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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • Bowling Green State University-Firelands
  • Kent State University at Ashtabula

What stands out

Kent State University at Ashtabula has the lower average net price, Kent State University at Ashtabula reports the higher graduation rate, Bowling Green State University-Firelands reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Kent State University at Ashtabula leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

Bowling Green State University-Firelands compared with Kent State University at Ashtabula
MetricBowling Green State University-FirelandsHuron, OHPublic · 2-yearHighest retentionHighest median earningsKent State University at AshtabulaAshtabula, OHPublic · 2-yearLowest net priceHighest graduation rateLowest median debt
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$17,480$12,205lowest
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$22,070$17,513
In-state tuition$6,407$7,492
Out-of-state tuition$14,395$17,342
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.11%25%highest
Retention rateFirst-year students who come back for a second year.51%highest49%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$25,000$24,500lowest
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$47,896highest$45,388
Campus
Undergraduates1,2511,290

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.