Western Kentucky University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Small city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
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14,729 students
Larger than 94% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 38%
- TypePublic
- ClassDoctoral/professional university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Hopkinsville57.4 mi
- Elizabethtown58.3 mi
- Owensboro61.2 mi
- Madisonville63.7 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Western Kentucky University, the largest reported group is White (74.3%), followed by Black (9%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Asian | 3.5% | 9.8% |
| Black | 9% | 5.8% |
| Hispanic | 6.5% | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 74.3% | 78.1% |
| Two or more races | 4.4% | 1.8% |
| Non-resident | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| Unknown | 1.4% | 1% |
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- 98%Western Kentucky University admitted 7,145 of 7,255 applicants.Source: CollegesRef archive
- 39.1%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 2,794 of 7,145.Source: CollegesRef archive
- $12,395average net price after grants for aided students, against $30,115 published tuition.Source: CollegesRef archive
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