Kentucky Wesleyan College

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2024 Undergraduate Tuition

$33,180

4.01% growth from 2023

2024 Average Net Price

$20,999

After Financial Aid

2024 Acceptance Rate

71.6%

2,113 Applicants

2024 Enrolled Students

887

94% Full-Time

2024 Graduation Rate

45.7%

112 Graduates

About

Kentucky Wesleyan College is a higher education institution located in Daviess County, KY. In 2024, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Kentucky Wesleyan College were General Business (28 degrees awarded), General Psychology (24 degrees), and Kinesiology & Exercise Science (14 degrees).

In 2024, 177 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Kentucky Wesleyan College. 61.6% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 38.4% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (129 degrees), 7.17 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (18 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Kentucky Wesleyan College is $33,180, which is $5,002 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).

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Costs

In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Kentucky Wesleyan College is $33,180, which is $5,002 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $20,999.

In 2024, 95% of undergraduate students attending Kentucky Wesleyan College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 61% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$33,180

2024 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2024, the cost of tuition at Kentucky Wesleyan College was $33,180. The cost of tuition at Kentucky Wesleyan College is $5,002 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Kentucky Wesleyan College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$20,999

2024 Value

0.633%

1 Year Growth

In 2024 Kentucky Wesleyan College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $20,999. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Kentucky Wesleyan College grew by 0.633%.

This chart compares the average net price of Kentucky Wesleyan College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$11,720

Room and Board

$1,298

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Kentucky Wesleyan College was of $11,720 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 22.3% between 2023 and 2024.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,298. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Kentucky Wesleyan College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

95%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

61%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

95% of undergraduate students at Kentucky Wesleyan College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a decline of 5% with respect to 2023, when 100% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Kentucky Wesleyan College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Admissions

Kentucky Wesleyan College received 2,113 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 5.18% annual growth. Out of those 2,113 applicants, 1,513 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 71.6% acceptance rate.

There were 887 students enrolled at Kentucky Wesleyan College in 2024. 15% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Kentucky Wesleyan College has an overall enrollment yield of 17.7%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

71.6%

Acceptance Rate in 2024

1,513

Accepted Out of 2,113

In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Kentucky Wesleyan College was 71.6% (1,513 admissions from 2,113 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 67%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants grew by 5.18%, while admissions grew by 12.4%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Kentucky Wesleyan College (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

15%

Submission Percentage (2024)

Scores Submitted (2024)

15% of enrolled first-time students at Kentucky Wesleyan College in 2024 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Kentucky Wesleyan College had a total enrollment of 887 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Kentucky Wesleyan College is 834 students and the part-time enrollment is 53. This means that 94% of students enrolled at Kentucky Wesleyan College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Kentucky Wesleyan College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 58.2% White, 15.1% Black or African American, 3.04% Hispanic or Latino, 2.48% Asian, 1.13% Two or More Races, and 0.564% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Kentucky Wesleyan College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (33.1%), followed by White Male (27.1%) and Black or African American Male (10.4%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

94%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Kentucky Wesleyan College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 887 students. The full-time enrollment at Kentucky Wesleyan College is 834 and the part-time enrollment is 53. This means that 94% of students enrolled at Kentucky Wesleyan College are enrolled full-time compared with 78.9% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Kentucky Wesleyan College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

53%

2024 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Kentucky Wesleyan College was 53%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (75%), Kentucky Wesleyan College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Kentucky Wesleyan College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)

White
516 enrolled students
Black or African American
134 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
27 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Kentucky Wesleyan College is 58.2% White, 15.1% Black or African American, 3.04% Hispanic or Latino, 2.48% Asian, 1.13% Two or More Races, and 0.564% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 50.5% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.2% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 124 students (14%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2024, 41 more women than men received degrees from Kentucky Wesleyan College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Kentucky Wesleyan College is white (129 degrees awarded). There were 7.17 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (18 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Kentucky Wesleyan College is General Business (28 degrees awarded), followed by General Psychology (24 degrees) and Kinesiology & Exercise Science (14 degrees).

In 2024, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Kentucky Wesleyan College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (22 degrees awarded), History (6 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (23 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Other managers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Kentucky Wesleyan College are Other managers (375,434 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (336,671 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (214,200 people), Postsecondary teachers (184,791 people), and Secondary school teachers (183,295 people).

The most specialized majors at Kentucky Wesleyan College in 2024 are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (22 degrees awarded), History (6 degrees), Visual & Performing Arts (23 degrees), Psychology (24 degrees), and Communications (11 degrees) (as of 2024).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Kentucky Wesleyan College are Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Physicians, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

The most specialized majors at Kentucky Wesleyan College are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (22 degrees awarded), History (6 degrees), Visual & Performing Arts (23 degrees), Psychology (24 degrees), and Communications (11 degrees) (as of 2024).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Kentucky Wesleyan College are Elementary & secondary schools (930,155 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (536,070 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (387,337 people), Computer Systems Design (313,072 people), and Outpatient care centers (264,561 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Kentucky Wesleyan College.

General Studies

Most Common (2024)

7 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common associates degree concentration at Kentucky Wesleyan College was General Studies with 7 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from associates degree programs at Kentucky Wesleyan College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2024

109

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2024

In 2024, 68 degrees were awarded to men at Kentucky Wesleyan College, which is 0.624 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (109).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Kentucky Wesleyan College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2024, 16 degrees were awarded to men at Kentucky Wesleyan College in General Business, which is 1.33 times more than the 12 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2024, 17 degrees were awarded to men at Kentucky Wesleyan College in General Psychology, which is 2.43 times more than the 7 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

41%

100% Completion Time

49%

150% Completion Time

In 2024, 41% of students graduating from Kentucky Wesleyan College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 49% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 49% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

White Female

Highest Graduation Rate (55.3%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2024 at Kentucky Wesleyan College is Female and White (55.3% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (75.5%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)

White
129 degrees awarded
Black or African American
18 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
11 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Kentucky Wesleyan College is white (129 degrees awarded). There were 7.17 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (18 degrees).

3.95% of degree recipients (7 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)

White Female
85 degrees awarded
White Female
83 degrees awarded
White Female
81 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Kentucky Wesleyan College is white female (85 degrees awarded). There were 1.02 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (83 degrees).

Operations

Kentucky Wesleyan College has an endowment valued at nearly $37.6M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 2.41M (6.42%) compared to the 7.58% average return (3.75M on 49.5M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2024, Kentucky Wesleyan College had a total salary expenditure of 22.2M. Kentucky Wesleyan College employs 18 Assistant professors, 15 Associate professors and 6 Professors. Most academics at Kentucky Wesleyan College are Male Assistant professor (10), Male Associate professor (10), and Female Assistant professor (8).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Kentucky Wesleyan College are: Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 29 employees, Management, with 17 employees, and Business and Financial Operations with 14 employees.

Endowment

$37.6M

2024 Endowment

4.86%

growth from 2023

Kentucky Wesleyan College has an endowment valued at about $37.6M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Kentucky Wesleyan College grew 4.86% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $11.9M lower than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Kentucky Wesleyan College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$7.41M

2024 Salaries

5.42%

decline from 2023

In 2024, Kentucky Wesleyan College paid a median of $7.41M in salaries, which represents 33.4% of their overall expenditure ($22.2M) and a 5.42% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 5.46% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 7.52% growth between 2021 and 2022.

Instructional Salaries

$2.23M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2024, Kentucky Wesleyan College paid a total of $2.23M to 39 employees working as instructors, which represents 30.1% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $522k (3.48%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

Occupations by Share

In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Kentucky Wesleyan College were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 29 employees, Management with 17 employees, and Business and Financial Operations with 14 employees.

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