WKU Admission Stats 2024 SAT/ACT/GPA Scores and Trends

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	7,255	2,546	4,709
Admitted students	7,145	2,481	4,664
Enrolled students	2,832	1,019	1,813
Acceptance rate	98%	97%	99%
Yield rate	40%	41%	39%

Total

Men

Women

Applicants

7,255

2,546

4,709

Admitted students

7,145

2,481

4,664

Enrolled students

2,832

1,019

1,813

Acceptance rate

98%

97%

99%

Yield rate

40%

41%

39%

Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, WKU received a total of 7,255 applications. These applications included 2,546 male applicants and 4,709 female applicants.
Admitted Students
Out of the 7,255 applicants, WKU admitted 7,145 students. Among the admitted students, there were 2,481 males and 4,664 females who received offers of admission.
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 2,832 students chose to enroll at WKU. This means that 2,832 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 1,019 were male and 1,813 were female.
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, WKU had an overall acceptance rate of 98% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 97% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 99%.
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. WKU had an overall yield rate of 40% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 41%, and for female admitted students, it was 39%.

	Applicants	Admitted Students	Acceptance Rate	Enrolled Students	Yield Rate
2015	8,957	3,691	5,266	8,303	3,366	4,937	93%	91%	94%	3,121	1,316	1,805	38%	39%	37%
2016	9,693	3,870	5,823	9,113	3,560	5,553	94%	92%	95%	3,192	1,319	1,873	35%	37%	34%
2017	9,804	3,849	5,955	9,358	3,658	5,700	96%	95%	96%	3,116	1,284	1,832	33%	35%	32%
2018	9,250	3,511	5,739	8,992	3,383	5,609	97%	96%	98%	2,934	1,182	1,752	33%	35%	31%
2019	8,245	2,990	5,255	8,019	2,878	5,141	97%	96%	98%	2,714	1,020	1,694	34%	35%	33%
2020	8,574	3,126	5,448	8,381	3,021	5,360	98%	97%	98%	3,117	1,142	1,975	37%	38%	37%
2021	7,255	2,546	4,709	7,145	2,481	4,664	98%	97%	99%	2,832	1,019	1,813	40%	41%	39%

Applicants

Admitted Students

Acceptance Rate

Enrolled Students

Yield Rate

Year

Total

Men

Women

Total

Men

Women

Total

Men

Women

Total

Men

Women

Total

Men

Women

2015

8,957

3,691

5,266

8,303

3,366

4,937

93%

91%

94%

3,121

1,316

1,805

38%

39%

37%

2016

9,693

3,870

5,823

9,113

3,560

5,553

94%

92%

95%

3,192

1,319

1,873

35%

37%

34%

2017

9,804

3,849

5,955

9,358

3,658

5,700

96%

95%

96%

3,116

1,284

1,832

33%

35%

32%

2018

9,250

3,511

5,739

8,992

3,383

5,609

97%

96%

98%

2,934

1,182

1,752

33%

35%

31%

2019

8,245

2,990

5,255

8,019

2,878

5,141

97%

96%

98%

2,714

1,020

1,694

34%

35%

33%

2020

8,574

3,126

5,448

8,381

3,021

5,360

98%

97%

98%

3,117

1,142

1,975

37%

38%

37%

2021

7,255

2,546

4,709

7,145

2,481

4,664

98%

97%

99%

2,832

1,019

1,813

40%

41%

39%

Admission Requirements
Fall 2021

Western Kentucky University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.