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Kentucky Wesleyan College

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Kentucky Wesleyan College campus

You’ll find more than a career…

College is about developing your mind and your soul.  It’s time to discover what moves you, what you want to accomplish, and what you’re called to do.  That’s why, at Kentucky Wesleyan College, your education is customized for you.

You’ll be part of a community committed to excellence and looking out for your best.  We call this The Wesleyan Way.

We succeed with honor

We support one another

We compete with integrity

We love one another

You’ll find more than a career here.  You’ll find yourself.

Accepts first-year applicationsSouthPrivateUrbanSmall (2,000 and under)Co-Ed
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Academic programs

  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Research
  • Science
  • Liberal Arts
  • Business
  • Education
  • Communication
  • Music
  • Art & Design
  • Economics
  • Finance/Accounting
  • Government/Political Science
  • Health Science
  • Performing Arts
  • Social Science
  • Visual Arts

Student experience

  • Athletics
  • Co-op/Internship Opportunities
  • Disability Services
  • Greek Life
  • Intramural/Club Sports
  • LGBTQIA Services
  • Military/Veteran Services
  • On-Campus Housing
  • Religious Affiliation
  • Study Abroad
  • Undergraduate Research
  • Veteran Fee Waiver
  • Distance/online learning

Application information

First-year

Students applying to Kentucky Wesleyan College as first-time, full-time students must have a submission including completed application for admission and a high school transcript showing six semesters of completed work.  This transcript may be official or unofficial at the point of admission.  Additionally, students must submit standardized test scores, if available, but can indicate whether they should be used for admissions review or not.

Transfer

Students applying to Kentucky Wesleyan College as transfer students must have a submission including completed application for admission, official, final high school transcript and official, final college transcripts from institutions where you are no longer enrolled. If currently enrolled at another institution, this transcript may be official or unofficial at the point of admission.  Additionally, students must submit standardized test scores, if available, but can indicate whether they should be used for admissions review or not.

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Additional information

Why Kentucky Wesleyan College? Great question! We are widely known and respected in the tri-state area as one of the lowest priced private colleges with the highest quality of academic programs that result in a great return on investment. We are very proud of our reputation!

Did you know…

  • 100% of full-time, on-campus students at Kentucky Wesleyan receive financial aid.
  • $26,365 is the average financial aid package for first-year students. This includes scholarships, grants, work-study, and federal loans.
  • $7,576 is the average cost of attendance after aid each year (excludes indirect costs).
  • $25,000 is the average total debt undergraduate students leave KWC with. The national average for similar schools is $37,000.
  • 92% employment and graduate school placement of our graduating students—higher than the national average of smaller, private colleges. Talk about return on investment!

Families from all economic backgrounds—many just like yours—are making Wesleyan work. Scholarships, grants, and loans are the tools that make a Wesleyan education possible.

If you need information on what kind of financial aid is available, including scholarships, grants and loans, please check the links on this page. We’ll be glad to discuss any of these options with you. You can reach us at finaid@kwc.edu or 270-852-3120.

Visit us

Enjoy your best visit ever at Kentucky Wesleyan College

Best. Visit. Ever. You heard us right! That’s how we roll at Kentucky Wesleyan College We don’t just provide you a campus visit experience, but the best one you’re going to have. Do we sound too confident? Nope! It’s just a fact. Put us to the test; sign up for your best visit ever today. You get to create your own visit experience: tour our beautiful campus, talk with admissions, chat with a professor or coach (if you want), enjoy lunch, and choose from among other things you may want to do.

Register for your own personalized tour of our campus at www.kwc.edu/visit!  Tours are available each weekday and most Saturdays (excluding holiday weekends and Admissions campus events) at 10 a.m.


 

Kentucky Wesleyan College, in partnership with the United Methodist Church, fosters a liberal arts education that nourishes and prepares students intellectually, spiritually and physically to achieve success in life.