The University

Welcome to Western Kentucky University (WKU), home of the Hilltoppers. Our hilltop campus is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, a city with a population of more than 70,000 approximately 110 miles south of Louisville and 65 miles north of Nashville, and is acclaimed as one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation. Schedule a campus tour www.wku.edu/admissions/tours.php drop or take a virtual tour at www.wku.edu/tour. In addition to its main campus in Bowling Green, WKU has locations at South Campus, the WKU Innovation Campus, and the WKU Agriculture and Research Education Center. WKU also has regional locations in Elizabethtown/Ft. Knox, Glasgow, Owensboro, and Somerset, which extend our academic programs, continuing education and professional development programs into the communities we serve.

WKU’s undergraduate division provides four-year programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor of Fine Arts, the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies, the Bachelor of Science, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing, the Bachelor of Music, and the Bachelor of Social Work degrees. Ninety-two (92) academic majors lead to the baccalaureate degree and seventy-one (71) academic minors are available. A number of professional and pre-professional advising tracks provide additional options.  

Four (4) associate degree programs are offered leading to the Associate of Arts degree, Associate of Science degree, Associate of Science in Nursing and Associate of Interdisciplinary Studies degree. Forty-seven (47) undergraduate certificate programs are also offered.

Graduate Studies at WKU offers graduate education in ninety (90) degree and certificate programs. The University confers the Master of Accountancy, Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Education, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Business Administration, Master of Fine Arts, Master of Health Administration, Master of Music, Master of Public Administration, Master of Public Health, Master of Science, Master of Science in Nursing, Master of Social Work, Specialist in Education, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Doctor of Physical Therapy, and Doctor of Psychology. WKU also offers non-degree Rank I and II and certification-only teacher education programs.