The Cost of Attendance (COA) is an estimate of a student’s educational expenses for the period of enrollment—actual expenses will vary. The COA includes expenses billed directly by WKU (for example, ...

Learn more information about our Advanced Placement Summer Institutes and subscribe to our Monthly Update email update by clicking here. This summer, The Center is hosting three different institutes, ...

At the Department of Theatre & Dance at Western Kentucky University, students are immersed in performance, design, and production from day one. Through a dynamic blend of classroom and studio ...

The 21 st Century has been called the Century of Biology. Discoveries over the past 150+ years have brought us to the cusp of a deep understanding of how life on Earth originated, functions, and ...

The Department of Agriculture & Food Science at Western Kentucky University prepares students for careers in agriculture and food science industries and strives to fill the needs of both the student ...

The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) recently named the recipients of its 2026 Circle of Excellence ...

The WKU String Academy offers high-quality instruction for violin, viola, and cello. In an environment that is both nurturing and demanding, youth ages 5 -18 have the opportunity to study a string ...

WKU relies upon many forms of social media to connect with students, alumni, fans and the community in order to build relationships, answer questions, welcome visitors to campus, and solve problems.

The Big Red Backpack program is the title of WKU’s partnership with Barnes & Noble College for their First Day® Complete initiative. Big Red Backpack is a course materials delivery program that lowers ...

Learn the life cycles of stars using only images from the Hubble Space Telescope. Unlike any other show here, there is no narration, but employs a specially composed soundtrack inspired by HST’s ...

Samantha Zaboronak is researching H. pylori in natural water sources, gaining hands-on lab experience while contributing to ...

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