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#6 Best Public Universities in Kentucky

WKU Comparisons

Bowling Green, Kentucky

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Compare with Kentucky Public Colleges

K
University of Kentucky

$384 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


L
University of Louisville

$1,212 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


N
Northern Kentucky University

$904 lower in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


K
Kentucky State University

$3,258 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


M
Murray State University

$2,916 lower in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


M
Morehead State University

$1,872 lower in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


E
Eastern Kentucky University

$1,568 lower in-state tuition
33% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Kentucky Private Colleges

G
Georgetown College

$29,498 higher in-state tuition
25% lower acceptance rate


U
Union College

$17,625 higher in-state tuition
44% lower acceptance rate


K
Kentucky Wesleyan College

$18,928 higher in-state tuition
28% lower acceptance rate


S
Spalding University

$15,788 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


M
Midway University

$13,388 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


T
University of the Cumberlands

$1,237 lower in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


B
Brescia University

$15,888 higher in-state tuition
47% lower acceptance rate


A
Alice Lloyd College

$888 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


K
Kentucky Mountain Bible College

$1,962 lower in-state tuition
52% lower acceptance rate


S
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

$288 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Public Colleges

M
University of Memphis

$2,760 lower in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


I
Illinois State University

$728 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


W
University of West Georgia

$6,741 lower in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Mississippi

$2,040 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


R
Radford University

$2,956 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


M
Middle Tennessee State University

$3,768 lower in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


S
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

$1,474 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


G
Georgia Gwinnett College

$7,898 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


G
Georgia College & State University

$3,604 lower in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


J
Jacksonville State University

$1,122 lower in-state tuition
19% lower acceptance rate


C
Columbus State University

$6,741 lower in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


B
Bowling Green State University Main Campus

$160 higher in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


A
Augusta State University

$6,600 lower in-state tuition
42% lower acceptance rate


C
Clayton State University

$7,048 lower in-state tuition
41% lower acceptance rate


T
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

$3,120 lower in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


W
Winthrop University

$4,194 higher in-state tuition
27% lower acceptance rate


A
Austin Peay State University

$4,296 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


L
Lander University

$412 lower in-state tuition
30% lower acceptance rate


S
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

$1,806 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


M
Marshall University

$3,922 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


G
Gainesville State College

$8,835 lower in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


W
Western Illinois University

$1,597 lower in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


E
East Tennessee State University

$3,390 lower in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne

$3,297 lower in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


P
Purdue University Calumet Campus

$4,366 lower in-state tuition
38% lower acceptance rate


E
Eastern Illinois University

$1,403 lower in-state tuition
29% lower acceptance rate


I
University of Illinois at Springfield

$1,467 lower in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Montevallo

$978 higher in-state tuition
37% lower acceptance rate


A
Arkansas State University Main Campus

$4,224 lower in-state tuition
27% lower acceptance rate


A
Auburn University at Montgomery

$2,880 lower in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


M
Macon State College

$8,835 lower in-state tuition
50% lower acceptance rate


S
University of South Carolina Upstate

$96 higher in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University South Bend

$3,838 lower in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


W
Wright State University Main Campus

$298 lower in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


V
The University of Virginia's College at Wise

$5,072 lower in-state tuition
21% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Missouri St Louis

$581 higher in-state tuition
46% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Northwest

$3,838 lower in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


S
Southeast Missouri State University

$3,351 lower in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


C
Concord University

$2,572 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Southeast

$3,838 lower in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University East

$3,838 lower in-state tuition
19% lower acceptance rate


P
Purdue University North Central Campus

$4,366 lower in-state tuition
47% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Kokomo

$3,838 lower in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


M
Mississippi University for Women

$3,346 lower in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


W
West Virginia University Institute of Technology

$3,264 lower in-state tuition
32% lower acceptance rate


A
Augusta University

$4,220 lower in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


M
Middle Georgia State University

$7,968 lower in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


N
University of North Georgia

$7,038 lower in-state tuition
27% lower acceptance rate


K
Kennesaw State University

$6,662 lower in-state tuition
29% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Private Colleges

S
Spelman College

$14,768 higher in-state tuition
69% lower acceptance rate


C
Clark Atlanta University

$10,836 higher in-state tuition
41% lower acceptance rate


T
Tuskegee University

$8,482 higher in-state tuition
67% lower acceptance rate


C
Catawba College

$21,756 higher in-state tuition
30% lower acceptance rate


B
Belmont Abbey College

$7,388 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


L
Lewis University

$25,208 higher in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


G
Gardner Webb University

$20,108 higher in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


A
Aurora University

$16,088 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


I
University of Indianapolis

$22,140 higher in-state tuition
21% lower acceptance rate


R
Reinhardt University

$14,888 higher in-state tuition
35% lower acceptance rate


A
Anderson University

$21,958 higher in-state tuition
45% lower acceptance rate


P
Piedmont College

$17,858 higher in-state tuition
33% lower acceptance rate


L
Lindenwood University

$7,988 higher in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


L
Life University

$1,803 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


I
Indiana Wesleyan University

$18,572 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


B
Brevard College

$17,288 higher in-state tuition
57% lower acceptance rate


P
Point University

$10,038 higher in-state tuition
73% lower acceptance rate


D
Dominican University

$24,738 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


C
Capital University

$28,788 higher in-state tuition
25% lower acceptance rate


L
LaGrange College

$21,688 higher in-state tuition
38% lower acceptance rate


M
Millikin University

$29,628 higher in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


N
Newberry College

$15,238 higher in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


M
Maryville College

$25,768 higher in-state tuition
27% lower acceptance rate


J
Johnson & Wales University Charlotte

$26,784 higher in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


Y
Young Harris College

$18,588 higher in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


M
Montreat College

$19,138 higher in-state tuition
29% lower acceptance rate


C
University of Charleston

$20,288 higher in-state tuition
29% lower acceptance rate


L
Limestone University

$14,088 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


L
Le Moyne Owen College

$336 lower in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


S
University of Saint Francis Fort Wayne

$21,758 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


N
North Greenville University

$12,478 higher in-state tuition
21% lower acceptance rate


E
Emory and Henry College

$23,388 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


M
Maryville University of Saint Louis

$13,654 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


G
Goshen College

$25,548 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


C
Carson Newman College

$20,188 higher in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


M
Marietta College

$25,844 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


J
Johnson University

$6,272 higher in-state tuition
34% lower acceptance rate


B
Bethel University

$5,110 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


F
Franklin College

$24,524 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


T
Truett McConnell College

$11,784 higher in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


H
Heidelberg University

$21,788 higher in-state tuition
26% lower acceptance rate


M
Muskingum University

$18,788 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


S
Saint Xavier University

$23,528 higher in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


H
Huntingdon College

$15,738 higher in-state tuition
31% lower acceptance rate


E
Eureka College

$16,338 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


I
Illinois College

$24,684 higher in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


C
Converse College

$9,948 higher in-state tuition
41% lower acceptance rate


E
Emmanuel College

$11,352 higher in-state tuition
34% lower acceptance rate


F
The University of Findlay

$25,124 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


Compare with National Colleges

E
East Carolina University

$6,660 lower in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


T
Texas State University

$2,506 lower in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


C
California State University Fullerton

$5,370 lower in-state tuition
30% lower acceptance rate


N
Northern Illinois University

$1,322 lower in-state tuition
26% lower acceptance rate