Western Kentucky University Comparison

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  • Admissions

  • Applied
  • WKU 9,840
  • Admitted
  • WKU 9,237
  • Acceptance rate
  • WKU 93.9%
  • Yield (share of admitted who enroll)
  • WKU 30.2%
  • Typical SAT score
  • WKU 950
  • Typical ACT score
  • WKU 18
  • Average high school GPA
  • WKU 3.42
  • Typical high school grades
  • WKU B+
  • Admissions standards
  • WKU Extremely Easy
  • Applicant competition
  • WKU
  • SAT range
  • WKU 840-1050
  • ACT range
  • WKU 16-21
  • Submit test scores
  • WKU Test optional
  • Application deadline
  • WKU Aug 1, 2027
  • Tuition (in state)
  • WKU $11,652
  • Tuition (out of state)
  • WKU $27,000
  • Room & board
  • WKU $12,582
  • Average net price
  • WKU $12,548
  • Average grant aid
  • WKU $10,921
  • % receiving grant aid
  • WKU 99%
  • Graduation rate
  • WKU 50%
  • Median earnings (after 10 years)
  • WKU $37,100
  • Making student loan payments
  • WKU 47%
  • Median student loan debt
  • WKU $24,250
  • Median loan payment
  • WKU $250

  • Academics

  • Student to faculty ratio
  • WKU 19:1
  • Popular majors
  • WKU
    • Business (16%)
    • Education (12%)
    • Health Professions (11%)
    • Liberal Arts and Humanities (10%)
    • Social Sciences (8%)

  • School basics

  • Location
  • WKU Bowling Green, KY
  • Setting
  • WKU Small City
  • Total enrollment
  • WKU 16,291
  • Type
  • WKU Public 4 Year
  • National ranking
  • WKU #970

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