Introduction and Overview

Ashland University is an independent comprehensive university located in Ashland, Ohio, USA. It was founded in 1878 and has its roots in the Brethren Church. The school offers degree programs at multiple levels, including associate, bachelor, master and doctoral degrees, covering many subject areas, with a good international cultural atmosphere and easy communication in international languages.

History

The school was founded in 1878. During its development, it has continuously grown and improved its education system, gradually becoming a well-known comprehensive university and cultivating a large number of outstanding talents, such as Gu Benmao and Abi Ahmed Ali.

School Strength

Faculty: The teacher-student ratio is 13:1, which means that students can get more personal attention and guidance.

Academic achievements: Its business school is one of the 3% of business schools in the world that have both AACSB and ACBSP certifications, and the education major has also obtained NCATE certification, reflecting a high level of teaching quality and academic level.

Teaching resources: The school has abundant teaching facilities and resources, such as modern laboratories and libraries, which provide good conditions for students' study and research.

Nature of the institution

Private comprehensive university.

Educational philosophy

Focus on the importance of liberal arts and science, and emphasize the comprehensive improvement of students in knowledge and spirit, so that students can not only gain something in professional knowledge, but also develop in morality and comprehensive quality. At the same time, pay attention to individual education of students and provide various counseling services to meet the personalized needs of students.

Key laboratories and disciplines

Key disciplines: Business and education majors are its strengths, such as MBA majors covering business management, human resource management, finance, global management, project management and other directions; education majors also have a high level and reputation. In addition, the school's toxicology, computer science, justice, nursing and other majors are also relatively outstanding.

Key laboratories: No relevant reports on particularly famous key laboratories have been found.

Faculty

There are College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Education, School of Nursing and Health Sciences, etc.

Ranking

In 2025, it was ranked in the top 25% of universities in the Midwest by U.S. News. It was ranked 190th in the undergraduate ranking of American universities in 2012. From 2016 to 2019, the comprehensive ranking of American universities by U.S. News fluctuated between 199 and 230. It has won the title of "Best University in the Midwest" by Princeton Review for 10 consecutive years.

Cost

Undergraduate: Tuition fee is US$19,799, living expenses are US$10,916, a total of about US$30,715. Financial aid of US$4,000-9,000 is usually available in the first year.

Master's: Tuition fee is US$8,694, living expenses are US$11,176, a total of about US$19,870.

Campus Environment

Campus Facilities: The school's student cafeteria has been awarded the title of "Best Dining Service Quality in American Colleges and Universities" for five consecutive years. There are also complete sports facilities, such as the NCA A women's basketball team has won the championship for four consecutive years, the men's and women's indoor track and field have won the top 10 in the United States 24 times, the top 5 in the United States 14 times, and the women's swimming has won the top 5 in the United States many times. The sports atmosphere is strong.

Campus Culture: As a place where American traditional culture is well preserved, 95% of the students are white, and students can experience a relatively pure American culture.

Campus Safety: Ashland, Ohio, where it is located, has been rated as the safest city in the state. In the 2018 safety ranking of nearly 4,000 universities in the United States by the authoritative safety ranking agency Safewise, Ashland University ranked 30th and was rated as one of the safest universities in the United States.