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
- $21,9941,272nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $28,9101,324th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $28,9101,217th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $40,5191,226th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,246th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,928915th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,722678th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 60.6%754th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 72.2%1,137th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 80.6%929th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1119619th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23494th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,250877th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15.0:11,317th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 27.6%1,340th highest of 2,140 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $56,247 | $56,513 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $55,512 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $49,019 | $51,482 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $46,478 | $51,607 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $43,674 | $37,568 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $39,009 | $40,281 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $35,701 | $28,598 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $34,420 | — |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $33,993 | $33,714 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $33,216 | $31,809 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $32,925 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $31,236 | $29,829 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Brethren Churchsource
- Founded in 1878source
- Athletic nickname: "Eagles"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Purple and Goldsource
- Mascot: Tuffy the Eaglesource
- Motto: ""Accent on the Individual""source
- Campus size: about 135 acressource
- Formerly known as "Ashland College" (1878–1989)source
- Athletic conference: G-MACsource
- Plays for the "Traveling Trophy{{Cite web |date=October 26, 2022 |title=Preview: Hillsdale looks to play spoiler on Saturday against 7-0 #6 Ashland |work=Hillsdale College Athletics |url=https://www.hillsdalechargers.com/sports/fball/2022-23/releases/20221026iscq4y |language=en}}" (since 1970)source
- Fight song: ""The Battle Song""source
- Notable alum: Madalyn Murray O'Hairsource
- Notable alum: Katie Moonsource
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)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Basketball: 2023, 2017, 2013
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteashland.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 201104)
- Compare colleges in OHRe-score with your weights
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- Sports directoryAll 13 EADA programs at this school
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