- The Inkwell
- Kentucky
- Asbury University
Wilmore, KYTown: fringeZIP 40390Founded 1890
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1890
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.asbury.edu
KentuckyPrivate nonprofit
Asbury University
Asbury University is a private nonprofit university in Wilmore, Kentucky, with 1,420 undergraduates. It admits 63% of applicants, graduates 65% within six years and costs $21,061 a year after aid.
65%graduate
Admission rate63%
Retention83%
4-year graduation55%
Pell Grant share33%
Federal loans38%
$21,061net price / year
63%admission rate
—average SAT
65%graduate in 6 years
$49,862median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,804median debt
#1,257 of 1,704 for earnings#948 of 1,739 for lowest net price#514 of 1,738 for graduation rate#428 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $48,456tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $35,452
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $35,452
- Average net price
- $21,061national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,484
$30,001–48,000$15,336
$48,001–75,000$16,592
$75,001–110,000$21,248
$110,001+$27,876
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 63%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college63%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college83%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college65%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college33%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 65%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 55%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 61%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,688
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,862middle 50%: $33,504–$67,011
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,804
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0.2%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$67,011
Median, Asbury University$49,862
Lower quarter$33,504
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,420
- Part-time
- 10%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 23.3
- First-generation students
- 24%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 33%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 46%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,374 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,617
- Endowment, end of year
- $78,149,444
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White76%
Hispanic6.6%
Black3.7%
Asian1.7%
Two or more races3.4%
U.S. nonresident6.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Unknown2.3%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management23%
Communication & journalism16%
Education9.2%
Theology & religious vocations9.2%
Visual & performing arts6.4%
Agriculture6.0%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.3%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.6%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 156213. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4803762.