College · Private nonprofit · Ashland, OH · Town
Ashland University
Ashland, OH
Religious affiliation
Admit rate76%
6-yr median pay$48k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size2,199
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $48k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 76% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1120 · ACT 23.
If you get in
2,199 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $43k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$174k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$88k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$86k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $31.2k
- Room & board
- $13.6k
- Books & supplies
- $960
How students pay for it.
Pell grants29%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans38%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr61%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$48k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$53k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out26%
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
- 2,199
- Location
- Ashland, OH
- Region
- Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · medium · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Also known as
- Ashland College
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White77%
- Black9%
- Hispanic4%
- Two or more races3%
- International3%
- Unknown2%
- Asian1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students41%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time16%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans4%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$11k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 58
What you can study.