by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Ashland University was awarded 145 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is American history (United States).
Ashland is ranked #721 out of 2,241 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2023 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Ashland held the #795 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Ashland is also ranked #27 out of 96 schools in Ohio.
The acceptance rate at Ashland University is 74%. 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 Ashland is a good fit for you.
About 13% of students accepted to Ashland submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 610. Math scores were between 500 and 598.
Learn more about Ashland University admissions.
With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, Ashland University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Ashland University is 34%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 77% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Ashland 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.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Ashland the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 49%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Ashland University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,148 undergraduates at Ashland with 2,310 being full-time and 838 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,728 | $14,311 | $20,412 | $22,472 | $23,527 |
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 Ashland, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Ashland, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $7,967 a year. That adds up to $31,868 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Ashland is 4.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at Ashland University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Ashland University.
Contact details for Ashland are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 401 College Avenue, Ashland, OH 44805 |
| Phone: | 800-882-1548 |
| Website: | https://www.ashland.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/AshlandUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/ashland_univ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 172 | $56,942 |
| Special Education | 44 | $31,760 |
| General Business/Commerce | 38 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 38 | $28,872 |
| Business Administration & Management | 35 | $46,794 |
| General Biology | 31 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 28 | $30,107 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 27 | $37,937 |
| Accounting | 25 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 24 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2019-2020, 3,189 students took at least one online class at Ashland University. This is an increase from the 2,604 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 3,189 | 1,489 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,604 | 1,322 |
| 2017-2018 | 4,562 | 2,415 |
| 2016-2017 | 3,504 | 1,310 |
| 2015-2016 | 3,060 | 1,345 |
Learn more about online learning at Ashland University.
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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.
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