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Asbury University

Wilmore, Kentucky·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·asbury.edu
6-yr Graduation
65%
+23.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
2,100
peer median 1,864
Avg net price
$20,428
-$1.7k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
2,063
2,063 candidates competed
Admitted
1,308
63.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
342
26.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
65%+23.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
56%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
65%
Full-time retention
83%

Pell equity

15.0pp gap
Pell recipients
52%
Non-Pell
67%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 61 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 58 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
61
Passing
3
4.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

61programs
  • Passing3 · 4.9%
  • No Data58 · 95.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
2
No data
58

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.

3
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+20.1%
$40,890 vs $34,058
Radio Television and Digital Communication
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+35.1%
$46,016 vs $34,058
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
+75.6%
$72,405 vs $41,236

Debt vs earnings

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

3
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
66%
$27,000 debt · $40,890 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
63%
$45,324 debt · $72,405 earn
Radio Television and Digital Communication
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
59%
$27,000 debt · $46,016 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 1940Next review Dec 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 7

  1. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Nov 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Mar 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$15,895
$30–48k$15,167
$48–75k$20,098
$75–110k$21,455
$110k+$26,463

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$20,428
-$1,747vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $22,176
Federal loans
42.8%
In-state tuition
$33,640
Out-of-state
$33,640

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 626 students received $3.6M in Pell grants, alongside $7.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
626
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.6M
$3,632,045 total
Direct Loans
$7.5M
1,329 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.1M
529 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.1M
572 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.8M
125 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.5M
100 loan awards
Grad PLUS$46K
3 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 463 borrowers who entered repayment, 10 (2.1%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.1%
-0.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
463
Defaulted
10
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.8%
2017
6.7%
2018
6.1%
2019
2.1%
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

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs70
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

339 total completions
01Business
8525.1%
02Education
7522.1%
03Communication
3911.5%
04Theology
298.6%
05Agriculture
257.4%
06Visual/Performing Arts
226.5%
07English Language
185.3%
08Parks/Recreation
175.0%
09Biological Sciences
154.4%
10Psychology
144.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,100
12-mo unduplicated
2,176
Undergraduate
1,823
Graduate
353

Gender split

Men
40%869
Women
60%1,307

Race / ethnicity composition

White
77.7%
Hispanic
6.6%
Non-resident
5.8%
Black
3.6%
Two or more
2.9%
Unknown
2.1%
Asian
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
338
198 M · 140 W
Women athletes
41.4%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$2.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$5K
$5K
Head-coach salaries
$35K
$31K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Soccer
47 M · 30 W
$405K
Baseball
50 M ·
$147K
Basketball
27 M · 17 W
$220K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
15 M · 14 W
$175K
Track and Field (Indoor)
15 M · 14 W
$175K
Tennis
16 M · 12 W
$85K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.42
4 offenses · 1,650 students

3-year trend

0.572 yrs ago1.161 yr ago2.42Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
7
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
3
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Robbery
1
Burglary
1
Fondling
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

4total
  • On campus4

Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

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
Drugs03
Liquor03

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
84

Asbury vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Asbury 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 University
65%2,100$20,428Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Midway University
44%95.1%2,003$23,863Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Thomas More University
40%90.3%2,350$20,701Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Union Commonwealth University
32%63.2%1,324$23,906Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Columbia College
37%93.9%1,725$23,650Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
University of Mobile
57%77.9%1,545$19,603Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median42%90.3%1,864$22,176

Frequently asked questions about Asbury University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Asbury.

What is the graduation rate at Asbury University?

Asbury University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 65% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Asbury University?

Asbury University reports a total enrollment of 2,100 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Asbury University?

The average net price at Asbury University is $20,428 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Asbury University?

Asbury University's yield rate is 26.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Asbury University located?

Asbury University is located in Wilmore, Kentucky 40390-1198.

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