Asbury University
Wilmore, KY1 Macklem Dr, Wilmore, KY 40390-1198
859-858-3511
Asbury University is a private, Christian university located in Wilmore, Kentucky, United States. The university offers undergraduate degrees in over 40 majors and graduate degrees in nine different areas. Asbury University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. The university's athletics teams compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and are members of the Mid-South Conference.
Asbury University was founded in 1874 by John Wesley Hughes, a Methodist minister and former slaveholder. The university was originally named Kentucky Holiness University, but was renamed Asbury College in 1887 in honor of Francis Asbury, the first American Methodist bishop. The college began offering graduate programs in 1925 and began admitting women in 1954. In 1984, the college was renamed Asbury University.
Asbury University's campus is located on 125 acres (0.51 km2) in Wilmore, Kentucky. The campus includes several historic buildings, including Hughes Memorial Chapel, which was built in 1878; Kinlaw Library, which was built in 1891; and the Administration Building, which was built in 1902. The university also operates Asbury Theological Seminary, which is located on the campus, and Asbury University Online.
Asbury University offers over 40 undergraduate majors, including business, communications, education, English, history, nursing, and psychology. The university also offers nine graduate programs, including business administration, counseling, divinity, education, and nursing.
Asbury University's athletics teams compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and are members of the Mid-South Conference. The university's men's sports teams include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, and track and field. The university's women's sports teams include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.
Asbury University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. The university's nursing program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 1741
Acceptance Rate: 75.15%
Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.asbury.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.asbury.edu/offices/financial-aid
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $44422
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $44422
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Asbury University is $165290.70. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Asbury University. For graduates of Asbury University, we saw an average early-career income of $42500.00 and mid-career income of $76400.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.