Asbury University
Wilmore, Kentucky · Also known as Asbury College · Website
$42,368
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$42,368
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Asbury University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Wilmore, Kentucky with 1,420 undergraduates and 311 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $21,401 a year (tuition and fees $33,640). It admits 63% of applicants and 65% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $42,368 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,028 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$21,401
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$33,640
US median $11,837
Admission rate
63%
US median 78%
Completion rate
65%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,028
About $255 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$42,368
Rank 2,322 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $21,401
- Tuition and fees
- $33,640
- Cost of attendance
- $47,459
- Students with a need-based grant
- 28%
- Students with federal loans
- 41%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $18,455
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $18,280
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $18,724
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $21,296
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $25,958
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $27,934 in 2015-16 to $33,640 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 63%
- Undergraduates
- 1,420
- Graduate students
- 311
- Part-time students
- 10%
- Women
- 62%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 65%
- Retention rate
- 83%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 65
- Endowment
- $78.1M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,322 of 5,094 US colleges and 24 of 70 in Kentucky (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | KY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $21,401 | $16,512 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $33,640 | $11,652 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 63% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 65% | 53% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 83% | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,028 | $13,521 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $35,563 | $31,816 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $42,368 | $36,235 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 66% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 65% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
65 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $24,289 | $25,879 | $46,016 | $50,497 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $25,000 | $67,117 | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $20,250 | Withheld | Withheld | $40,334 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 22 | $48,256 | $68,133 | $72,405 | $71,685 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageOnlineMaster's | Master's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,767 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $25,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $26,346 | $39,215 | $40,890 | $47,382 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,790 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 12 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,397 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $30,438 | Withheld | Withheld | $68,407 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | $28,812 | Withheld | Withheld | $55,308 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,486 |
| Communication and Media StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,953 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Wilmore and Kentucky on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Kentucky
- Homes: Homes for sale in Kentucky
Questions and answers
How much does Asbury University cost?
$21,401 a year is the average net price at Asbury University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $33,640, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $47,459. Families earning under $30,000 pay $18,455 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Asbury University?
63% of applicants are admitted to Asbury University. The median admission rate of colleges in Kentucky is 81%.
How much do Asbury University graduates earn?
$42,368 a year is the median pay of former Asbury University students who work, 10 years after they started ($35,563 after 6 years). That ranks 2,322 of 5,094 US colleges and 24 of 70 in Kentucky. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's) at $68,133.
How much student debt do Asbury University graduates have?
$24,028 is the median federal student loan debt of Asbury University graduates, about $255 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 41% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Asbury University?
65% of first-time, full-time students at Asbury University finish within 6 years. 83% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Asbury University?
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (39 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (30 bachelor's graduates), Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services (22 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 65 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.