Western Kentucky University
Western Kentucky University admitted 94% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 840–1050 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $11,789 a year. Within six years, 56% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 94%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 840–1050
- ACT middle 50%
- 16–21
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $24,535 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $11,789 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $9,356 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $12,072 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $27,000 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 56%
- Students who return for a second year
- 78%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $48,408 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 12,155
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 36%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 20%
- Health professions
- 14%
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
- 9%
- Education
- 6%
- Communication and journalism
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Jackson State University MS · 93% admitted
- Texas A&M University-San Antonio TX · 93% admitted
- Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus NM · 92% admitted
- Rockford University IL · 93% admitted
- Concord University WV · 93% admitted
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX · 94% admitted
More colleges in Kentucky
- University of Kentucky KY · 93% admitted
- University of Louisville KY · 79% admitted
- Eastern Kentucky University KY · 78% admitted
- Northern Kentucky University KY · 68% admitted
- University of the Cumberlands KY · 99% admitted
- Murray State University KY · 86% admitted
- Morehead State University KY · 77% admitted
- Campbellsville University KY · 80% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.