KY State vs WKU Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
WKU has more expensive tuition & fees ($27,000) than KY State ($13,260).
It is harder to admit to KY State than WKU.
WKU has a higher submitted SAT score (910) than KY State (910).
WKU has higher submitted ACT score (16) than KY State (16).
WKU has more students with 16,493 students while KY State has 1,726 students.
KY State has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while WKU's ratio is 18 to 1.
WKU has more full-time faculties with 658 faculties while KY State has 117 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Kentucky State University and Western Kentucky University.

KY State	vs.	WKU
Frankfort, Kentucky	Location	Bowling Green, Kentucky
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$9,214 Out-Of-State$13,260	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,436 Out-Of-State$27,000
67%	% Receiving Financial Aid	85%
$8,881	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,499

93.00 %	Acceptance Rates	96.99 %
19.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	37.99 %
910	SAT Score	945
16	ACT Score	18
32 %	Graduation Rate	51 %
28 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
53 %	Retention Rate	77 %
1,726	Student Population	16,493
117	Number of Faculties	658
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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