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Asbury University is a private regional university located in Wilmore, Kentucky. Asbury University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Asbury University is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $41,352 10 years after enrolling, 14th in Kentucky, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Asbury University bachelor students earn 11% less than the national average. Asbury University is ranked 16th in Kentucky.
Asbury University’s median net annual cost of $22,376 and average years to graduate of 4.4 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Asbury University sorted by number of graduates - Broadcast & Digital Comms, Education, Business and Commerce, Accounting, Comms & Media Studies, Religious/Sacred Music. - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$22,376
Average years to graduate
4.4
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Asbury University - Educ. Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.4 years. 64% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Asbury University is 13% higher than the state average, and 7% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Asbury University, Pell Grant recipients represent 31% of the measured graduating class, 4% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Asbury University graduates within 4.4 years.
Asbury University is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Asbury University’s economic mobility score of 3.52 is calculated by adjusting the 10.35 economic score of lower-income students by the 31% pell grant recipients within the student body. Asbury University’s EMS of 3.52 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Asbury University pays $22,376 a year, $22,046 less than the $44,422 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $22,376
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Asbury University, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $22,376 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 59% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,523. This is 5% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,361
Pell grants
$4,518
State grants
$4,477
Institutional grants
$16,999
Asbury University offers 9 online bachelor programs, 6 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Asbury University offers 11 programs, all of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
20
Hybrid programs
3
Percentage of programs online
29%
Asbury University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 77% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,126 applicants, of which 872 were admitted and 263 enrolled. Asbury University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
88%
83%
Female
62%
59%
First time
66%
59%
In-state
52%
68%
1st generation
24%
35%
White
78%
52%
Black
5%
14%
Hispanic
7%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
8%
12%