Headcounts and Directory Information
Western Kentucky University (WKU) is a public, four-years institute located in Bowling Green, KY. It has a total enrollment of 16,493 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1. It is a Doctoral/Research University by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - professional practice.
A total of 925 faculties (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculties, are working at WKU. The average faculty salary is $70,087 for the academic year 2022-2023. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 2,347 employees work at WKU. The average non-instructional staff salary is $55,100. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 1906 College Heights Blvd, Bowling Green, KY |
| Phone Number | 270-745-0111 |
| Web | www.wku.edu |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 18 to 1 |
| Number of Faculties | 658 Full-time / 267 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 1,757 Full-time / 590 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $70,087 |
| Staff Average Salary | $55,100 |
| Student Population | 16,493 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Western Kentucky University, there are 2,307 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 1,695 full-time and 612 part-time staffs work at WKU. By gender there are 974 male and 1,333 female employees.
Among them, 925 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculties - 642 full-time and 298 part-time faculties. By gender there are 415 male and 525 female faculties teaching at WKU.
The following table summarizes the number of faculties and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 2,307 | 974 | 1,333 | 1,695 | 755 | 940 | 612 | 219 | 393 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 940 | 415 | 525 | 642 | 305 | 337 | 298 | 110 | 188 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 170 | 42 | 128 | 82 | 21 | 61 | 88 | 21 | 67 |
| Management | 86 | 50 | 36 | 85 | 49 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 39 | 14 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 144 | 90 | 54 | 120 | 82 | 38 | 24 | 8 | 16 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 324 | 145 | 179 | 239 | 110 | 129 | 85 | 35 | 50 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 16 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Service | 96 | 44 | 52 | 88 | 41 | 47 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Sales and related | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 368 | 62 | 306 | 302 | 45 | 257 | 66 | 17 | 49 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 87 | 73 | 14 | 71 | 65 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 33 | 29 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 |