WKU Comparisons

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#6 Best Public Universities in Kentucky

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Compare with Kentucky Public Colleges

Compare with Kentucky Public Colleges for Western Kentucky University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY	$564 lower in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY	$2,265 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Murray State University Murray, KY	$1,752 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Morehead State University Morehead, KY	$1,628 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY	$1,332 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Kentucky Private Colleges

Compare with Kentucky Private Colleges for Western Kentucky University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Union Commonwealth University Barbourville, KY	$19,294 higher in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pikeville Pikeville, KY	$13,198 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, KY	$23,021 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY	$16,346 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Spalding University Louisville, KY	$17,548 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lindsey Wilson College Columbia, KY	$16,156 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Alice Lloyd College Pippa Passes, KY	$2,308 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kentucky Christian University Grayson, KY	$14,973 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Simmons College of Kentucky Louisville, KY	$4,746 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Kentucky Mountain Bible College Jackson, KY	$1,292 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College Pineville, KY	$932 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Western Kentucky University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Alabama State University Montgomery, AL	$404 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA	$5,564 lower in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN	$1,394 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Alabama A & M University Normal, AL	$1,628 lower in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbus State University Columbus, GA	$5,754 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fort Valley State University Fort Valley, GA	$6,126 lower in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tennessee State University Nashville, TN	$3,036 lower in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Central State University Wilberforce, OH	$3,594 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Chicago State University Chicago, IL	$1,102 higher in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Clayton State University Morrow, GA	$6,472 lower in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN	$2,646 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marshall University Huntington, WV	$2,490 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Western Illinois University Macomb, IL	$3,612 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vincennes University Vincennes, IN	$4,526 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL	$2,027 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Alabama Florence, AL	$468 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Dalton State College Dalton, GA	$8,316 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gordon State College Barnesville, GA	$8,024 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
West Virginia State University Institute, WV	$2,082 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of West Alabama Livingston, AL	$662 lower in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lincoln University Jefferson City, MO	$1,856 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise, VA	$128 higher in-state tuition	65% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Harris Stowe State University Saint Louis, MO	$4,644 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO	$1,749 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Concord University Athens, WV	$988 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena, MS	$3,960 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wright State University Lake Campus Celina, OH	$3,924 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Indiana University Kokomo Kokomo, IN	$3,228 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Shawnee State University Portsmouth, OH	$1,026 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Miami University Hamilton Hamilton, OH	$4,161 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Lima Campus Lima, OH	$2,164 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College Blue Ash, OH	$4,452 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Glenville State University Glenville, WV	$2,074 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Newark Campus Newark, OH	$2,164 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bluefield State University Bluefield, WV	$1,004 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Miami University Middletown Middletown, OH	$4,161 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV	$3,228 lower in-state tuition	57% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Mansfield Campus Mansfield, OH	$2,164 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Marion Campus Marion, OH	$2,164 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio University Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH	$5,290 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Cincinnati Clermont College Batavia, OH	$4,902 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio University Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH	$5,290 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio University Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH	$5,290 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV	$7,040 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio University Southern Campus Ironton, OH	$5,290 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Athens State University Athens, AL	$11,652 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Governors State University University Park, IL	$352 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Augusta University Augusta, GA	$3,238 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgia Military College Milledgeville, GA	$3,540 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Western Kentucky University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA	$16,658 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Morehouse College Atlanta, GA	$21,241 higher in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lenoir Rhyne University Hickory, NC	$20,248 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL	$22,436 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Aurora University Aurora, IL	$17,518 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, NC	$9,648 higher in-state tuition	49% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Anderson University Anderson, IN	$25,588 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Life University Marietta, GA	$3,384 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Mars Hill University Mars Hill, NC	$26,084 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Dominican University River Forest, IL	$27,326 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Marian University Indianapolis, IN	$29,012 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
LaGrange College Lagrange, GA	$23,748 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Manchester University North Manchester, IN	$25,483 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Millikin University Decatur, IL	$15,240 higher in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Paine College Augusta, GA	$2,944 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Newberry College Newberry, SC	$19,448 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johnson & Wales University Charlotte Charlotte, NC	$30,767 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Oakwood University Huntsville, AL	$10,860 higher in-state tuition	49% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Warren Wilson College Swannanoa, NC	$29,848 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Le Moyne Owen College Memphis, TN	$424 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, IN	$19,709 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bethel University Mishawaka, IN	$22,948 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Livingstone College Salisbury, NC	$6,644 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Saint Francis Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN	$24,808 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Goshen College Goshen, IN	$27,238 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johnson University Knoxville, TN	$9,470 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia College Columbia, MO	$14,174 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bethel University McKenzie, TN	$7,060 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lane College Jackson, TN	$138 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Muskingum University New Concord, OH	$21,013 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Xavier University Chicago, IL	$26,288 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Calumet College of Saint Joseph Whiting, IN	$12,198 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Northwestern Ohio Lima, OH	$2,223 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Eureka College Eureka, IL	$17,444 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin University Columbus, OH	$2,075 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan College Macon, GA	$15,998 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Defiance College Defiance, OH	$17,668 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wilberforce University Wilberforce, OH	$4,796 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Faulkner University Montgomery, AL	$12,268 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Herzing University Atlanta Atlanta, GA	$1,798 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH	$24,068 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bluefield University Bluefield, VA	$15,118 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cumberland University Lebanon, TN	$16,188 higher in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Stillman College Tuscaloosa, AL	$474 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tusculum University Greeneville, TN	$17,598 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tiffin University Tiffin, OH	$23,138 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Huntington University Huntington, IN	$20,218 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH	$29,723 higher in-state tuition	60% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Erskine College Due West, SC	$25,058 higher in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Western Kentucky University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Morgan State University Baltimore, MD	$3,423 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Texas Southern University Houston, TX	$2,479 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State University East Bay Hayward, CA	$4,069 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia State University Petersburg, VA	$1,609 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Savannah State University Savannah, GA	$5,902 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Albany State University Albany, GA	$5,996 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX	$353 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Winston Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC	$5,526 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA	$1,472 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC	$592 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Jackson State University Jackson, MS	$2,687 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bowie State University Bowie, MD	$2,434 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Delaware State University Dover, DE	$982 lower in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC	$7,299 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Wisconsin Whitewater Whitewater, WI	$3,036 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
California State University Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	$4,203 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY	$5,358 lower in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA	$3,066 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI	$2,625 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bellevue College Bellevue, WA	$7,216 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL	$731 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, LA	$1,730 lower in-state tuition	59% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD	$2,576 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State University Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA	$3,562 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State University Channel Islands Camarillo, CA	$4,493 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State University Stanislaus Turlock, CA	$3,406 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI	$3,120 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
California State University San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	$3,559 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT	$1,786 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Grambling State University Grambling, LA	$3,969 lower in-state tuition	49% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Minnesota State University Mankato Mankato, MN	$2,080 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	$2,834 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS	$1,654 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX	$3,758 lower in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Indian River State College Fort Pierce, FL	$8,888 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL	$8,546 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Wisconsin Platteville Platteville, WI	$3,008 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pensacola State College Pensacola, FL	$9,291 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Wisconsin La Crosse La Crosse, WI	$1,582 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Florida SouthWestern State College Fort Myers, FL	$8,251 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Tifton, GA	$8,384 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Santa Fe College Gainesville, FL	$9,089 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY	$4,300 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI	$2,010 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA	$6,588 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC	$5,990 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH	$2,974 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Wisconsin Green Bay Green Bay, WI	$2,952 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI	$2,164 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=157951.

Last updated: August 2026