Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY · Public

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Acceptance rate

94%

Average SAT

971

ACT midpoint

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Enrollment

12,155

In-state tuition

$11,652

Out-of-state tuition

$27,000

Avg net price

$10,990

4-yr grad rate

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Test scores

Admitted students score between 840 and 1050 on the SAT (25th–75th percentile).

Popular programs at Western Kentucky University

Bachelor’s degree programs ranked by Stairway Ranking — a composite letter grade comparing this school’s program against every other school’s in the same major nationally. Ties broken alphabetically.

#	Program	Graduates/yr	Earnings (1yr)	Earnings (4yr)
1	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	209	$44,498	$59,362
2	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	170	$68,294	$73,496
3	Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.	138	$35,746	$46,583
4	Marketing.	136	$42,478	$60,222
5	Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.	131	$37,288	$38,656
6	Psychology, General.	118	$25,936	$44,848
7	Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.	116	$25,858	$54,396
8	Biology, General.	102	$29,945	$52,487
9	Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.	87	$35,534	$53,839
10	Social Work.	87	$34,748	$48,771
11	Criminology.	83	$32,370	$45,124
12	Finance and Financial Management Services.	78	$44,355	$70,313
13	Accounting and Related Services.	74	$50,104	$71,274
14	Agriculture, General.	73	$38,804	$51,065
15	Health and Medical Administrative Services.	72	$44,516	$60,103
16	Fine and Studio Arts.	63	$28,291	$45,957
17	Computer and Information Sciences, General.	60	$48,863	$73,300
18	Journalism.	59	$35,050	$47,661
19	Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.	53	$42,045	$57,271
20	Mechanical Engineering.	46	$70,722	$86,624