Asbury University Data & Information Overview

If you want to know more about Asbury University, such as what majors does it offer, how diverse it is, how well it ranks, and more, this is your one-stop resource. Want to dig deeper into a particular stat? Just click on its tile and you'll be taked to a more in-depth page on the figure. In addition, you can use the links below to quickly jump to any section on this page.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning
• Related Schools

How Well Is Asbury University Ranked?

2021 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Asbury University was awarded 12 badges in the 2021 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is education.

Overall Quality

Asbury is ranked #696 out of 1,715 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2021 Best Colleges list.

Asbury also holds the #7 spot on the Best Colleges in Kentucky ranking.

See all of the rankings for Asbury University.

Is It Hard to Get Into Asbury?

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Asbury University is 70%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Asbury is a good fit for you.

Average Test Scores

About 28% of students accepted to Asbury submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 660. Math scores were between 470 and 620.

Asbury received ACT scores from 79% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 21 and 28.

Learn more about Asbury University admissions.

Asbury University Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Asbury University is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Asbury University is 52%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Asbury University

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 85% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Asbury University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Asbury the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 53%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Asbury University.

Good Overall Diversity at Asbury

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,724 undergraduates at Asbury with 1,363 being full-time and 361 being part-time.

Asbury Diversity Score

College Factual computes an overall diversity score for each college and university that takes gender, ethnicity, geographic location, and age into account. Schools with the best mixtures of students with respect to these factors are ranked the highest, and those that cater to just one or two student groups are ranked the lowest.

The overall diversity score for Asbury is 67.80 out of 100, meaning that is is more diverse than most schools in the country.

Get more detailed information on diversity and student demographics at Asbury University.

How Much Does Asbury University Cost?

The overall average net price of Asbury is $27,111. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Asbury

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$21,836	$22,598	$28,282	$29,925	$31,286

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Asbury, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Asbury, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $7,192 a year. That adds up to $28,768 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Asbury is 6.8%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Get more details about paying for Asbury University.

How Much Money Do Asbury Graduates Make?

Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Asbury make around $34,900 per year during the early years of their employment. Unfortunately, this is 12% less that the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

See which majors at Asbury University make the most money.

Location of Asbury University

Asbury University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilmore, Kentucky. Wilmore is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

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Contact details for Asbury are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 Macklem Dr, Wilmore, KY 40390-1198
Phone:	859-858-3511
Website:	www.asbury.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/AsburyUniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/AsburyUniv

Asbury University Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 51 majors graduated from Asbury University. Of these students, 318 received undergraduate degrees and 81 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	39	$25,000
Teacher Education Grade Specific	27	$32,000
Business Administration & Management	24	NA
General Business/Commerce	18	NA
Animal Services	15	$15,900
General English Literature	14	NA
General Psychology	14	NA
Instructional Media Design	14	NA
Social Work	11	NA
Accounting	11	NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Asbury University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Asbury

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2017-2018, 824 students took at least one online class at Asbury University. This is a decrease from the 864 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	824	683
2016-2017	864	656
2015-2016	679	517
2014-2015	720	494
2013-2014	609	372

Learn more about online learning at Asbury University.

Related Schools

If you’re considering Asbury University, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• Cornerstone University
• Malone University
• Nyack College
• Ouachita Baptist University
• Toccoa Falls College

Curious on how these schools stack up against Asbury? Pit them head to head with College Combat, our free interactive tool that lets you compare college on the features that matter most to you!

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Amannelle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.