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Kentucky Wesleyan College

Owensboro, KY · Private · Small city · KWC · Wesleyan

Private institution in Owensboro, KY · 794 undergraduates · 67% acceptance rate · $46,747 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$36,4311,855th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$33,3931,426th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$33,3931,363rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$43,9811,302nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,2501,033rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$46,7471,256th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,8951,479th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
52.6%1,048th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
64.9%1,453rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
67.0%538th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1043858th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
22604th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
7941,490th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
41.6%641st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 114 mi (BNA)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 27 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$39,729—
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$27,439—
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$27,295$28,236
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$24,035$25,580
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors——
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,102,008 (M $2,225,259 · W $876,749)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Kentucky Wesleyan College’s 794 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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