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WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
1 BIG RED WAY
BOWLING GREEN, KY 42101--3576
General info:(270) 745-0111
Financial aid office:(270) 745-2755
Admissions office:(270) 745-2551
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Tuition + Room (2011)
Instate: $8,084
Out-of-State: $20,016
Room & Board(on-campus): $7,320
Meals Per Week:19

UGrad Application Fee: $40
Grad Application Fee: $40

Tuition Prepaid: Yes
Tuition Payment Plan: Yes
Campus Housing Capacity:4955
Freshman Must Live on Campus: Yes

University Makeup (2011)
# of Undergrads: 21,007
# of Grad students: 4,266
# of Part time: 93
Total Students: 25,273
40% Male, 60% Female

International: 3%
African-American: 10%
American Indian: 0%
Asian: 1%
Hispanic: 2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 9%
Caucasian (non-hispan): 81%
Unknown: 1%

Financial Aid
49% First time, full time students receive federal aid and the average amount is $2,121

20% of students receive State/Local grants and the average amount is $920

31% receive instiutional grants and the average institutional award is $2,307

41% receive student loans and the average amount is $2,751
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Public 4 year or above Institution
Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
Masters Colleges and Universities I
Average ACT: 21.0

Special Programs
Teacher Certifications

Admissions Requirements
Secondary School Record Required
Secondary School GPA Required
Secondary School Rank Neither required nor recommended
Test Scores Required
Competencies Neither required nor recommended
Test EOFL Neither required nor recommended

Special Credits
HS College Credit: Yes
AP Credit: Yes
Life Experience Credit: No
Special Credits(other): No

Applicants Admitted %
93% men vs 92% women admitted

Applicants vs Admissions
Number of Men Applicants: 3,471
Number of Women Applicants: 4,522
Number of Men Admitted: 3,219
Number of Women Admitted: 4,174

Student Services
Library On Campus
Remedial Services
Counseling Services
Employment Services
Placement Services
Day Care On Campus

Majors  Hide Majors
• Accounting
• Accounting Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
• Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
• Advertising
• Agricultural Production Operations General
• Agriculture General
• American Sign Language Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
• Anthropology
• Apparel and Textiles General
• Applied Economics
• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
• Architectural Technology/Technician
• Art History Criticism and Conservation
• Art Teacher Education
• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Biochemistry
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences General
• Biotechnology
• Broadcast Journalism
• Business Administration and Management General
• Business Teacher Education
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Chemistry General
• Child Care Provider/Assistant Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
• Civil Engineering General
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Communication Sciences and Disorders General
• Community Health and Preventive Medicine
• Computer and Information Sciences General
• Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
• Counseling Psychology
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Criminology
• Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
• Curriculum and Instruction Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Dance General
• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts General
• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Other
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Economics General
• Education General
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Educational Administration and Supervision Other
• Educational Leadership and Administration General Phd
• Educational/Instructional Technology Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Engineering/Industrial Management
• English Language and Literature General
• English Language and Literature/Letters Other
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Environmental Health
• Environmental Health Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary
• Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Post-master's certificate
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
• Finance General
• Financial Planning and Services Award of less than 1 academic year
• Fine/Studio Arts General
• Folklore Studies
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• Geographic Information Science and Cartography
• Geographic Information Science and Cartography Award of less than 1 academic year
• Geographic Information Science and Cartography Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Geography
• Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Other Award of less than 1 academic year
• Geology/Earth Science General
• German Language and Literature
• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management
• History General
• Hospitality Administration/Management General
• Industrial Technology/Technician
• Information Technology
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• International Relations and Affairs
• Journalism
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Legal Assistant/Paralegal
• Library and Information Science
• Management Information Systems General
• Management Science
• Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician
• Marketing/Marketing Management General
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Mathematics General
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
• Meteorology
• Molecular Genetics
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
• Music Other
• Music Performance General
• Music Teacher Education
• Nursing Administration Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
• Organizational Communication General
• Organizational Communication General Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Organizational Leadership
• Organizational Leadership Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
• Organizational Leadership Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Parks Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management General
• Photojournalism
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Physics General
• Political Science and Government General
• Psychology General
• Public Administration
• Public Health General
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Public Relations/Image Management Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
• Reading Teacher Education
• Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
• Religion/Religious Studies
• School Psychology
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Sciences General
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Special Education and Teaching General
• Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Sports Studies
• Student Counseling and Personnel Services Other Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Teacher Education Multiple Levels
• Technical Teacher Education
• Trade and Industrial Teacher Education
• Women's Studies Postbaccalaureate certificate

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