Western Kentucky University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #985 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #293 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #262 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #3 of 38 | In Kentucky |
| #1 of 2 | In Bowling Green |
| #290 of 1,039 | For Early Childhood Education |
| Top50% | For 105 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 97%
- Undergraduates
- 14,440
- Graduates
- 2,053
- Male:Female Ratio
- 37:63
- Control
- Public
- Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- www.wku.edu
Western Kentucky University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
Western Kentucky University has an acceptance rate of 97% and is among the 26% of the easiest universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 97% | 96% | 97% |
| Applicants | 7,505 | 2,726 | 4,779 |
| Admissions | 7,276 | 2,622 | 4,654 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 2,719 | 1,014 | 1,705 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 36 | 15 | 21 |
6,396 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
3,162 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
9 or 0%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 980
or below
75% of them
had 1170
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in Western Kentucky University are 980-1170 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
65 or 2%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 18
or below
75% of them
had 25
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in Western Kentucky University are 18-25 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
| Recommendations | Neither required nor recommended |
| Secondary school rank | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 12784 (78%) |
|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1349 (8%) |
| Hispanic | 857 (5%) |
| Two or more races | 602 (4%) |
| Asian | 505 (3%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 176 (1%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 167 (1%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 18 (0.1%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 16 (0.1%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
- Average aid awarded
- $10,260
- Students receiving aid
- 99%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $11,112 | $12,140 |
| Tuition in-state | $11,112 | $12,140 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $27,000 | $18,340 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 4,942 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $11,072 |
| Room charge | $6,984 |
| Meal charge | $4,088 |
Western Kentucky University majors
Western Kentucky University has granted 2,792 bachelor's degrees across 94 programs, 715 master's across 46 programs, and 76 doctorate degrees across 4 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Western Kentucky University.
| Major | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 111 | 170 | 16 | |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 144 | 71 | ||
| General Studies | 40 | 138 | ||
| Organizational Leadership | 4 | 65 | 90 | |
| Psychology, General | 111 | 24 | ||
| Social Work | 86 | 49 | ||
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 134 | |||
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 100 | 12 | ||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 90 | 11 | ||
| Accounting | 73 | 18 | ||
| Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | 82 | |||
| Finance, General | 76 | |||
| Agriculture, General | 73 | 2 | ||
| Health & Health Care Administration & Management | 58 | 11 | ||
| Criminology | 64 | 4 | ||
| Information Technology | 60 | |||
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 58 | |||
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 58 | |||
| Sports Studies | 57 | |||
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 27 | 27 | ||
| Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General | 53 | |||
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General | 14 | 38 | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | 46 | |||
| Apparel and Textiles, General | 40 | |||
| English Language and Literature, General | 30 | 7 | ||
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 37 | |||
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 28 | 8 | ||
| Broadcast Journalism | 35 | |||
| Civil Engineering, General | 33 | |||
| Communication Sciences and Disorders, General | 33 | |||
| Construction Management, General | 30 | |||
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 17 | 13 | ||
| Mathematics, General | 20 | 10 | ||
| Chemistry, General | 20 | 9 | ||
| Dental Hygiene & Hygienist | 8 | 21 | ||
| Hospitality Administration & Management, General | 29 | |||
| Physical Therapy & Therapist | 29 | |||
| Organizational Communication, General | 28 | |||
| Political Science and Government, General | 28 | |||
| Counseling Psychology | 27 | |||
| Manufacturing Engineering Technology & Technician | 27 | |||
| Music Performance, General | 27 | |||
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 20 | 7 | ||
| Sociology, General | 24 | 2 | ||
| Computer Science | 25 | |||
| Public Relations & Image Management | 25 | |||
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 4 | 19 | ||
| Geography | 17 | 6 | ||
| History, General | 18 | 5 | ||
| Architectural Technology & Technician | 22 | |||
| Family and Consumer Sciences & Home Economics Teacher Education | 22 | |||
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 1 | 19 | ||
| Library and Information Science | 20 | |||
| Nursing Practice | 20 | |||
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 19 | |||
| Business Analytics | 18 | |||
| Public Health, General | 18 | |||
| School Psychology | 10 | 8 | ||
| Advertising | 17 | |||
| International Business & Trade & Commerce | 17 | |||
| Business & Managerial Economics | 16 | |||
| Dance, General | 15 | |||
| Journalism | 15 | |||
| Health Information & Medical Records Administration & Administrator | 14 | |||
| Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies | 13 | |||
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 12 | |||
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 12 | |||
| Economics, General | 12 | |||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 12 | |||
| Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching | 10 | 2 | ||
| Cinematography and Film & Video Production | 11 | |||
| Anthropology, General | 10 | |||
| Biochemistry | 10 | |||
| Chinese Language and Literature | 10 | |||
| Dramatic & Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other | 10 | |||
| Education & Teaching of the Gifted and Talented | 10 | |||
| English Language and Literature & Letters, Other | 10 | |||
| Industrial Technology & Technician | 10 | |||
| International Relations and Affairs | 10 | |||
| Legal Assistant & Paralegal | 2 | 8 | ||
| Music, Other | 10 | |||
| Radio and Television | 9 | |||
| Environmental Health | 3 | 5 | ||
| Environmental Studies | 8 | |||
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 8 | |||
| Photojournalism | 8 | |||
| Public Administration | 8 | |||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 8 | |||
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 2 | 6 | ||
| Educational & Instructional Technology | 7 | |||
| Meteorology | 7 | |||
| Music Teacher Education | 7 | |||
| Creative Writing | 6 | |||
| Family and Community Services | 5 | |||
| Social Sciences, General | 5 | |||
| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | 4 | |||
| Arabic Language and Literature | 4 | |||
| Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist | 4 | |||
| Community Organization and Advocacy | 4 | |||
| Cultural Studies & Critical Theory and Analysis | 4 | |||
| Engineering & Industrial Management | 4 | |||
| Folklore Studies | 4 | |||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 3 | |||
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 3 | |||
| Management Information Systems, General | 3 | |||
| Molecular Genetics | 3 | |||
| Physics, General | 3 | |||
| Trade and Industrial Teacher Education | 3 | |||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 2 | |||
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 2 | |||
| Physical Sciences, General | 2 | |||
| Reading Teacher Education | 2 | |||
| Religion & Religious Studies | 2 | |||
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 2 | |||
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 1 | |||
| Mass Communication & Media Studies | 1 | |||
| Technical Teacher Education | 1 | |||
| Grand Total | 166 | 2,792 | 715 | 76 |
Western Kentucky University has a graduation rate of 51%, which is among the 43% lowest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 51% | 47% | 54% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
Western Kentucky University has published 9,336 scientific papers with 133,977 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Environmental Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Political Science, Medicine, Physics, Law, and Psychology.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 73 | 211 |
| 1992 | 72 | 205 |
| 1993 | 70 | 233 |
| 1994 | 74 | 291 |
| 1995 | 82 | 327 |
| 1996 | 111 | 392 |
| 1997 | 99 | 394 |
| 1998 | 107 | 457 |
| 1999 | 95 | 462 |
| 2000 | 105 | 558 |
| 2001 | 130 | 751 |
| 2002 | 129 | 877 |
| 2003 | 159 | 972 |
| 2004 | 191 | 1320 |
| 2005 | 233 | 1546 |
| 2006 | 215 | 1867 |
| 2007 | 259 | 2331 |
| 2008 | 328 | 2886 |
| 2009 | 328 | 3550 |
| 2010 | 372 | 3707 |
| 2011 | 366 | 4384 |
| 2012 | 383 | 5268 |
| 2013 | 463 | 5835 |
| 2014 | 453 | 6443 |
| 2015 | 517 | 6933 |
| 2016 | 485 | 7240 |
| 2017 | 363 | 7551 |
| 2018 | 343 | 8445 |
| 2019 | 345 | 9500 |
| 2020 | 383 | 10631 |
| 2021 | 330 | 11421 |
| 2022 | 312 | 11540 |
| 2023 | 346 | 11282 |
Western Kentucky University alumni
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John Carpenter
- Occupations
- composerwriteractordirectorfilm director
- Biography
-
John Howard Carpenter is an American filmmaker and composer. Most commonly associated with horror, action, and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s, he is generally recognized as one of the greatest masters of the horror genre. At the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, the French Directors' Guild gave him the Golden Coach Award, lauding him as "a creative genius of raw, fantastic, and spectacular emotions".
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Michael Rosenbaum
- Occupations
- voice actorwriteractorfilm directortelevision actor
- Biography
-
Michael Rosenbaum is an American actor and podcaster. He is known for portraying Lex Luthor on the television series Smallville, a role that TV Guide included in their 2013 list of "The 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time".
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Matt Long
- Occupations
- film actorstage actortelevision actor
- Biography
-
Matthew Long is an American actor. He is best known for playing Ezekiel Landon in the NBC/Netflix sci fi drama Manifest (2019–2023), and his roles in the television series Jack & Bobby (2004–2005), and the films Ghost Rider (2007) and Sydney White (2007).
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Charles Napier
- Occupations
- television actorvoice actorfilm actoractor
- Biography
-
Charles Lewis Napier was an American character actor known for playing supporting and occasional leading roles in television and films. He was frequently cast as police officers, soldiers, or authority figures, many of them villainous or corrupt. After leaving his Kentucky hometown to serve in the Army, he graduated from college and worked as a sports coach and art teacher before settling on acting as a career. His first prominent role in a film was in Cherry, Harry & Raquel! (1969), which featured frontal nudity from Napier; it was the first of four films he would do with director Russ Meyer. Napier established himself in character roles and worked steadily for the next 35 years. He made numerous collaborations with director Jonathan Demme, including roles in Something Wild (1986), Married to the Mob (1988), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Philadelphia (1993), Beloved (1998), and The Manchurian Candidate (2004).
General info
| Alternative names | WKU HILLTOPPERS |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1906 |
| Motto | The Spirit Makes The Master |
| Colors | red, white |
| Academic calendar | August to May (August - December; January-May). Also Summer Session (May-August) |
| Total FTE staff | 1,898 |
| Carnegie classification | Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Location and contacts
| Address | 1906 College Heights Blvd Bowling Green, Kentucky, 42101-1000 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 72,000 |
| Phone | 2707450111 |