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Asbury Theological Seminary

Wilmore, Kentucky·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·asburyseminary.edu
Total enrollment
1,689
peer median 936
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Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 11 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 9 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
11
Passing
1
9.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
9.1% of portfolio
Fail rate
9.1%
+8.5pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

11programs
  • Passing1 · 9.1%
  • No Data9 · 81.8%
  • Failing1 · 9.1%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
9

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
-3.1%
$47,154 vs $48,653
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Master's Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+34.1%
$59,725 vs $44,535

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
-3.1%
$1,499

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Master's Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
80%
$47,833 debt · $59,725 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1984Next review Jun 2031
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools

Accredited since 1938Next review Jul 2035

Action history · 4

  1. Dec 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
  3. Dec 2022Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2021Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $2.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
null total
Direct Loans
$2.1M
158 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Unsubsidized · Grad$2.1M
158 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 167 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
167
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.8%
2017
4.4%
2018
3.4%
2019
0.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Asbury Theological Seminary

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs9
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

362 total completions
01Theology
33692.8%
02Psychology
267.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,689
12-mo unduplicated
1,971

Gender split

Men
60%1,184
Women
40%787

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,747 students

3-year trend

1.142 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs10
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Asbury Theological Seminary vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Asbury Theological Seminary selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectAsbury Theological Seminary
    1,689
    The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
    35%55.9%4,298
    Clear Creek Baptist Bible College
    38%183$10,255
    Lexington Theological Seminary
    82
    Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
    103
    New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
    70%2,349
    Peer group median38%55.9%936$10,255

    Frequently asked questions about Asbury Theological Seminary

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Asbury Theological Seminary.

    How many students attend Asbury Theological Seminary?

    Asbury Theological Seminary reports a total enrollment of 1,689 students per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Asbury Theological Seminary located?

    Asbury Theological Seminary is located in Wilmore, Kentucky 40390-1199.

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