Tuition Incentive Program (TIP)

Western Kentucky University offers a Tuition Incentive Program (TIP) to qualified undergraduate students who are residents of specific counties in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. Students residing in TIP counties can attend WKU for nearly half of the regular out-of-state rate! Current tuition information is available here.

TIP is a special tuition rate based entirely on a student's county of residence. There is no appeal process regarding a student's TIP eligibility.

Counties in bold are new TIP counties and will be eligible for the TIP rate starting with the Fall 2018 semester. Students from these counties that were admitted for the Fall 2018 term or after will receive the TIP rate. 

Starting with the Summer 2018 term, students who graduated from a high school located within a TIP county will be eligible for the TIP rate.

Eligible incoming freshmen may also be awarded the Tuition Incentive Program Scholarship (TIPS); see eligibility requirements below.

Curious how far away WKU is from your hometown? Visit our "Where is WKU?" page to learn more. 

Tuition Incentive Program Scholarships (TIPS) Requirements

Incoming freshmen with superior academic achievements will receive an additional Tuition Incentive Program Scholarship (TIPS) in the amount of $2,500 per year for up to four years. To qualify, students must have a 3.0 unweighted high school GPA, an ACT composite score of 25 or greater, and be accepted to WKU by February 1. A 3.00 collegiate GPA is required for renewal. Additional information is available here.

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. They are not eligible for the TIP Scholarship.