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Acceptance Rate 93.87%
Yield 30.18%
SAT Score 930
ACT Score 18
Applicants 9,840

WKU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 93.87% at Western Kentucky University. Total 9,840 students applied and 9,237 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 930 and the average ACT score is 18.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationhttps://www.wku.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationwww.wku.edu/admissions/
Acceptance Rate93.87%
Average Test Scores930 SAT / 18 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 93.87%. A total of 9,840 students (3,622 men and 6,042 women) have applied to and 9,237 (3,357 men and 5,714 women) students admitted to Western Kentucky University.
Among them, 1,067 male and 1,666 female students have enrolled into WKU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 30.18%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at WKU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants9,8403,6226,04215026
Admitted9,2373,3575,71414125
Enrolled2,7881,0671,666496
Acceptance Rate 93.87% 92.68% 94.57% 94.00% 96.15%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 30.18% 31.78% 29.16% 34.75% 24.00%
[Chart] Western Kentucky University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At WKU, 15 applicants (3% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 72 applicants (3%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 930 at WKU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,050 and 25th percentile score is 840.
The average ACT score is 18 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 21 and the 25th percentile score is 16.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at WKU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of WKU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at WKU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total8409301050
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing420490530
Math420440520
ACT Composite161821
Math151618
English151921
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Western Kentucky University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for WKU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at WKU

The calendar system at Western Kentucky University is Semester. Western Kentucky University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Western Kentucky University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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