Asbury Theological Seminary
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.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing1 · 9.1%
- No Data9 · 81.8%
- Failing1 · 9.1%
Severity spectrum
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.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
Action history · 4
- Dec 2025Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2025Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
- Dec 2022Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2021Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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 $5.3M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
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 vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Asbury Theological Seminary
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus4
- Public property1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Sundo Kim Hall1 fireCookingDamage $0-$99
Asbury Theological Seminary vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Asbury Theological Seminary selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | — | — |
| 35% | 55.9% | 4,298 | — | — | |
| 38% | — | 183 | $10,949 | — | |
| — | — | 82 | — | — | |
| — | — | 103 | — | — | |
| 70% | — | 2,349 | $10,829 | — | |
| Peer group median | 38% | 55.9% | 936 | $10,889 |
Institutions like Asbury Theological Seminary
Explore the federal data for institutions in Asbury Theological Seminary's comparison group.
- Kentucky
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Grad rate35%Admit rate55.9%Enrollment4,298Net price—View data - Kentucky
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College
Grad rate38%Admit rate—Enrollment183Net price$10,949View data - Kentucky
Lexington Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment82Net price—View data - Kentucky
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment103Net price—View data - Louisiana
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Grad rate70%Admit rate—Enrollment2,349Net price$10,829View data
Asbury Theological Seminary Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
- Rev. Jessica GrayDirector of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment
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