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Western Kentucky University is one of the leading colleges in Kentucky with the acceptance rate of 98%. Deadlines for application are Regular - August 1 . For more information, call 270-745-2551 or send email at owen.posey@wku.edu.

8574 Enrolled 98% Acceptance Rate 19 - 26 SAT Range
Admissions
Academics
Tuition & Aid
Student Body
Campus Life
Careers

Admissions

  • Overview

    • Applicants: 8,574
    • Average HS GPA: 3.44
    • Acceptance Rate: 98%

  • GPA Breakdown

    • 26% — 3.75 - 3.99
    • 20% — 3.50 - 3.74
    • 16% — 3.25 - 3.49
    • 13% — 3.00 - 3.24
    • 14% — 2.50 - 2.99
    • 4% — 2.00 - 2.49

  • SAT & ACT Test Scores

    SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    500 - 600
    SAT Math 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    480 - 580
    ACT Composite Scores 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    19 - 26

  • Deadlines

    Regular
    August 1

Academics

  • Majors

    AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE OPERATIONS, AND RELATED SCIENCES.
    Agricultural Production Operations, General.
    Agriculture, General.
    Food Technology and Processing.
    ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES.
    Architectural Technology/Technician.
    AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES.
    Asian Studies/Civilization.
    Deaf Studies.
    Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other.
    German Studies.
    BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
    Biochemistry.
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
    Molecular Genetics.
    BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Accounting.
    Business Administration and Management, General.
    Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.
    Business/Managerial Economics.
    Construction Management.
    Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies.
    Finance, General.
    Financial Planning and Services.
    Hospitality Administration/Management, General.
    International Business/Trade/Commerce.
    Management Information Systems, General.
    Management Science.
    Marketing/Marketing Management, General.
    Organizational Leadership.
    Real Estate.
    CITIZENSHIP ACTIVITIES.
    Community Involvement.
    COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Advertising.
    Broadcast Journalism.
    Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia.
    Journalism.
    Organizational Communication, General.
    Photojournalism.
    Public Relations/Image Management.
    Radio and Television.
    Speech Communication and Rhetoric.
    COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Computer Science.
    Information Technology.
    EDUCATION.
    Early Childhood Education and Teaching.
    Education, General.
    Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision.
    Elementary Education and Teaching.
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education.
    Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching.
    Physical Education Teaching and Coaching.
    Special Education and Teaching.
    Teacher Education, Multiple Levels.
    Trade and Industrial Teacher Education.
    ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES AND ENGINEERING-RELATED FIELDS.
    Industrial Technology/Technician.
    Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician.
    ENGINEERING.
    Civil Engineering, General.
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering
    Mechanical Engineering.
    ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS.
    English Language and Literature, General.
    English Language and Literature/Letters, Other.
    FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/HUMAN SCIENCES.
    Apparel and Textiles, General.
    Child Care Provider/Assistant.
    FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS.
    Arabic Language and Literature.
    Chinese Language and Literature.
    Spanish Language and Literature.
    HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist.
    Communication Sciences and Disorders, General.
    Community Health and Preventive Medicine.
    Dental Hygiene/Hygienist.
    Environmental Health.
    Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other.
    Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator.
    Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.
    Health/Health Care Administration/Management.
    Medical Informatics.
    Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene.
    Public Health Education and Promotion.
    Public Health, General.
    Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing.
    Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.
    HISTORY.
    History, General.
    HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
    Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management.
    LEGAL PROFESSIONS AND STUDIES.
    Legal Assistant/Paralegal.
    LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES.
    General Studies.
    MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS.
    Mathematics, General.
    MILITARY SCIENCE, LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL ART.
    Army ROTC, Military Science and Operations, Other.
    MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
    Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis.
    Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.
    NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION.
    Environmental Studies.
    PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES.
    Kinesiology and Exercise Science.
    Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General.
    Sports Studies.
    PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES.
    Religion/Religious Studies.
    PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
    Chemistry, General.
    Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other.
    Geology/Earth Science, General.
    Meteorology.
    Physics, General.
    PSYCHOLOGY.
    Psychology, General.
    Research and Experimental Psychology, Other.
    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS.
    Social Work.
    SOCIAL SCIENCES.
    Anthropology.
    Criminology.
    Econometrics and Quantitative Economics.
    Economics, General.
    Geographic Information Science and Cartography.
    International Relations and Affairs.
    Political Science and Government, General.
    Social Sciences, General.
    Sociology.
    VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.
    Art History, Criticism and Conservation.
    Cinematography and Film/Video Production.
    Dance, General.
    Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.
    Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other.
    Fine/Studio Arts, General.
    Game and Interactive Media Design.
    Graphic Design.
    Music Performance, General.
    Music, Other.

  • Degrees

    • Associate
    • Bachelor's
    • Certificate
    • Doctoral Other
    • Doctoral/Professional
    • Master's
    • Post-Bachelor's certificate
    • Post-Master's certificate

  • Prominent Alumni

    Charles Grassley
    US Senator-Iowa
    Nancy Powell
    Former US Ambassador to India
    Robert Waller
    Author
    Kurt Warner
    NFL player, retired
    Pat Esser
    President of Cox Communications

Tuition & Aid

  • Dates

    Notification Date
    Mar 1

  • Required Forms

    • FAFSA

  • Expenses per Academic Year

    Tuition
    $10802
    Required Fees
    N/A
    Average Cost for Books and Supplies
    $1000
    Tuition / Fees Vary by Year of Study
    No
    Board for Commuters
    $3678
    Transportation for Commuters
    $3865
    On-Campus Room and Board
    $10044

  • Available Aid

    Financial Aid Methodology
    Federal
    Scholarships and Grants Need-Based
    • Need-Based College/University Scholarship or Grant Aid from Institutional Funds
    • Need-Based Federal Pell
    • Need-Based Private Scholarships
    • Need-Based SEOG
    • Need-Based State Scholarships
    • Need-Based United Negro College Fund
    Federal Direct Student Loan Programs
    • Direct PLUS Loans
    • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
    • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
    Federal Family Education Loan Programs (FFEL)
    • Federal Perkins Loans
    Is Institutional Employment Available (other than Federal Work Study)
    Yes
    Direct Lender
    Yes

  • Financial Aid Rating

    • Financial Aid Rating 74/99

Student Body

  • Student Body Profile

    Total Undergraduate Enrollment
    15286
    Foreign Countries Represented
    48

  • Demographics

    • Asian 2.14%
    • African-American 9.55%
    • Hispanic 4.38%
    • Caucasian 77.66%
    • Male 39%
    • Female 61%
    • Аre out of state 25

Campus Life

  • Campus Life

    Undergrads living on campus
    33%
    Help finding off-campus housing
    Yes
    Quality of life rating 77/99
    First-Year Students living on campus
    N/A
    Campus Environment
    Suburban
    Fire safety rating
    N/A

  • Special Needs Admissions

    College Entrance Tests Required
    Yes
    Interview Required
    No

  • Student Activities

    Registered Student Organizations
    250
    Number of Honor Societies
    22
    Number of Social Sororities
    17

  • Sports

    Athletic Division
    Division I
    Men's Sports (Crimson) (7)
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Cross Country
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Track Field Indoor
    • Track Field Outdoor
    Women's Sports (Crimson) (9)
    • Basketball
    • Cross Country
    • Golf
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Indoor
    • Track Field Outdoor
    • Volleyball

  • Student Services

    Day Care
    Health
    LGBT Support Groups
    Minority Support Groups
    Army ROTC Offered on-campus Air Force ROTC Offered at cooperating institutions: Tennessee State University

  • Sustainability

    WKU’s commitment to sustainability has grown stronger with the adoption of a resolution to include sustainability in the education curriculum, and the Board of Regents’ approval of the "Challenging the Spirit" Action Plan for 2012–2018, which includes responsible stewardship of natural resources and specifically enhancement of sustainability in campus operations and services. The Sustainability Coordinator works with students to conduct a biannual greenhouse gas emissions inventory for energy use and other elements of the campus carbon footprint. One hundred percent of buildings have undergone an energy-related retrofit in the past three years. Ninety percent of cleaning products used on campus are Green Seal-certified. Ninety percent of the campus grounds are maintained organically. At WKU, students are driving the university’s commitment to green towards 100 percent, with student organizations leading such projects as a bike lending library, student garden, and move-out “Lighten Your Load” donations to charities. In 2013 WKU earned Bicycle Friend Campus certification from the American League of Cyclists. Students can access real-time energy use for residence halls on-line and annually compete in the “Reduce Your Use” energy reduction campaign. Engineering students designed and installed a bio-fuel facility that converts cooking oil waste to biofuel used in the university’s farm equipment. Faculty, students, and staff collaborated to create an energy policy that guides purchasing, building operations, transportation, and personal energy use on campus. The WKU “conservation vacation,” during which all energy draws are shut down, has become a tradition for extended breaks and has saved more than 3.5 million kilowatt hours over winter breaks since 2008. Moreover, a solar thermal array was installed to heat the pool in the Health and Activities Center. In 2013 WKU earned LEED Silver on the Fine Arts Center Music Recital Hall, and has committed to incorporating green building attributes for all new construction.

    Green rating
    N/A

  • Campus Security Report

    Campus Security Report
    The Jeanne Clery Act requires colleges and universities to disclosetheir security policies, keep a public crime log, publish an annualcrime report and provide timely warnings to students and campusemployees about a crime posing an immediate or ongoing threat tostudents and campus employees.
    Please visit The Princeton Review’s page on campus safety foradditional resources: http://www.princetonreview.com/safety
    The Princeton Review publishes links directly to each school's CampusSecurity Reports where available. Applicants can also access allschool-specific campus safety information using the Campus Safety andSecurity Data Analysis Cutting Tool provided by the Office ofPostsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education:https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/

  • Other Information

    Campus-wide Internet Network
    Yes
    % of Classrooms with Wireless Internet
    100

Careers

  • Graduation Rates

    Graduate in 4 years
    31%
    Graduate in 5 years
    48%
    Graduate in 6 years
    52%

  • Career Services

    On-Campus Job Interviews Available
    Yes
    Career Services
    • Alumni Network
    • Alumni Services
    • Classes
    • Interest Inventory
    • Internships
    • Regional Alumni
    Opportunities at School
    • Coop
    • Experiential
    • Internship

  • ROI & Outcomes

    Information from PayScale:
    Starting Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    N/A
    Mid-Career Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    N/A
    Starting Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    N/A
    Mid-Career Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    N/A
    Percent High Job Meaning
    N/A
    Percent STEM
    N/A
    • Return on Investment (ROI) rating 0/99

    Contact & Visit

    • Campus Tours

      Campus Visiting Center
      • Mon-Fri and Selected Saturdays
      • 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
      • 270-745-2551
      Campus Tours
      • Appointment Required: Yes
      • Dates: Year-round
      • Times: Varies
      • Average Length: Varies

    • On Campus Interview

      Campus Interviews
      Yes
      Information Sessions
      Available
      Times
      Monday through Friday and selected Saturdays
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