Kentucky Wesleyan College
Kentucky Wesleyan College (KWC) is a private Methodist college in Owensboro, Kentucky, United States. Fall 2018 enrollment was 830 students.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 72%
- Average net price: $17,131
- Undergraduate enrollment: 928
- Graduation rate (150%): 46%
- Graduation rate (200%): 46%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 56%
- Student to faculty ratio: 15:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $46,747
- Median earnings (8 years): $43,584
- Median earnings (6 years): $35,895
- Control: Private nonprofit
- Locale: City, small
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Owensboro, KY
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Kentucky Wesleyan College include Business, Psychology, Exercise Science and Kinesiology.
- Business (26 bachelor's) · median earnings $64,396 4 years after graduation · median debt $25,000
- Psychology (19 bachelor's)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology (13 bachelor's) · median earnings $42,948 4 years after graduation · median debt $25,000
- Graphic Design (11 bachelor's)
- Health Services (10 bachelor's) · median debt $25,500
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric (8 bachelor's)
- Zoology (8 bachelor's) · median earnings $17,085 1 year after graduation
- Criminal Justice (8 bachelor's) · median earnings $52,867 4 years after graduation
- Sport and Fitness Administration (7 bachelor's) · median earnings $42,948 4 years after graduation · median debt $25,000
- Drama and Dramatics (6 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 37%, Health 13%, Biological Sciences 14%, Psychology 25%, Communication 11%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Kentucky Wesleyan College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $35,694 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $35,694
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $35,651
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $36,301
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $37,446
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $37,533
- In-state tuition and fees: $34,673
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $34,673
- Books and supplies: $1,298
- On-campus room and board: $11,855
- Off-campus room and board: $11,913
- Off-campus with family: $3,125
- Typical cost of attendance: $47,826
- Sticker vs net gap: 64%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 50%
- Federal loan recipients: 61%
- Average institutional grant: $18,537
- Average federal loan: $7,775
- Median debt at graduation: $23,250
Admissions
Kentucky Wesleyan College admits 72% of applicants. Of students admitted, 18% enrolled.
- Applications: 2,113
- Admitted: 1,513
- Enrolled: 268
- Yield (first-choice signal): 18%
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 928
- Women: 51%
- Commuter share (estimated): 46%
- Part-time undergraduates: 1%
- Age 25 and older: 10%
- Graduation rate: 46%
- Come back after freshman year: 53%
- First-generation: 38%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 51%
- Student to faculty: 15:1
- Professor salary: $64,967
- Associate professor salary: $59,308
- Assistant professor salary: $52,805
- On-campus housing capacity: 499
- Meal plan meals per week: 19
- Average SAT: 1,020
- Average ACT: 20
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Kentucky Wesleyan College acceptance rate? Kentucky Wesleyan College admits 72% of applicants, based on the latest IPEDS admissions file.
How much does Kentucky Wesleyan College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $35,694 a year after aid. Average net price is $17,131.
What majors does Kentucky Wesleyan College offer? Popular programs include Business, Psychology, Exercise Science and Kinesiology, Graphic Design, Health Services.
What is the average salary after Kentucky Wesleyan College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $46,747 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Kentucky Wesleyan College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 56% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 46%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Kentucky Wesleyan College official site: https://kwc.edu.