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