Tuition Incentive Programs (TIP)

Western Kentucky University offers a Tuition Incentive Program (TIP) to qualified undergraduate students who are residents of specific counties in Tennessee, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, Florida, Georgia, and Indiana.

Tier 1: Based on County Residence

Students in Tier 1 receive the TIP tuition rate. Eligible students will also be awarded the Tuition Incentive Program Scholarship (TIPS); see eligibility requirements below.

TENNESSEE COUNTIES

INDIANA COUNTIES

ILLINOIS COUNTIES

OHIO COUNTIES

MISSOURI COUNTIES

Tier 2: Based on County of Residence

Students in Tier 2 receive the TIP tuition rate only.

FLORIDA COUNTIES

GEORGIA COUNTIES

ILLINOIS COUNTIES

Tuition Incentive Program Scholarships (TIPS)

Students with superior achievement will receive a Tuition Incentive Program Scholarship (TIPS) to pay the difference between the tuition rate for resident, undergraduate students attending the main campus and the Tuition Incentive Program.

• The scholarship will automatically be awarded to beginning freshmen with a unweighted cumulative grade point average of a 3.5 AND a 25 composite ACT score or a 1130 SAT total.
• Transfer students from an accredited college or university must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale with at least 24 semester hours earned.
• Students enrolled with a Tuition Incentive Program Scholarship may qualify for each subsequent academic year with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Students not receiving a Tuition Incentive Program Scholarship as a new student cannot receive the scholarship at a later date.
• If the Tuition Incentive Program Scholarship is cancelled because a 3.0 GPA is not maintained, it will not be re-instated later.
• Students falling into Tier 2 automatically receive the Tuition Incentive Program rate, however, they are not eligible for the Tuition Incentive Program scholarship.
• The Tuition Incentive Program cannot be administered to Distance Learning courses.

Reciprocal Counties

Students from the following Tennessee counties are eligible for the in-state tuition level as a result of a scholarship that is automatically awarded.

TENNESSEE COUNTIES