Kentucky Wesleyan 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: Kentucky Wesleyan College offers 29 majors and 13 pre-professional curriculums. Our student-to-faculty ratio is 13:1.

Academic Profile for Incoming Freshman Fall of 2018: Average ACT = 23, Average SAT = 1140 (EBRW and Math), GPA = 3.45

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

United Methodist Relationship: Kentucky Wesleyan College is approved by the University Senate of the General Board of Higher Education & Ministry as a United Methodist-related academic institution.

Athletics: The Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers compete in NCAA Division II and are members of the Great Midwestern Athletic Conference. Intercollegiate men’s teams include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, track and field, and wrestling. Women compete in basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis track and field, and volleyball.