Western Kentucky University or WKU was founded in 1906. It is home of the Hilltoppers. WKU’s Regional Campuses are located in Glasgow, Owensboro, and Elizabethtown-Fort Knox. Schedule a tour or visit our virtual tour to view our distinctive landmark on a hill overlooking the city. With over 18,000 students enrolled to WKU for 300+ majors to decide from. It offers undergraduate degree programs including baccalaureate majors, minors, and certificate levels. The university also has a variety of online program and course options.
Embedded in the Western Kentucky University mission is a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our mission to prepare students of all backgrounds to be productive, engaged, and socially responsible citizen-leaders of a global society starts with each faculty and staff member involved in preparing students. The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion website provides general information for individuals interested in attending WKU. Information for current students desiring to learn and engage at WKU.
Western Kentucky University (WKU) prepares students of all backgrounds to be productive, engaged, and socially responsible citizen-leaders of a global society. The University provides research, service and lifelong learning opportunities for its students, faculty, and other constituents. WKU enriches the quality of life for those within its reach.
Each year, WKU students earn prestigious academic scholarships and national recognitions. Some of these recognitions include the Harry S. Truman Scholar, Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship, Charles B. Rangel Scholars, Fulbright U.S. Student Program, Critical Language Scholarship, David M. Boren Scholarship, and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
Location
Bowling Green, Kentucky (USA)
WKU students lead active, engaged lives. We want your WKU experience to be all it can be! Use this site to find academic resources, learn the ins and outs of living on campus, find clubs and organizations to be a part of, and discover ways to make your life at WKU full and exciting.
The Department of Student Activities works to provide co-curricular activities for those who want to become involved at Western Kentucky University. Whether it is a student organization, student government, leadership programs, campus wide programming, Downing Student Union (DSU) activities, or volunteerism programs, there is something for each student who wants to become involved.
The hilltop campus is a place of beauty and friendliness. WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, a city with a population of more than 60,000 approximately 110 miles south of Louisville and 65 miles north of Nashville.
WKU’s 4 campuses:
- Bowling Green (USA)
- Glasgow (USA)
- Owensboro (USA)
- Elizabethtown-Fort Knox (USA)
- Somerset (USA)
School & Faculty
- Counseling and Student Affairs
- Educational Administration Leadership and Research
- Military Science
- Psychology
- School of Professional Studies
- School of Teacher Education
- Applied Human Sciences
- Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport
- School of Nursing and Allied Health
- Physical Therapy
- Public Health
- Social Work
- Accounting
- Economics
- Finance
- Information Systems
- Management
- Marketing
- MBA
- Agriculture
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Geography and Geology
- Mathematics
- Physics and Astronomy
- Psychological Sciences
- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Art
- Communication
- Diversity and Community Studies
- English
- Folk Studies and Anthropology
- History
- School of Media
- Modern Languages
- Music
- Philosophy and Religion
- Political Science
- Sociology
- Theatre and Dance
- Office of Scholar Development
