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KWC at a Glance...

LOCATION: We're located in Owensboro, Kentucky - a city on the Ohio River. KWC is just 40 minutes east of Evansville, Indiana, 2 hours north of Nashville, Tennessee, 2 hours west of Louisville, Kentucky, and 4 hours east of St. Louis, Missouri. Daviess County is home to 94,000 residents.

ACADEMICS: KWC offers 36 majors and 11 pre-professional curriculums. Our student-to-faculty ratio is 15:1.

ENROLLMENT: KWC enrolled 862 students from 23 states and 8 foreign countries last fall.

FRESHMAN PROFILE: Our average freshman scores above 21 on the ACT (or 900-1,100 on the SAT) and has a B average in high school. Over one third rank in the top 25 percent of their high school graduating class.

FACULTY: More than 88 percent of our faculty have a Ph.D. or terminal degree.

ATHLETICS: The Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers compete in NCAA Division II and are members of the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Intercollegiate men's teams include baseball, basketball, golf, soccer and football. Women compete in basketball, softball, tennis, golf, volleyball and soccer.

ACCREDITATION: Kentucky Wesleyan College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Kentucky Wesleyan College.