Western Kentucky University Teaching Programs

Western Kentucky University is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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?

With an acceptance rate of 97%, WKU is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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 5th 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
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	33%
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented	50%
Educational/Instructional Technology	80%
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	63%
Reading Teacher Education	50%

Western Kentucky University Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	0	0	91	0	11	0	102
General Special Education	0	0	27	0	27	0	54
Educational/Instructional Technology	28	0	0	0	7	0	35
Teacher Education	0	0	26	0	6	0	32
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	0	20	0	7	0	27
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	0	0	0	5	19	0	24
Early Childhood Education	0	0	4	0	19	0	23
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	0	0	22	0	0	0	22
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	0	0	1	19	20
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	0	10	0	2	0	12
Adult & Continuing Education	0	0	0	7	4	0	11
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented	0	0	0	0	10	0	10
Music Education	0	0	0	0	7	0	7
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	5	0	0	5
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
Learning Sciences	0	0	0	3	0	0	3
Mathematics Education	0	0	0	3	0	0	3
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Secondary Education	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Technical Teacher Education	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language, Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	31	1	203	26	124	19	404

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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