Ascent College
Gainesville, VA · Private · Large suburb
Private institution in Gainesville, VA · 85 undergraduates.
- Top 6%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 17%In-state tuition & fees
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
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- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,680335th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $7,680131st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
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- Median graduate debt
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Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
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- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $31,4551,698th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 50.0%1,136th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 852,003rd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1212th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 26.0%1,414th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 14 mi (IAD)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 5 of 5 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Religious/Sacred MusicTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Assemblies of God Churchsource
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Ascent College’s 85 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In VA
- Fairfax University of AmericaFairfax, VA · 5 undergrads
- Virginia Beach Theological SeminaryVirginia Beach, VA · 2 undergrads
- Virginia University of LynchburgLynchburg, VA · 170 undergrads
- Centra CollegeLynchburg, VA · 212 undergrads
- Sentara College of Health SciencesChesapeake, VA · 239 undergrads
- Washington University of Science and TechnologyVienna, VA · 302 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical CollegeMonsey, NY · 86 undergrads
- Yeshivath Shaar HatorahKew Gardens, NY · 84 undergrads
- Jose Maria Vargas UniversityPembroke Pines, FL · 83 undergrads
- Davis CollegePottersville, NY · 88 undergrads
- Huntsville Bible CollegeHuntsville, AL · 82 undergrads
- Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser TorahMonsey, NY · 82 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteascent.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 458113)
- Compare colleges in VARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in VirginiaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Fairfax University of AmericaSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Ascent College vs Fairfax University of AmericaHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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