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Ashland University is a private regional university located in Ashland, Ohio. Ashland University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Ashland University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $48,165 10 years after enrolling, 37th in Ohio, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Ashland University bachelor students earn 3% less than the national average. Ashland University is ranked 19th in Ohio.
Ashland University’s median net annual cost of $20,974 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Ashland University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Special Education, Education, Biology, Business Administration, Criminal Justice - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$20,974
Average years to graduate
4.3
Finance
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 3.85
Physiology & Pathology
Rank: #8
Economic score: 4.49
Psychology
Rank: #129
Economic score: 5
Education (subject specific)
Rank: #197
Economic score: 6.08
Health & Fitness
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 6.31
Poli Sci/Government
Rank: #297
Economic score: 6.56
Marketing
Rank: #351
Economic score: 6.85
History
Rank: #202
Economic score: 7.22
Advertising & PR
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 29.55
Broadcast & Digital Comms
Rank: #100
Economic score: 66.6
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 6 graduate programs at Ashland University - Business Administration, Educ. Administration, History, Education (subject specific), Curriculum and Instruction, Special Education - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Theological Studies
Rank: #33
Economic score: 1.2
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 67% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Ashland University is 7% higher than the state average, and 9% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Ashland University, Pell Grant recipients represent 24% of the measured graduating class, 11% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Ashland University graduates within 4.4 years.
Ashland 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.
Ashland University’s economic mobility score of 12.13 is calculated by adjusting the 3.66 economic score of lower-income students by the 24% pell grant recipients within the student body. Ashland University’s EMS of 12.13 ranks in the bottom 50% 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 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Ashland University pays $20,974 a year, $16,234 less than the $37,208 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 $20,974
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Ashland University, 98% 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 $20,974 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 72% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,693. This is 18% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,732
Pell grants
$4,949
State grants
$3,416
Institutional grants
$11,185
Ashland University offers 8 online bachelor programs, all of which are hybrid format. At the master’s level Ashland University offers 16 programs, 10 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
24
Hybrid programs
14
Percentage of programs online
22%
Ashland University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 70% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 4,318 applicants, of which 3,023 were admitted and 699 enrolled. Ashland University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
95%
83%
Female
44%
59%
First time
78%
59%
In-state
91%
68%
1st generation
41%
35%
White
76%
52%
Black
6%
14%
Hispanic
4%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
12%
12%