Ashland University Overview

Ashland University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ashland, Ohio. Ashland is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is Ashland University Known For?

• The 1% student loan default rate at Ashland is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Ashland.
• In <nil>, 32% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Ashland makes roughly $51,188 a year. This is 25% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average Ashland student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Ashland University?

Contact details for Ashland are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	401 College Avenue, Ashland, OH 44805
Phone:	800-882-1548
Website:	www.ashland.edu

How Do I Get Into Ashland?

You can apply to Ashland online at: https://www.ashland.edu/apply-ashland-university

Admission Requirements for Ashland

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Ashland?

The acceptance rate at Ashland University is 70%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 68%, and the acceptance rate for women is 72%.

Average Test Scores

About 10% of students accepted to Ashland submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 640. Math scores were between 530 and 610.

Ashland received ACT scores from 69% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 24. Math scores were between 19 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 25.

Can I Afford Ashland University?

The overall average net price of Ashland is $28,705. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Ashland, approximately 72% of students took out student loans averaging $8,693 a year. That adds up to $34,772 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Ashland is 1.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Ashland University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,731 undergraduate students at Ashland, with 2,219 being full-time and 1,512 being part-time.

There are also 1,198 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,219 full-time undergraduates at Ashland, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Ashland University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	31
Black or African American	171
Hispanic or Latino	83
White	1,693
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	209

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Ashland University. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 36 countries are represented at Ashland. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Nepal, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Ashland University

In 2020-2021, 2,599 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Ashland has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 32nd most popular in Ohio for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Ashland

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Ashland University was 12.3%. This is the #1,310 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Ashland regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Ll1324 under License

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