Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY, USA

Campus Life

Key Campus Stats

Student Gender
Male
Female
38%
62%
Size of Town
Small city
In-State Students
71%
Out-Of-State Students
27%
US States Represented
48
Countries Represented
42
Ethnicity
African American
8%
Asian/Pacific Islander
3%
Hispanic
5%
White
78%
Multiracial
4%
Unknown
1%
Percent of First Generation Students
36%
Student Organizations
256
LGBTQIA Student Resource Groups
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Yes
On Campus Women's Center
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Yes
Cultural Student Resource Groups
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Yes

Housing

0
100
35%
Undergrads Living on Campus
On-campus living required of freshman
No
Disability Housing Available
Yes
0
100
36%
Freshman Living on Campus

Athletics

Divisional Sports Nickname
Hilltoppers
School Colors
red and white
Varsity Athletics Association
NCAA
Varsity Athletics Conference Primary
Conference USA
Total Male Athletes
211
Total Female Athletes
107
Intramural Sports
11
Sports Club
2
Sports Team (Men)
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Track and Field
Sports Team (Women)
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Tennis
  • Track and Field
  • Volleyball
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Campus Safety

24-HR security patrol
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Yes
Campus emergency phones
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Yes
24-HR escort safety rides
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Yes
Mobile campus emergency alert
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Yes

What Students Are Saying

I absolutely love the food here. We have numerous amounts of restaurants just minutes away from the dorms. Such as, Papa Johns, Subway, Pop Eyes Chicken, Chick-Fil- A, Red Zone, etc. WKU also offers Meal Plans & Meal Plan Dollars. For example, I have 12 meal plans that renew themselves weekly & 250 Meal Plan Dollars that I receive at the beginning of every semester. You have the opportunity to choose your own Meal Plan options for food. WKU also offers to convenient store right on campus. These stores contain different frozen and dry foods that one may need to fill up their refrigerator. You can purchase things items with your Meal Plan Dollars. The city that WKU is located in is known as Bowling Green, Ky. Bowling Green is best know for containing 386 restaurants within the city. Applebees, Buffalo Wild Wings, Logan's, Cracker Barrel, etc. You name it, Bowling Green has it.
Brooke from Lexington, KY
There are lots of great choices and you can find something close to you wherever you may be on campus. There are lots of healthy choices too!
M from Indiana