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Ashland University

Ashland, OH · Private · Town (fringe) · Ashland College

Private institution in Ashland, OH · 2,250 undergraduates · 81% acceptance rate · $52,928 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$21,9941,269th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$28,9101,313th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$28,9101,206th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$40,5191,219th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$52,928911th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,722677th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
60.6%750th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
72.2%1,129th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
80.6%918th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1119617th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
23493rd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,250877th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
27.6%1,326th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 108 mi (DTW)

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
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 56 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$56,247$56,513
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$55,512—
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$49,019$51,482
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$46,478$51,607
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$43,674$37,568
MarketingBusinessbachelors$39,009$40,281
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$35,701$28,598
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBusinessbachelors$34,420—
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$33,993$33,714
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$33,216$31,809
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$32,925—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$31,236$29,829

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,319,785 (M $3,150,394 · W $2,044,941 · Coed $124,450)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Ashland University’s 2,250 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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