SCHOOLS / WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

Western Kentucky University

BOWLING GREEN, KYIPEDS 157951CARNEGIE CLASS 17
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§ CDS archive
2022-23
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NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio19EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
9237ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate94%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
9840ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
2753ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
2788ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate30%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile16ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile18ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile21ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate3%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile420ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile490ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile530ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile420ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile440ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile520ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate3%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded2735DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded13DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded715DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$0COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$11,652COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees$0COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$27,000COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$27,718DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$43,066DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment11299DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment2140DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment2852DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment16291DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment14151DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate99%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$5,647SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$7,267SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,553SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate41%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate46%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate41%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityBowling GreenHD2024.CITY
ControlPublicHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameWestern Kentucky UniversityHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category10,000 - 19,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPublic, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: SmallHD2024.LOCALE
StateKentuckyHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years44%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years56%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years58%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate78%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time56%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate41%EF2024D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate23%DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$43,889
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
56%
6-year completion
Average net price
$10,990
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$22,095
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$27,981$28k
MEDIAN
$43,889$44k
P75
$62,583$63k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$7,087
$30,001 – $48,000
← MODAL BRACKET$6,871
$48,001 – $75,000
$9,765
$75,001 – $110,000
$14,049
$110,001 and up
$17,653
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
44%
6-yr grad
56%
8-yr grad
55%
Retention
78%
Pell grad
42%
Transfer
23%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.