Division I · Conference USA
Western Kentucky University · Admissions
Bowling Green, KY · City · Public · Doctoral/professional university · the Hilltoppers · Website ↗
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.
97%
Admitted
of 7,720 applicants
4th
Selectivity percentile
among Division I schools
820–1010
SAT middle 50%
16–20
ACT middle 50%
Optional
Test scores
56%
Graduate in 6 yrs
Where your scores would fall
The band is the middle 50% of admitted students; type a score to see where you land. A score alone is not a decision — coaches and admissions weigh the whole file.
SAT
820 – 1010
Your SAT
SAT reading
450 – 520
SAT math
370 – 490
ACT
16 – 20
Your ACT
Test-optional: scores are considered if you send them but not required.
Selectivity in context
- Applicants7,720
- Admitted7,488 97%
- Undergraduates14,590
- Women62%
- Graduate within 6 years56%
For a recruit, admission runs alongside the coach's support: many schools admit supported athletes inside the middle 50%, but the academic floor is the school's, not the coach's. NCAA eligibility (a 2.3 core GPA for Division I) is a separate bar — see the guides.
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