Ashland University Business Programs

Ashland University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ashland, Ohio. Ashland is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

Ashland University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Ashland.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#109	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Ashland has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Value Colleges for General Organizational Communication	College Factual
#2	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising	College Factual
#16	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management	College Factual
#17	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#19	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#166	Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is Ashland University?

Contact details for Ashland are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	401 College Avenue, Ashland, OH 44805
Phone:	800-882-1548
Website:	https://www.ashland.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/AshlandUniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/ashland_univ

How Do I Get Into Ashland?

You can apply to Ashland online at: https://www.ashland.edu/admissions/apply-now

Admission Requirements for Ashland

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Ashland?

With an acceptance rate of 74%, Ashland may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Average Test Scores

About 13% of students accepted to Ashland submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 610. Math scores were between 500 and 598.

Ashland received ACT scores from 92% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 24. Math scores were between 18 and 25. Composite scores were between 19 and 24.

Can I Afford Ashland University?

The overall average net price of Ashland is $28,705. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Ashland, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $7,967 a year. That adds up to $31,868 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Ashland is 4.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Ashland University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,148 undergraduate students at Ashland, with 2,310 being full-time and 838 being part-time.

There are also 1,299 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,310 full-time undergraduates at Ashland, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Ashland University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	25
Black or African American	138
Hispanic or Latino	92
White	1,771
International Students	51
Other Races/Ethnicities	233

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Ashland University. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 36 countries are represented at Ashland. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Nepal, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Ashland University

In 2019-2020, 3,189 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Ashland has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 36th most popular in Ohio for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Ashland

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Ashland University was $23,060 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Ashland is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Health Communication	#7	#4
General Organizational Communication	#10	#7
Public Relations & Advertising	#25	#7

Online Growth Rankings of Ashland

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Ashland University was 12.3%. This is the #1,159 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Ashland regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Ashland ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Ashland.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Health Communication	#7
General Organizational Communication	#16
Public Relations & Advertising	#73

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Ashland University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	24	244	268
General Business/Commerce	38	0	38
Accounting	25	0	25
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	15	0	15
General Organizational Communication	6	7	13
Finance	12	0	12
Supply Chain Management	11	0	11
Entrepreneurship	9	0	9
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	6	0	6
Fashion Merchandising	5	0	5
General Economics	4	0	4
Actuarial Science	3	0	3
General Management Information Systems	3	0	3
International Business/Trade/Commerce	2	0	2
Sports Communication	2	0	2
Health Communication	1	0	1
Office Administration	0	0	0
Organizational Leadership	0	0	0
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	0	0
Retailing and Retail Operations	0	0	0
Public Relations	0	0	0
TOTAL	166	251	417

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Ll1324 under License

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