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Kentucky Wesleyan College

Established in 1858, Kentucky Wesleyan College (KWC) is located in Kentucky’s third largest city, Owensboro. It is a private Methodist college and is known for its programs in liberal arts. Spread across an area of 55 acres, the college was founded by Methodist Episcopal Church’s Kentucky Conference. KWC's recent enrollments have been over 900 students. KWC offers various courses of study in its three main academic divisions including:

  • Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Natural Sciences
  • Social Sciences

KWC has an active Greek life and houses five national Greek organizations. The sororities include Sigma Kappa and Kappa Delta and the fraternities are Sigma Nu, Sigma Alpha Mu and Sigma Phi Epsilon. The college has an impressive athletic history and the students participate in various sports activities such as football, golf, tennis, softball, volleyball, basketball and baseball. Besides, it also publishes a yearbook, the Porphyrian and a weekly student newspaper called the Panogram.

Campus Location

3000 Frederica Street
Owensboro, KY 42301
USA
Main Tel: (270) 926-3111
Web Site

The campus is in a small city.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • United Methodist religious affiliation.
  • Many students concentrating in science and nutrition and exercise therapy.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • High male/female ratio.
  • Large number of students.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Student meal (board) plan
  • Study abroad option
  • Distance learning available
  • Part-time classes available
  • ROTC
  • Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor14433

Students

Student enrollment was 956 in 2007-2008 (897 full-time equivalent).

About 53% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 47% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 15,500
Room$ 2,780
Board$ 3,380
Books and supplies$ 1,250
Other$ 2,000

Financial Aid: Kentucky Wesleyan participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  22
Without tenure; working toward tenure  18
Without tenure; tenure not available  5

Housing and Meals

Kentucky Wesleyan provides on-campus housing for 520 of its 897 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 12 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football (Other), basketball (Great Lakes Valley Conference), baseball (Great Lakes Valley Conference), and track (Great Lakes Valley Conference).

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 89 male students received the aid (men were 59% of those receiving aid) and 62 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 41% of students receiving such aid) .

Admissions (2008-2009)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men66%
Women74%
All70%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal440-560
Math460-560
Writing410-580

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

  • Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (25 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business/Commerce
  • Business/Corporate Communications

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

  • Computer Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences

DESIGN (1 awarded)

  • Design and Visual Communications

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (19 awarded)

  • Art Teacher Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (4 awarded)

  • Human Services
  • Public Administration
  • Public Administration and Social Service Professions

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

  • Fine Arts and Art Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (20 awarded)

  • English Language and Literature
  • History
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (11 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (1 awarded)

  • Music Management and Merchandising
  • Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (8 awarded)

  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

  • Philosophy and Religious Studies

SCIENCE (25 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Zoology/Animal Biology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (9 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (16 awarded)

  • Psychology

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