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Your Falcon _Future_
For the fifth year in a row, The Wall Street Journal ranks BGSU as the No. 1 public university in the Midwest that students would choose again. BGSU also holds the Wall Street Journal distinction of being the No. 1 public university in Ohio for student experience. Our students say BGSU feels like home, and we are proud to be a community where all can belong.
As a nationally ranked university of value, BGSU offers programs at the [undergraduate](/admissions.html) and [graduate](/graduate.html) levels, as well as [fully online](/ecampus.html) options.
Our students have big questions, and at BGSU, our obligation goes beyond a degree. We support students in finding answers. As the only university in the country offering [Life Design](/life-design.html) on such a broad scale, every student has the opportunity to engage in a new and innovative approach to higher education designed to shape their college experience and beyond.
Public Good _**in Action**_
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### BGSU takes top honors in Ohio for student experience and opportunities, nation as public university students would choose again in 2025 Wall Street Journal rankings
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### BGSU now has largest enrolled BSN program in northwestern Ohio
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### BGSU launches Ohio's first and only hybrid, accelerated Doctor of Occupational Therapy program
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### Preserving a campus icon: BGSU seeks to restore cherished Jerome Library mural
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### BGSU sustainability efforts score high marks in national 'green college' rankings
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Life Design at BGSU
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Within the Life Design program, BGSU students learn to maximize their academic experience, prioritize their well-being, make connections that build an invaluable network while in college and jump-start their careers before graduation - all with a sense of purpose and forward momentum.
### Life Design
[Learn about how to shape your journey](/life-design.html)
### Falcon Professional Network
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### BGSU Athletics
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Good through _Research_
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Ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a tier-one university, BGSU research and creative activities address significant issues facing society - from water quality, to the opioid epidemic to plastic alternatives. As a leading research hub in Ohio and one of only eight public universities in the country with the Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation, BGSU researchers are driving economic vitality in the state and beyond, impacting industries through innovation, improving lives and impacting us all.
[BGSU Research](/news/research.html)
_for the_ **Public Good**
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BGSU is more than a place to earn a degree: BGSU is everywhere, impacting our economy, our workforce and our future. Through unique public-private and public-public partnerships with corporations, community organizations, clinical sites, private and community colleges and government agencies, BGSU continues to elevate and invest in academic programs that meet workforce needs of Ohio and beyond, including teaching, health care, aviation and advanced manufacturing and logistics.
_for the_ **Success of Students**
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### Aviation experience
[Mohamad's story](/news/2024/11/aviation-student-collaborates-with-local-business-leader-to-create-internship-at-mercy-health-life-flight-network.html)
### FLY program
[Taylor's story](/news/2024/10/bgsu-fly-program-a-beacon-of-support-for-students-with-learning-differences.html)
### Undergraduate research
[Luke's story](/news/2025/01/accelerating-success-bgsu-student-bolsters-engineering-skills-through-undergraduate-research.html)
### Future nurse
[Hannah's story](/news/2025/01/bgsu-nursing-students-are-highly-sought-after-with-most-landing-jobs-months-before-graduation.html)
### Thompson scholar
[Trenton's story](/news/2024/12/bgsu-first-generation-student-inspired-to-dream-bigger-pursue-medical-school-with-support-from-thompson-scholarship-program.html)
### Forensic partnership
[Rachel's story](/news/2024/12/bgsu-forensic-science-program-only-in-ohio-with-unique-bureau-of-criminal-investigation-partnership.html)
### Experiential learning
[Skye's story](/news/2024/11/bgsu-computer-science-program-prepares-students-for-in-demand-careers-in-cybersecurity.html)
### Two degrees
[Hadarah's story](/news/2024/12/19-year-old-graduates-with-two-bachelors-degrees-from-bgsu.html)
### Robotics advantage
[Ayman's story](/news/2025/01/bgsu-state-of-the-art-engineering-technology-and-innovative-partnerships-grab-attention-of-international-transfer-student.html)
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