Kentucky Wesleyan College
Owensboro, Kentucky · Also known as Wesleyan · Website
$46,747
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$46,747
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Kentucky Wesleyan College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Owensboro, Kentucky with 842 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $17,131 a year (tuition and fees $34,673). It admits 72% of applicants and 47% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $46,747 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $23,250 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$17,131
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$34,673
US median $11,837
Admission rate
72%
US median 78%
Completion rate
47%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$23,250
About $246 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$46,747
Rank 1,781 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $17,131
- Tuition and fees
- $34,673
- Cost of attendance
- $46,203
- Students with a need-based grant
- 50%
- Students with federal loans
- 61%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $13,951
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,701
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,062
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,306
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $22,888
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $23,120 in 2015-16 to $34,673 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1,044
- SAT reading, middle
- 508
- SAT math, middle
- 523
- ACT, middle
- 22
- Undergraduates
- 842
- Part-time students
- 1.2%
- Women
- 50%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 47%
- Retention rate
- 53%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 27
- Endowment
- $37.6M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,781 of 5,094 US colleges and 14 of 70 in Kentucky (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | KY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $17,131 | $16,512 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $34,673 | $11,652 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 72% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 47% | 53% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 53% | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,250 | $13,521 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $35,895 | $31,816 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $46,747 | $36,235 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 57% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 64% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
27 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $25,000 | Withheld | $42,948 | $54,562 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $25,000 | $41,059 | $64,396 | $68,407 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | $39,559 | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Zoology/Animal BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | $17,085 | Withheld | $44,055 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $52,867 | $55,378 |
| Design and Applied ArtsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $25,500 | Withheld | Withheld | $61,296 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Non-Professional Legal StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,959 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Owensboro and Kentucky on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Kentucky
- Homes: Homes for sale in Kentucky
Questions and answers
How much does Kentucky Wesleyan College cost?
$17,131 a year is the average net price at Kentucky Wesleyan College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $34,673, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $46,203. Families earning under $30,000 pay $13,951 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Kentucky Wesleyan College?
72% of applicants are admitted to Kentucky Wesleyan College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,044 and the middle ACT score is 22. The median admission rate of colleges in Kentucky is 81%.
How much do Kentucky Wesleyan College graduates earn?
$46,747 a year is the median pay of former Kentucky Wesleyan College students who work, 10 years after they started ($35,895 after 6 years). That ranks 1,781 of 5,094 US colleges and 14 of 70 in Kentucky. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's) at $41,059.
How much student debt do Kentucky Wesleyan College graduates have?
$23,250 is the median federal student loan debt of Kentucky Wesleyan College graduates, about $246 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 61% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Kentucky Wesleyan College?
47% of first-time, full-time students at Kentucky Wesleyan College finish within 6 years. 53% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Kentucky Wesleyan College?
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (22 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (22 bachelor's graduates), Business/Commerce, General (20 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 27 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.