Bowling Green State vs Tarleton State
What each college publishes, side by side. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt come from federal data.
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green, OHCompass Score: Good · Top 44%B-Compass Score: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, TXCompass Score: Good
At a glance
- Bowling Green State has the higher graduation rate: 64% against 48% at Tarleton State.
- For families earning up to $30,000, Tarleton State has the lower price after aid: $15,574 a year, against $18,396 at Bowling Green State.
- Tarleton State has the lower average price after aid: $20,783 a year, against $24,022 at Bowling Green State.
Scores
Compass Score
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 44%
B-Compass Score: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
Academic Excellence
BAcademic Excellence: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 36%
B-Academic Excellence: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
Value
C+Value: Solid (grade C+): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
BValue: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 44%
The college
Category
National universities
National universities
Location
Bowling Green, OH
Stephenville, TX
Setting
Town
Town
Students
17,027
15,937
Sports
NCAA Division I · Mid-American Conference
NCAA Division I · Western Athletic Conference
Admission
Admission rate
81%
90%
Average SAT
1117
1075
ACT middle 50%
19–26
19–24
Outcomes
Graduation rate
64%
48%
First-year retention
82%
70%
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$47,896
$53,040
Median debt
$25,000
$19,606
Cost
Average price after aid
$24,022
$20,783
Price after aid, by family income
Up to $30,000
$18,396
$15,574
$30,001–$48,000
$18,547
$16,980
$48,001–$75,000
$21,820
$20,396
$75,001–$110,000
$25,741
$23,466
Over $110,000
$27,414
$24,076
Top majors by graduate earnings
Bachelor's majors
- Computer engineering $93,626
- Engineering-Related Fields $89,514
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations $86,245
- Management information systems $84,838
- Information science $84,273
- Computer science $102,423
- Nursing $89,677
- Industrial technology $87,678
- Clinical laboratory science $81,042
- Mechanical engineering technology $77,044
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The Compass Score and grades are College Compass Guide’s own ratings. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This comparison doesn’t rank the two colleges; the figures are shown as published.