Student Body Profile
WKU had a total enrollment in the Fall Semester of 2011 of 21,048 students. Out of Fall 2011's enrollment figure of 21,048, 14,890 were full-time and 17,982 were undergraduates. WKU now has the second largest under-graduate population in the commonwealth of Kentucky, behind the University of Kentucky. Ethnic and racial minority enrollment was 19% at 4,032 students. About 3 of every five students are female.
48 of the 50 states were represented at WKU in the fall of 2011. Regarding students from around the globe, 61 foreign countries were represented at WKU in 2011.
The average high school grade point average for entering freshmen in 2011 was 3.18 and 30.3% had an ACT score of 24 or above.
Reference: WKU Fact Book 2011
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