WKU vs KY State 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 (945) than KY State (910).
WKU has higher submitted ACT score (18) 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 - Western Kentucky University and Kentucky State University.

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

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

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