Western Kentucky University Location & Details
Location & details
Where the campus is, how far it sits from a major city, and other colleges within reach.
Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, KY, United States
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Campus
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY, United States
- Public
- Doctoral/professional university
Small city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
Nearest major cityNashville, TN · about 60 mi
In the city250 mi
- Calendar
- Semester
- Website
- wku.edu
Colleges nearby
- Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College1.1 miBowling Green
- Hussian College-Daymar College Bowling Green1.5 miBowling Green
- Hopkinsville Community College57.4 miHopkinsville
- Elizabethtown Community and Technical College58.3 miElizabethtown
- Owensboro Community and Technical College61.2 miOwensboro
- Madisonville Community College63.7 miMadisonville
Colleges nearby
- Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College1 mi from Western Kentucky University
- Hussian College-Daymar College Bowling Green2 mi from Western Kentucky University
- Hopkinsville Community College57 mi from Western Kentucky University
- Elizabethtown Community and Technical College58 mi from Western Kentucky University
Verified facts
Did you know? Western Kentucky University
- 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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