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Western Kentucky University

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Address: 1 BIG RED WAY, BOWLING GREEN, KY 42101-3576

State: Kentucky

Degrees offered:

  • Accounting
  • Advertising
  • Agricultural Production Operations, General
  • Agricultural Teacher Education
  • Agriculture, General
  • Anthropology
  • Apparel and Textiles, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies, Other
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Teacher Education
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
  • Commercial and Advertising Art
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
  • Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments
  • Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology
  • Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
  • Finance, General
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • French Language and Literature
  • General Studies
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • History, General
  • Housing and Human Environments, General
  • Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Journalism
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
  • Library Science/Librarianship
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music, General
  • Music, Other
  • Nursing, Other
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  • Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Science Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
  • Public Relations/Image Management
  • Radio and Television
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
  • School Psychology
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies
  • Technical Teacher Education
  • Trade and Industrial Teacher Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General

Degree levels: Associate’s Degree, Bachelor’s Degree, Postbaccalaureate Certificate, Master’s Degree, Post-Master’s Certificate, Doctoral Degree

Institution type: Public, 4-year or above

Carnegie classification: master's universities and colleges i — These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the master’s degree. During the period studied, they awarded 40 or more master’s degrees per year across three or more disciplines.

Enrollment: 17811

Calendar system: Semester

Tuition and fees:

  • Undergraduate Application Fee:
  • Undergraduate In-State: $3,232.00
  • Undergraduate Out-State: $8,080.00
  • Graduate Application Fee: $30.00
  • Graduate In-State: $3,580.00
  • Graduate Out-State: $3,940.00
  • Typical Room Charge: $2,150.00
  • Typical Board Charge: $2,070.00

Regional accreditation status: Accredited

Institutional accreditation:

  • (SACS COC) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (Begin: 1/1/1926, End: Status: Accredited)

Specialized accreditation:

  • American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation (Begin: 5/14/1970, End: Status: Accredited)
  • American Dietetic Association, Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (Begin: 2/1/1976, End: Status: Accredited)
  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (Begin: 8/1/1993, End: Status: Accredited)
  • Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (Begin: 9/28/2002, End: Status: Accredited)
  • Council on Education for Public Health (Begin: 6/1/2002, End: Status: Accredited)
  • National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation (Begin: 9/1/1989, End: Status: Accredited)
  • National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation, Commission on Non-Degree-Granting Accreditation, Commission on Community/Junior College Accreditation (Begin: 9/1/1948, End: Status: Accredited)
  • National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (Begin: 1/1/1954, End: Status: Accredited)
  • National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (Begin: 12/1/1966, End: Status: Accredited)

Opeid number: 200200

Admission requirements: High School Diploma or Equivalent, High School Standing, Admissions Test Scores (General), SAT Test Score, TOEFL Test Score

Financial aid programs: Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the U.S. Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g., Direct Loans).

Other programs: Army - Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC), Air Force - Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)

Phones:

  • General Info: (270) 745-0111
  • Financial Aid: (270) 745-2755
  • Admissions: (270) 745-2551

Site: http://www.wku.edu

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