Asbury University
Wilmore, KY · Private · Town (fringe) · Asbury College
Private institution in Wilmore, KY · 1,369 undergraduates · 64% acceptance rate · $42,368 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 25%Full-time retention
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $20,4281,114th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $33,6401,440th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $33,6401,379th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $46,2091,366th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,0281,139th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $42,3681,495th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,5631,501st highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 65.0%586th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 84.3%463rd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 64.1%476th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,3691,173rd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 26.3%1,388th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 164 mi (BNA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 49 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $42,728 | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $39,741 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $33,779 | $33,382 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $31,708 | $29,141 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $29,685 | $20,140 |
| Religious/Sacred MusicTheology | bachelors | $28,598 | $25,774 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $28,236 | $26,739 |
| JournalismCommunications | bachelors | $26,739 | — |
| Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesAgriculture | bachelors | $23,456 | $20,140 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $15,817 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | $29,685 |
| Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 11 sports
NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Asbury University’s 1,369 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In KY
- Centre CollegeDanville, KY · 1,346 undergrads
- Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, KY · 1,317 undergrads
- Thomas More UniversityCrestview Hills, KY · 1,305 undergrads
- Berea CollegeBerea, KY · 1,472 undergrads
- Midway UniversityMidway, KY · 1,250 undergrads
- Georgetown CollegeGeorgetown, KY · 1,180 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Belhaven UniversityJackson, MS · 1,370 undergrads
- East Georgia State CollegeSwainsboro, GA · 1,368 undergrads
- Drury UniversitySpringfield, MO · 1,367 undergrads
- Southwestern Assemblies of God UniversityWaxahachie, TX · 1,366 undergrads
- Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TN · 1,374 undergrads
- East Texas Baptist UniversityMarshall, TX · 1,364 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteasbury.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 156213)
- Compare colleges in KYRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in KentuckyEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Centre CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Asbury University vs Centre CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 11 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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