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Western Kentucky University's competitors and similar companies include North Carolina State University, University of Michigan, Harvard University and University of California.
 Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky University (also known as WKU) is a public higher education institution that provides undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs in fields such as arts and sciences, business, education, engineering, and health sciences. |  North Carolina State University North Carolina State University (NCSU) is a provider of education and research services. |  University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, also known as Regents of the University of Michigan) is a public research university. |  Harvard University Harvard University (also known as President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a research university providing higher education programs. |  University of California University of California (also known as The Regents of the University of California) is a provider of education and research services. | |
Founding Date | Founding Date 1906 | Founding Date 1887 | Founding Date 1817 | Founding Date 1636 | Founding Date 1869 |
Type | Type Private | Type Private | Type Private | Type Private | Type Private |
Tags | |||||
Locations | Locations Bowling Green, US HQ | Locations Raleigh, US HQ Raleigh, US Raleigh, US Raleigh, US | Locations Ann Arbor, US HQ | Locations Cambridge, US HQ Boston, US Cambridge, US | Locations Oakland, US HQ |
Employees | Employees 4,0181% decrease | Employees 7,70010% increase | Employees 37,163 | Employees 30,1401% increase | Employees 156,523 |
Financial | |||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $145.4m (FY, 2021) | Revenue (est.) $1.2b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $11.9b (FY, 2024) | Revenue (est.) $6.5b (FY, 2024) | Revenue (est.) $46.6b (FY, 2024) |
Net income | Net income $66.8m (FY, 2021) | Net income $153.1m (FY, 2025) | Net income $1.6b (FY, 2024) | Net income $2.8b (FY, 2024) | Net income $4.9b (FY, 2024) |
Operating ⚠ | |||||
Degree Programs | Degree Programs N/A | Degree Programs N/A | Degree Programs 275 (May, 2024) | Degree Programs N/A | Degree Programs 800 (Aug, 2023) |
Students | Students N/A | Students 37.8 k (Aug, 2023) | Students N/A | Students N/A | Students 280 k (Aug, 2023) |
Funding | |||||
Latest funding round | Latest funding round N/A | Latest funding round N/A | Latest funding round $ 20m (over 6 years ago) | Latest funding round $ 8.9m (over 6 years ago) | Latest funding round $ 3b (almost 8 years ago) |
Total funding raised | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 186.4m | Total funding raised $ 105.2m | Total funding raised $ 3b |
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North Carolina State University
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The University of Michigan (U-M, also known as Regents of the University of Michigan) is a public research university.
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Cambridge, US
Employees
30,140↑ 1% increase
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Oakland, US
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