 As of 2012 Bowling Green offered over 200 undergraduate programs , as well as master 's and doctoral degrees through eight academic colleges . Its academic programs have been nationally ranked by Forbes magazine , U.S. News & World Report , and Washington Monthly . The 2011 Carnegie Foundation classified BGSU as having " high research activity " . Research projects in the areas of psychology , sociology , education and human development , energy and sustainability are among the most prominent . BGSU had an on @-@ campus residential student population of 6 @,@ 500 students and a total student population of over 17 @,@ 000 students as of 2011 . The university also maintains a satellite campus , known as BGSU Firelands , in Huron , Ohio , 60 miles ( 97 km ) east of the main campus . Although the majority of students attend classes on BGSU 's main campus , about 2 @,@ 500 students attend classes at Firelands and about 1 @,@ 000 additional students at extension locations or online . About 85 % of Bowling Green 's students are from Ohio . 
