Western Kentucky University (WKU) is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States. It was founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a few decades earlier. It operates regional campuses in Glasgow, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, and Owensboro. The main campus sits atop a hill overlooking the Barren River valley.
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Location
Bowling Green, KY, 42101-1000
36.985035, -86.456828
Accreditation
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
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