Postsecondary Education
Western Kentucky University
Actual FY 2024Actual FY 2025Revised FY 2026Recommended FY 2027Recommended FY 2028
SOURCE OF FUNDS
General Fund
Regular Appropriation83,951,30091,070,60083,789,60086,536,70086,536,700
Postsecondary Ed Performance5,858,4005,460,3005,261,000
Total General Fund89,809,70096,530,90089,050,60086,536,70086,536,700
Restricted Funds
Current Receipts271,695,500260,956,600270,882,600279,343,600280,343,600
Total Restricted Funds271,695,500260,956,600270,882,600279,343,600280,343,600
Federal Fund
Current Receipts42,895,20049,481,00044,143,30044,143,30044,143,300
Total Federal Fund42,895,20049,481,00044,143,30044,143,30044,143,300
TOTAL SOURCE OF FUNDS404,400,400406,968,500404,076,500410,023,600411,023,600
EXPENDITURES BY CLASS
Personnel Costs182,857,600181,597,700185,698,100185,698,100185,698,100
Operating Expenses116,944,600121,213,700117,410,600123,357,700124,357,700
Grants Loans Benefits98,238,20096,568,10098,000,00098,000,00098,000,000
Debt Service6,360,0007,589,000
Capital Outlay2,967,8002,967,8002,967,800
TOTAL EXPENDITURES404,400,400406,968,500404,076,500410,023,600411,023,600
EXPENDITURES BY FUND SOURCE
General Fund89,809,70096,530,90089,050,60086,536,70086,536,700
Restricted Funds271,695,500260,956,600270,882,600279,343,600280,343,600
Federal Fund42,895,20049,481,00044,143,30044,143,30044,143,300
TOTAL EXPENDITURES404,400,400406,968,500404,076,500410,023,600411,023,600
EXPENDITURES BY UNIT
Instruction101,517,200100,228,90097,694,400103,955,400104,955,400
Research8,372,8007,722,8007,066,2007,066,2007,066,200
Public Service20,775,30021,079,90023,773,10023,773,10023,773,100
Libraries6,622,0006,281,0006,250,0006,250,0006,250,000
Academic Support26,291,30026,745,30029,496,00029,496,00029,496,000
Student Services44,609,30040,201,90037,615,00037,615,00037,615,000
Institutional Support52,483,80060,459,30055,885,90055,885,90055,885,900
Operation and Maintenance of Plant30,770,60028,653,70031,423,80031,109,90031,109,900
Scholarships and Fellowships98,238,20095,927,80098,000,00098,000,00098,000,000
Auxiliary Enterprises14,719,90019,667,90016,872,10016,872,10016,872,100
TOTAL EXPENDITURES404,400,400406,968,500404,076,500410,023,600411,023,600
Founded in 1906, Western Kentucky University is the largest of Kentucky's six comprehensive postsecondary institutions with nearly 16,000 students on the main campus in Bowling Green and at regional campuses in Glasgow, Owensboro, Somerset, and Elizabethtown/Fort Knox. In addition to its traditional mission to train teachers and education leaders for the schools in its service area, WKU provides academic programs in liberal arts and sciences, business, engineering, health sciences and agriculture.
WKU is the home of the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science for exceptional Kentucky high school juniors and seniors. The Academy was named the number one high school in the United States in 2012 and 2013 by Newsweek.