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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.

$30,246 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
98% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Western Kentucky University?

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Contact details for WKU are given below.

Contact Details
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?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Recommended
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into WKU?

98% Acceptance Rate
65% Of Accepted Are Women
With an acceptance rate of 98%, WKU is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 97%, and the acceptance rate for women is 99%.

Can I Afford Western Kentucky University?

$30,246 Net Price
48% Take Out Loans
2.1% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of WKU is $30,246. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

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.

The student loan default rate at WKU is 2.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Western Kentucky University Undergraduate Student Diversity

11,359 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 14,729 undergraduate students at WKU, with 11,359 being full-time and 3,370 being part-time.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western Kentucky University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
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

3,205 Took All Classes Online
9,496 Took At Least One Class Online
6.9% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 54 bachelor’s degree and 66 master’s degree programs available online at WKU. In 2020-2021, 9,496 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at WKU has changed over the last few years.

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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 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of WKU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Western Kentucky University was 6.9%. This is the #1,327 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at WKU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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