
WKU Facts
As Hilltoppers, we have a lot of pride and spirit. Here's just a few reasons why you should be on The Hill.
- Over 16,000 students are enrolled at WKU.
- Student to Faculty Ratio of 18:1.
- The average class size is 23.7.
- WKU has students from nearly every Kentucky county and U.S. State, and from 67 countries around the world.
- Ranked as one of the most beautiful campuses in the South
- Bowling Green has been named in the Top 7 for Cities on the Rise by Southern Living.
- More than 300 student activities and organizations.
- Over 25 campus restaurants.
- The Mahurin Honors College was the first independent Honors College at a public Kentucky university.
- Top Producer of Gilman Scholars in 2023
- The Mahurin Honors College has a 98% acceptance rate into graduate and professional programs.
- WKU’s School of Media & Communication finished fourth in the Hearst program’s 2023-2024 Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition and 10th in the Intercollegiate Broadcast Competition. WKU is second in the Intercollegiate Multimedia Competition after three of four competitions.
- The Gordon Ford College of Business is AACSB Accredited in both business and accounting, which makes the GFCB among the top 1% of all business schools in the world. Out of more than 15,000 colleges of business worldwide, the GFCB is one of 187 schools with accreditation in both business and accounting.