Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
Admissions Prediction
Official Admissions Statistics 2016 - 2017
Admission Overview
| Applicants | 9,693 |
| Admitted | 9,113 |
| Acceptance rate | 94.0% |
| Yield rate | 35.0% |
Acceptance Rate by Gender
25th to 75th Percentile of Admitted Students
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile SAT scores of admitted students at Western Kentucky University.
Western Kentucky University's average SAT scores fall between:
- Verbal: 430 and 540
- Math: 430 and 550
- Writing: 19 and 26
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile ACT scores of admitted students at Western Kentucky University.
Western Kentucky University's average composite ACT score falls between 19 and 28.
Degree Completions
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This table shows the number of students who graduated with a degree in the following fields:
| Major | Men | Women | Total |
| Accounting | 19 | 24 | 43 |
| Adult & Continuing Education & Teaching | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Adult Development & Aging | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Advertising | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| Agricultural Production Operations, General | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Agriculture, General | 37 | 31 | 68 |
| American Sign Language (ASL) | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Anthropology | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Apparel & Textiles, General | 1 | 21 | 22 |
| Applied Economics | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Arabic Language & Literature | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Architectural Technology/Technician | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| Art History, Criticism & Conservation | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Art Teacher Education | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Asian Studies/Civilization | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Audiology/Audiologist & Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 2 | 72 | 74 |
| Biochemistry | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Biological & Physical Sciences | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 46 | 69 | 115 |
| Broadcast Journalism | 19 | 20 | 39 |
| Business Administration/Management | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Business Teacher Education | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services, | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Canadian Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cartography | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Chemistry, General | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| Child Care Provider/Assistant | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Chinese Language & Literature | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 30 | 7 | 37 |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| College Student Counseling & Personnel Services | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Communication Disorders, General | 1 | 33 | 34 |
| Communications Studies/Speech Communication & Rhetoric | 18 | 19 | 37 |
| Community Health & Preventive Medicine | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Computer & Information Sciences, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Computer & Information Systems Security | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Computer Support Specialist. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| Counseling Psychology. | 4 | 17 | 21 |
| Creative Writing. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Criminology | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| Cultural Resource Management & Policy Analysis | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis. | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Dance, General | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Dietetics/Dietician (RD) | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Digital Communications & Media/Multimedia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Drama & Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft, Other | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Early Childhood Education & Teaching | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Econometrics & Quantitative Economics | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Economics, General | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Education, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Educational Administration & Supervision, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Educational Leadership & Administration, General | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering | 20 | 2 | 22 |
| Elementary Education & Teaching | 5 | 137 | 142 |
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (Paramedic) | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| English Language & Literature, General | 14 | 42 | 56 |
| English Language & Literature/Letters, Other | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Environmental Health | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, & Gender Studies, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Family & Community Services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education | 1 | 35 | 36 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing. | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Finance, General | 48 | 15 | 63 |
| Financial Planning & Services | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 12 | 40 | 52 |
| Folklore Studies. | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Food Science | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Food Technology & Processing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| French Language & Literature | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| General Studies | 27 | 39 | 66 |
| Geography | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| German Language & Literature | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerontology | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services, Other | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| Health Communications | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Health Professions & Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS. | 7 | 33 | 40 |
| Health Services Administration | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 8 | 28 | 36 |
| History, General | 21 | 17 | 38 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General | 7 | 45 | 52 |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Industrial Management | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Industrial Technology/Technicians | 23 | 2 | 25 |
| Information Technology | 34 | 8 | 42 |
| Interior Design | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| International Relations and Affairs. | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Journalism | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Kinesiology & Exercise Science | 40 | 35 | 75 |
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Library Science/Librarianship | 1 | 27 | 28 |
| Management Information Systems, General | 40 | 27 | 67 |
| Management Science, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manufacturing Technology/Technician | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 36 | 25 | 61 |
| Mass Communications/Media Studies | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mathematics, General | 12 | 21 | 33 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 31 | 4 | 35 |
| Meteorology | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Music Performance, General | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Music Teacher Education | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Music, Other | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Near & Middle Eastern Studies | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nursing Administration. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nursing Education. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nursing Practice. | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Organizational Communication, General. | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| Organizational Leadership. | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management | 18 | 11 | 29 |
| Photojournalism | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Physical Education Teaching & Coaching | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Physical Sciences | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | 9 | 19 | 28 |
| Physics, General | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Political Science & Government, General | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Psychology, General | 20 | 86 | 106 |
| Public Administration | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Public Health Education & Promotion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) | 7 | 18 | 25 |
| Public Relations/Image Management | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quality Control Technology/Technician | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Radio & Television | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| Reading Teacher Education | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Real Estate | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. | 7 | 71 | 78 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| School Psychology. | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Secondary Education & Teaching | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| Social Sciences, General | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Social Work | 7 | 58 | 65 |
| Sociology | 19 | 25 | 44 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| Special Education, General | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Sport & Fitness Administration/Management | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Sports Studies. | 34 | 6 | 40 |
| Statistics, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Sustainability Studies. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Levels & Methods, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language, Other. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Technical Teacher Education | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Trade & Industrial Teacher Education | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Water Quality & Wastewater Treatment Management & Recycling Technology/Technician | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Women's Studies | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 1074 | 1687 | 2761 |
Parchment Member Admissions Statistics
Parchment Members' Admissions Results
| Applied | 171 |
| Reported Results | 47 |
| Accepted | 45 (96%) 96,4 |
| Rejected | 2 |
| Attending | 17 |
| Yield Rate | 38% |
Admitted Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 2.98 | ||
| SAT I | 600 | 600 | 1338 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 69 | 88 | 392 |
Rejected Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| SAT I | 600 | 600 | 600 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stats last calculated: Sunday 19th of August 2012 11:00:03 AM
Newest applicant: 11 days, 11 hours, and 1 minutes ago.
All the above data except for Parchment Member Statistics is 'official' -- meaning that it was reported directly by this college -- and comes from the 2016 - 2017 academic year.
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