Western Kentucky University Business Programs

Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Western Kentucky University is a public institution. The location of WKU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Western Kentucky University?

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	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?

WKU has the high acceptance rate of 97%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

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.

WKU received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 25.

Can I Afford Western Kentucky University?

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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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 14,729 undergraduate students at WKU, with 11,359 being full-time and 3,370 being part-time.

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
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

There are 54 bachelor’s degree and 66 master’s degree programs available online at WKU. In 2022-2023, 9,558 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.

This school is the 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
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	6%
General Economics	35%
General Organizational Communication	46%
Health Communication	75%
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	33%

Western Kentucky University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	0	144	3	71	218
Organizational Leadership	32	4	65	5	90	196
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	0	136	0	0	136
Accounting	0	0	74	0	18	92
Finance	0	0	78	0	0	78
General Organizational Communication	20	0	29	3	0	52
Public Relations	0	0	32	0	0	32
Construction Management	0	0	31	0	0	31
Advertising	5	0	26	0	0	31
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	0	0	18	0	13	31
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	0	29	0	0	29
General Economics	0	0	20	0	0	20
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	17	0	0	17
Business Economics	0	0	16	0	0	16
Entrepreneurship	0	0	14	0	0	14
Financial Planning & Services	9	0	0	0	0	9
Health Communication	0	0	0	8	0	8
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	0	0	7	0	7
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	0	0	6	0	6
Business Management & Marketing	2	0	0	4	0	6
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	5	0	0	0	0	5
General Management Information Systems	0	0	3	0	0	3
Real Estate	3	0	0	0	0	3
Management Science	0	0	1	0	0	1
Supply Chain Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	76	4	733	36	192	1,041

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

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