Western Kentucky University

  • Details

    • Name: Western Kentucky University
    • Location: Bowling Green, KY 42101-1000
    • Control: Public
    • Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 97.75%
    • Average SAT Scores 1130
    • Four Year Completion Rate 36.74% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 52.31% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 56.29% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $21,084.00 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $26,496.00 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $10,802.00 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $15,000.00 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $22,500.00 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $9,499.00 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $12,195.00 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $16,211.00 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $17,490.00 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $16,529.00 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $15,338.00 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $33,301.00 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings No data Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $36,685.00 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings No data Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $39,268.00 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $39,657.00
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's Degree $26,493.00 $22,710.00 $32,830.00
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $65,193.00
Construction Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree $23,649.00 No data $49,992.00
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Genetics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Army ROTC, Military Science and Operations Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Social Work Bachelor's Degree $22,250.00 $19,524.00 $31,481.00
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Sociology Bachelor's Degree $22,024.00 No data $26,618.00
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data $24,392.00
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree $20,586.00 $14,250.00 $30,770.00
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Bachelor's Degree $26,637.00 $24,231.00 $18,221.00
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree $15,827.00 $10,873.00 $50,723.00
Apparel and Textiles Bachelor's Degree No data No data $26,816.00
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree $14,325.00 No data $22,896.00
Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $40,663.00
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data $19,447.00
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data $45,701.00
Public Health Bachelor's Degree No data No data $34,104.00
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Housing and Human Environments Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $34,675.00
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's Degree $23,262.00 $15,653.00 $26,359.00
Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Social Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,785.00
Dance Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $29,337.00
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree No data $24,000.00 $31,267.00
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $50,759.00
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data $53,704.00
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Legal Support Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $20,144.00
International Relations and National Security Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Agriculture, General Bachelor's Degree $27,804.00 $19,969.00 $32,377.00
Architectural Sciences and Technology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $40,150.00
Journalism Bachelor's Degree $27,236.00 $26,511.00 $27,337.00
Special Education and Teaching Bachelor's Degree $20,120.00 No data $32,727.00
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree $17,150.00 No data $29,036.00
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $62,199.00
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $25,281.00
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree $19,703.00 No data $20,734.00
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree $23,953.00 $18,711.00 $31,197.00
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data $24,565.00
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $19,453.00 $17,000.00 $24,666.00
Criminology Bachelor's Degree $28,184.00 $23,444.00 $27,074.00
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree No data No data $29,110.00
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data $19,816.00
Health and Medical Administrative Services Bachelor's Degree $23,548.00 No data $35,676.00
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's Degree $23,512.00 $19,303.00 $56,172.00
Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Marketing Bachelor's Degree No data $31,135.00 $39,467.00
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
International Business Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $39,676.00
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree $24,010.00 $18,055.00 $39,143.00
Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree $20,939.00 $12,000.00 $25,076.00
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Bachelor's Degree No data No data $42,030.00
History Bachelor's Degree No data No data $25,462.00
Management Information Systems and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $39,708.00