Western Kentucky University
Cost & Tuition
In-State Tuition: $11,436
In-State Cost of Attendance: $23,520
Out-of-State Tuition: $27,000
Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $39,084
Student Debt
Median total debt: $14,702
Students with federal loans: 36.3%
Students with Pell grants: 28.7%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $40,545
After 5 years: $48,952
Majors(80 programs)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(234 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(221 graduates)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(220 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(174 graduates)
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(137 graduates)
- Biology, General.(102 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(97 graduates)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(87 graduates)
- Journalism.(84 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.(75 graduates)
- Finance and Financial Management Services.(75 graduates)
- Agriculture, General.(74 graduates)
- Social Work.(74 graduates)
- Marketing.(74 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(71 graduates)
- Criminology.(69 graduates)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services.(67 graduates)
- Mechanical Engineering.(50 graduates)
- Sociology.(49 graduates)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(47 graduates)
- History.(47 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(44 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(43 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(43 graduates)
- Economics.(42 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(41 graduates)
- Research and Experimental Psychology.(40 graduates)
- Civil Engineering.(39 graduates)
- Construction Engineering Technologies.(39 graduates)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.(36 graduates)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.(36 graduates)
- Apparel and Textiles.(35 graduates)
- Hospitality Administration/Management.(33 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(32 graduates)
- Music.(32 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(31 graduates)
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.(31 graduates)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(31 graduates)
- Public Health.(30 graduates)
- Special Education and Teaching.(29 graduates)
- Chemistry.(29 graduates)
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.(29 graduates)
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(27 graduates)
- Social Sciences, General.(27 graduates)
- Architectural Sciences and Technology.(23 graduates)
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management.(23 graduates)
- Mathematics.(19 graduates)
- Geography and Cartography.(19 graduates)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.(18 graduates)
- International Relations and National Security Studies.(17 graduates)
- Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis.(16 graduates)
- International Business.(15 graduates)
- English Language and Literature/Letters, Other.(14 graduates)
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology.(13 graduates)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(12 graduates)
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(12 graduates)
- Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(12 graduates)
- Anthropology.(12 graduates)
- Business/Managerial Economics.(12 graduates)
- Management Information Systems and Services.(12 graduates)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(11 graduates)
- Religion/Religious Studies.(10 graduates)
- Area Studies.(9 graduates)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(9 graduates)
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.(9 graduates)
- Dance.(8 graduates)
- Legal Support Services.(6 graduates)
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(4 graduates)
- Physics.(4 graduates)
- Physical Sciences.(3 graduates)
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.(2 graduates)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research.
- Computer Science.
- Housing and Human Environments.
- Genetics.
- Biotechnology.
- Army ROTC, Military Science and Operations.
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts.
- Construction Management.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 12,267 students
Admission Rate: 97.0%
Retention Rate: 78.0%
Graduation Rate: 53.7%
Student Demographics
White (75.2%)
Hispanic (6.0%)
Black (8.8%)
Asian (3.2%)
Two or More (4.2%)
International (0.7%)
Gender Distribution
Men (38.8%)
Women (61.2%)