Kentucky Wesleyan College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Kentucky Wesleyan College is a private baccalaureate college in Owensboro, KY (city setting), with 834 undergraduates (50% women), affiliated with the United Methodist. It admitted 67% of 2,009 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 750–1130 on the SAT and 12–24 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $49,342 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $20,867 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 49% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, kinesiology, parks & recreation, visual & performing arts. The campus reported 0.75 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Kentucky Wesleyan College ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 61 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $33,393
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Kentucky Wesleyan College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Kentucky Wesleyan College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 33 | — | 3 | $408k | $12,355 | — | |
| Baseball | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 48 | — | 1 | $664k | $13,835 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $855k | $53,417 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $649k | $49,914 | — | |
| Football | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 112 | — | 8 | $1.8M | $15,997 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 14 | — | 2 | $177k | $12,615 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $132k | $11,961 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 47 | — | 3 | $563k | $11,988 | — | |
| Softball | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 17 | — | 2 | $260k | $15,278 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 8 | — | 1 | $73k | $9,150 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 6 | — | 1 | $54k | $9,000 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $213k | $12,544 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $291k | $13,232 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.