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Asbury University

Wilmore, Kentucky Private nonprofit 4-year Town

Overview

Asbury University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Wilmore, Kentucky. The campus sits in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,100, made up of 1,789 undergraduates and 311 graduate students.

Asbury University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 71 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other, Educational Leadership and Administration, and Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other. It awarded 391 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 22 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

83% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

2,100
Students enrolled
83%
First-year retention
391
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
71
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 71

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Education 14
Business, Management and Marketing 6
Communication and Journalism 6
Visual and Performing Arts 6
Theology and Religious Vocations 7
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Psychology 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Social Sciences 3
English Language and Literature 2
History 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 4
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Mathematics and Statistics 3
Physical Sciences 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Engineering 1
Health Professions 4
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
83%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
280
Associate degrees
2
Master's degrees
104
Post-master's certificates
5

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,100
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,789
Graduate students, fall 2024
311
Full-time, fall 2024
63%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,366
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,011
Graduate students, 2024-25
355
Full-time, 2024-25
58%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
60%
Men
40%
White
76%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
22
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
33%
Students taking some online courses
37%

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NCAA, NCCAA
Athletic conference
Collegiate Conference of the South
President
Kevin J. Brown
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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