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
- $36,4311,869th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $33,3931,439th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $33,3931,376th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $43,9811,311th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,2501,040th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,7471,262nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,8951,485th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 52.6%1,056th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 64.9%1,461st highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 67.0%544th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1043860th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 22605th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7941,493rd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1993rd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 41.6%649th highest of 2,140 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $39,729 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $27,439 | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $27,295 | $28,236 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $24,035 | $25,580 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
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.
Key links
- Official websitekwc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 157076)
- Compare colleges in KYRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in KentuckyEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Kentucky Wesleyan College vs The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 9 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
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