Colleges / Asbury University
College · Private nonprofit · Wilmore, KY · Town
AU

Asbury University

Wilmore, KY

Address1 Macklem Dr, Wilmore, KY 40390-1198
Websitewww.asbury.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate63%
6-yr median pay$36k
Net price / yr$21k
Undergrad size1,420
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $21k/yr for a shot at a $36k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 63% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

1,420 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $47k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $21k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$190k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$86k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$104k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$33.6k
Room & board
$10.8k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants28%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans41%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention84%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr65%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$36k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$42k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out19%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,420
Location
Wilmore, KY
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Asbury College
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White76%
  • Hispanic7%
  • International6%
  • Black4%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Unknown2%
  • Asian2%
First-gen students24%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time10%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$55k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 49

What you can study.

Colleges / Asbury University
College · Private nonprofit · Wilmore, KY · Town
AU

Asbury University

Wilmore, KY

Address1 Macklem Dr, Wilmore, KY 40390-1198
Websitewww.asbury.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate63%
6-yr median pay$36k
Net price / yr$21k
Undergrad size1,420
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $21k/yr for a shot at a $36k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 63% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

1,420 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $47k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $21k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$190k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$86k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$104k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$33.6k
Room & board
$10.8k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants28%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans41%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention84%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr65%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$36k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$42k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out19%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,420
Location
Wilmore, KY
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Asbury College
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White76%
  • Hispanic7%
  • International6%
  • Black4%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Unknown2%
  • Asian2%
First-gen students24%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time10%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$55k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 49

What you can study.