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Kentucky Wesleyan College Healthcare Programs

Kentucky Wesleyan College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Owensboro, KY. A Smaller City provides a peaceful environment close to urban amenities.

Where Is Kentucky Wesleyan College?

Get in touch with Wesleyan can be found below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3000 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42301
Phone:	2709263111
Website:	kwc.edu/
Admissions:	kwc.edu/admissions/
Financial Aid:	kwc.edu/admissions/financial-aid/

How Do I Get Into Wesleyan?

You can apply to Wesleyan online at: https://kwc.edu/admissions/apply/

Wesleyan is classified as Less Selective (70-85%) for admissions.

Admission Requirements for Wesleyan

This is what Wesleyan looks for in applicants:

Requirement	Status
Secondary School Record	Required
Secondary School GPA	Required
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
Admission Test Scores (SAT/ACT)	Considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Wesleyan?

Wesleyan has an acceptance rate of 72%, which makes it fairly accessible. Be sure to prepare a complete application and prepare the application in full.

Of those admitted, 18% choose to enroll — a modest enrollment yield, suggesting many admitted students choose other institutions.

Average Test Scores

15% of admitted students submitted SAT scores and 64% submitted ACT scores.

When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile of admitted students at Wesleyan, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 560. Math scores were between 450 and 570.

Combined SAT scores ranged from 890 to 1130. ACT Composite scores for admitted students at Wesleyan ranged between 16 and 23.

Selectivity by Gender

Admit rates at Wesleyan can differ by gender.

Gender	Applicants	Admitted	Acceptance Rate
Men	1,158	795	69%
Women	940	711	76%

Can I Afford Kentucky Wesleyan College?

The average net price after aid at Wesleyan is $36,431. Your actual cost will depend on your family’s circumstances since net price varies by income group.

Tuition & Fees

Category	Cost
In-State Tuition	$33,180
In-State Fees	$1,493
Out-of-State Tuition	$33,180
Out-of-State Fees	$1,493
Total In-State Tuition & Fees	$34,673
Total Out-of-State Tuition & Fees	$34,673

Financial Aid

When including loans, work-study, and grants, 27% of students at Wesleyan receive some form of financial aid (229 students).

About 95% of students at Wesleyan receive grant or scholarship aid, averaging $26,288 per student.

50% of students receive federal Pell Grants, averaging $5,317.

Student Loan Debt

61% of Wesleyan undergraduates take out federal student loans, averaging $7,775 per year.

Kentucky Wesleyan College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Its Carnegie Classification is Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields.

Gender Diversity

Of the 794 undergraduate students at Wesleyan, approximately 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Kentucky Wesleyan College undergraduate students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	119
Hispanic	23
White	462
American Indian/Alaska Native	4
Two or More Races	8
Non-Resident	43

Geographic Diversity

The top 5 home states of first-time undergraduate students at Wesleyan are listed below.

State	First-Time UG Students
Kentucky	150
Tennessee	36
Indiana	31
Alabama	9
Ohio	6

Additionally, approximately 5.5% of undergraduate students are non-resident from outside the United States.

Online Learning at Kentucky Wesleyan College

Wesleyan offers distance learning options for students who need flexibility.

160 undergraduate students at Wesleyan took at least one online class — of those, 128 took all of their classes online.

Distance education is available at the undergraduate level.

Healthcare Programs at Kentucky Wesleyan College

These healthcare majors are available at Wesleyan, with per-level degree counts in the most recent reporting year.

Program	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctorate	Total
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	11	—	—	11

Academic Programs at Kentucky Wesleyan College

Wesleyan offers 17 distinct academic programs.

The highest level of award offered is Bachelor’s degree.

Institutional Profile

Wesleyan maintains an open admission policy: No. Credit transfer:

• AP credits: Implied no
• Dual enrollment credits: Yes
• Life experience credits: Implied no

References

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)

More about our data sources and methodologies.