Ashland University

Private · Moderately Selective · OH

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationOH · Midwest

SettingRural

Undergrads2,199

Student:faculty14:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate48.7%

6-yr grad rate60.6%

Drop-out rate23.5%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$31k

Out-of-state tuition$31k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity23.3%

Gender diversity51.6%

International2.8%

IdentityBrethren Church

Overview

Ashland University is a private university in north-central Ohio with roots in the Brethren Church, long associated with a slogan-worthy institutional focus on individual attention and small class sizes.

Academics

Education, business, and nursing are Ashland's core strengths, with education carrying particular depth and a long institutional history. The university also runs one of the larger correctional-education programs in the country, extending degree access to incarcerated students at a scale unusual for a private university this size.

Campus & student life

Ashland's small-town Ohio setting supports a close, traditional residential college experience, with faculty accessibility as a genuine, lived feature of the culture rather than just a recruiting phrase.

Getting in

Admission is holistic and moderately accessible, with education and nursing applicants facing more program-specific expectations than the general applicant pool.

After graduation

Education graduates have a long-established track record placing into Ohio school districts, and the correctional-education program represents a distinct outcomes pipeline serving a very different student population than the traditional undergraduate college.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate76.4%

Enrolled mid-50%SAT 1035–1208 · ACT 20–25

Test policyoptional

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

Applying