Western Kentucky University Healthcare Programs
Western Kentucky University is a public institution situated in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Bowling Green is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.
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Where Is Western Kentucky University?
Contact details for WKU are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 1906 College Heights Blvd, Bowling Green, KY 42101-1000 |
Phone: | 270-745-0111 |
Website: | www.wku.edu |
How Do I Get Into WKU?
You can apply to WKU online at: www.wku.edu/admissions/
Admission Requirements for WKU
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | 1 |
High School Rank | 3 |
High School Transcript | 1 |
College Prep Program | 1 |
Recommendations | 3 |
SAT or ACT Scores | 5 |
TOEFL | 1 |
How Hard Is It To Get Into WKU?
Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 96%, and the acceptance rate for women is 97%.
Average Test Scores
When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 590. Math scores were between 480 and 580.
Can I Afford Western Kentucky University?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At WKU, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $6,083 a year. That adds up to $24,332 over four years for those students.
Western Kentucky University Undergraduate Student Diversity
There are also 2,021 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 11,359 full-time undergraduates at WKU, 39% are male and 61% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western Kentucky University students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 338 |
Black or African American | 1,031 |
Hispanic or Latino | 573 |
White | 8,768 |
International Students | 116 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 533 |
Geographic Diversity
Kentucky students aren't the only ones who study at Western Kentucky University. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 86 countries are represented at WKU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and India.
Online Learning at Western Kentucky University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at WKU has changed over the last few years.
This school is the 2nd most popular in Kentucky for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of WKU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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General Public Health | 10% |
Health Care Management | 6% |
Health Information Management | 7% |
Medical Informatics | 58% |
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene | 75% |
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services | 7% |
Western Kentucky University Healthcare Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By OPMaster under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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