110K+ | $20,730 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do BGSU Firelands Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former BGSU Firelands students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $52,269 a year, and 94% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
BGSU Firelands's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 2,389 | 2,389 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is BGSU Firelands?
BGSU Firelands is located at One University Drive, Huron, OH 44839-9791.
How Safe is BGSU Firelands?
No violent or property offenses were reported on BGSU Firelands’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, BGSU Firelands has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Huron has a violent crime rate of 0.09% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 0.27%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is BGSU Firelands Known For?
BGSU Firelands is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
BGSU Firelands's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much BGSU Firelands's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
BGSU Firelands ranks #935 in the U.S. and #1784 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesBGSU Firelands ranks #1189 in the U.S. and #4961 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesBGSU Firelands ranks #1519 in the U.S. and #5495 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesBGSU Firelands ranks #1794 in the U.S. and #6178 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesBGSU Firelands ranks #1935 in the U.S. and #9145 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
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