Western Kentucky University
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.
Western Kentucky University is a public doctoral/professional university in Bowling Green, KY (city setting), with 14,590 undergraduates (62% women). It admitted 97% of 7,720 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 820–1010 on the SAT and 16–20 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $42,452 a year for out-of-state students and $26,888 in-state; aided first-year students paid $12,054 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 56% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, social sciences. The campus reported 0.78 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Western Kentucky University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,436 in-state · $27,000 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Western Kentucky University
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.
Western Kentucky University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Conference USA | 27 | room 1 | 3 | $802k | $29,695 | 1000 | |
| Baseball | Conference USA | 40 | 6 over | 4 | $1.5M | $36,914 | 965 | |
| Men's Basketball | Conference USA | 18 | 3 over | 8 | $3M | $165,373 | 948 | |
| Women's Basketball | Conference USA | 14 | room 1 | 5 | $1.8M | $127,729 | 981 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Conference USA | — | — | 1 | — | — | 988 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Conference USA | — | — | 1 | — | — | 993 | |
| Football | Conference USA | 112 | 7 over | 1 | $11M | $98,573 | 962 | |
| Men's Golf | Conference USA | 10 | 1 over | 1 | $295k | $29,472 | 993 | |
| Women's Golf | Conference USA | 9 | at cap | 2 | $371k | $41,205 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Conference USA | 15 | room 10 | 4 | $902k | $60,105 | 982 | |
| Women's Tennis | Conference USA | 8 | room 2 | 1 | $387k | $48,418 | 982 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Conference USA | 80 | 35 over | 1 | $598k | $7,475 | 944 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Conference USA | 66 | 21 over | 1 | $614k | $9,304 | 967 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Conference USA | 12 | room 6 | 4 | $1.1M | $90,090 | 995 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.