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Western Kentucky University

Western Kentucky University
1906 College Heights Blvd.
Bowling Green, KY 42101

Official telephone: (270) 745-0111
Website: https://www.wku.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025
QUICK FACTS
Year established: 1906
Type of school: public
Programs: 4-year undergraduate, graduate school
Religious affiliation: no
Campus enrollment: 16,291 students
Coeducational information: coeducational institution
Location description: in or near a small/medium city (pop. 75,000-300,000)
Application fee: $50

CONTACT INFORMATION
Street address: Western Kentucky University
1906 College Heights Blvd.
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Mailing address: Western Kentucky University
1906 College Heights Blvd.
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Main telephone numbers: 270 745-0111

CAMPUS LINKS
Main homepage: https://www.wku.edu/

CAMPUS SUMMARY
Western Kentucky is a public, comprehensive university. Founded as a state Normal school in 1906, it gained university status in 1966. Programs are offered through the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences; Gordon Ford College of Business; Ogden College of Science and Engineering; College of Health and Human Services; and Potter College of Arts and Letters. Its 200-acre main campus and 785-acre university farm are located in Bowling Green, 65 miles north of Nashville.


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