Owensboro, Kentucky · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Located in Owensboro, Kentucky, Kentucky Wesleyan College is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 887 students. Its religious affiliation is United Methodist.
Kentucky Wesleyan College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 32 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business/Commerce, Psychology, General, and Exercise Science and Kinesiology. It awarded 173 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 13 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
53% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.
Mission
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.
Key figures
887
Students enrolled
53%
First-year retention
173
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
32
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Programs and majors offered 32
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
53%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
164
Associate degrees
7
Certificates under 1 year
2
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
887
Undergraduates, fall 2024
887
Full-time, fall 2024
94%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
968
Full-time, 2024-25
88%
Size category
Under 1,000 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
50%
Men
50%
White
59%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
15%
Two or more races
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
13%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
13
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
17%
Students taking some online courses
27%
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
United Methodist
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Great Midwest Athletic Conference
President
Dr. James Cousins
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training