Western Kentucky University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Western Kentucky University Academics

Western Kentucky University is unique in its study options. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. For instance, the university has a Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, External Degree Program, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, New York Semester, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Washington Semester. Additionally, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Western Kentucky University.

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

Communications & Journalism:

Advertising, Communications/Rhetoric, Journalism, Organizational Communication, Political Communications, Public Relations, Radio/Television

History:

History – General

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Clinical Laboratory Science, Community Health Services, Dental Hygiene, Emergency Medical Technology, Health System Administration, Medical Records Technology, Nursing (RN)

Foreign Language and Literature:

French, German, Spanish

English Language and Literature:

English, English Language & Literature – General

Popular majors:

fifty-six percent health professions, nineteen percent liberal arts, ten percent business per marketing, seven percent education, nineteen percent education, sixteen percent business per marketing, eleven percent communications per journalism, nine percent liberal arts, nine percent social sciences, six percent health professions

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

Parks/Leisure Facilities Management

Public Administration and Service:

Social Work

Social Sciences:

Anthropology, Cartography, Economics, Geography, Political Science/Government, Social Sciences – General, Sociology

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Geology, Meteorology, Physics

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Arts – General, Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General

Education:

Art Teacher Education, Business Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Education of Speech Impaired, Elementary Education, Family/Consumer Sciences – Education, Junior High Education, Kindergarten/Preschool Education, Physical Education, Special Education, Trade/Industrial Education

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biochemistry, Biology, Molecular Genetics

Computer Science:

Computer/Information Sciences – General, Data Processing Technology

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Business/Managerial Economics, Executive Assistant, Finance/Banking, Financial Planning, Hospitality Administration/Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing Management, Real Estate

Again, for international students, the application fee is 35. The cost per credit hour (overall) was $524 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of April.

Western Kentucky University Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 92%, Open admission, but with selective admission to some programs and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 73%. Remember that this can change at any time. This school requires an application fee consisting of thirty-five dollars regular application fee, thirty-five dollars out-of-state application fee, thirty-five dollars online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. For example, there were one thousand, nine hundred and fifty-four total number of transfer students who applied and one thousand, six hundred and fifty total number of transfer students who were admitted.

For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of April. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of August and It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of April. The regular application is due the 1st of August. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. the SAT subject section score is due the 1st of August.

Western Kentucky University Financial Aid

Financial aid forms are FAFSA. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Art, Music/Drama, Athletics, Minority Status, Religious Affiliation, ROTC, Alumni Affiliation, Job Skills, Leadership and State/District Residency. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Art, Music/Drama, Athletics, Minority Status, Religious Affiliation, ROTC, Alumni Affiliation, Job Skills, Leadership and State/District Residency. Financial aid distribution is at fifty-one percent scholarships per grants and forty-nine percent loans per jobs.

Western Kentucky University Students

The school’s size is approximately fifteen thousand, three hundred and forty-one degree-seeking undergrads, three thousand, one hundred and fifty first-time degree-seeking freshmen and two thousand, six hundred and sixty-seven graduate enrollment. Furthermore, it is part of an Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Commuter campus. Western Kentucky University offers Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees. In addition, the student body consists of eighty-four percent in-state students, sixteen percent out-of-state students, four percent part-time students, fifty-six percent women, forty-four percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, one percent asian per pacific islander, eleven percent black per non-hispanic, one percent hispanic, eighty-five percent white per non-hispanic, two percent non-resident alien, one percent race per ethnicity unreported, fifteen percent in top 10th of graduating class, thirty-six percent in top quarter of graduating class, sixty-seven percent in top half of graduating class, eighteen percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, fifteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, thirteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, fifteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, twenty-four percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, ten percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49, four percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99 and one percent had h.s. gpa below 1.0. The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 92 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member.

This school features the Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Commuter campus. Besides, the university has many unique facilites such as farm, planetarium. In general, the school is located 110 miles from Louisville; 65 miles from Nashville, Tennessee.Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, seventy percent of first-year students live in college housing, thirty-two percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Men’s Housing, Women’s Housing, Fraternity/Sorority Housing, Special Housing For Disabled Students, Special Housing For International Students, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), twenty-nine-MAY deadline for housing deposit, one hundred and fifty dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car.

Western Kentucky University Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Club and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division IAA, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Football
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Golf
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Handball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Women’s Club and Men’s Scholarship Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Women’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Softball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
• Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
• Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
• Men’s Intramural Wrestling