Academic Life at Western Kentucky University

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Western Kentucky University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

With 18 students per faculty member, Western Kentucky University is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. Western Kentucky University employs 69% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition report.

Majors & Degrees

Students at Western Kentucky University can choose from 97 majors with reported graduates spanning 29 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Western Kentucky University are summarised below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Western Kentucky University.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors report.

More to Consider

As you weigh academic life at Western Kentucky University, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Western Kentucky University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 8,465 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Western Kentucky University retains and graduates its students — 78% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Continue Your Research at Western Kentucky University

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

• Academic Majors at Western Kentucky University — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty Composition at Western Kentucky University — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation and Retention at Western Kentucky University — how well the school retains and graduates students
• Online Learning at Western Kentucky University — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation at Western Kentucky University — regional and program accreditation status