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Asbury College

Asbury College, founded in 1890, is a Christian liberal arts institution located in Wilmore, Kentucky. The college campus is spread across an area of 65 acres. It offers associate's, bachelor’s, master's degree and degree completion programs on a wide range of subjects with over 40 majors, some of which include:

  • Education
  • Social Work
  • Arts
  • Science

The College also offers alternative certification programs, Internships, exchange programs.

Asbury College has an active campus life. It has several clubs and organizations operating within the campus. The student's Congress is one such organization which organizes several student activities like Fall Variety Show, Homecoming, movies in the Student Center and battle of the bands. The student's clubs also organize adventure programs which include a challenge course and adventure race.

Campus Location

1 Macklem Dr
Wilmore, KY 40390-1198
USA
Main Tel: (859) 858-3511
Web Site

The campus is in a town not far from a more urbanized area.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in media, liberal arts, and fine arts.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Large number of students.
  • High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
  • Large number of programs of study offered.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Student meal (board) plan
  • Study abroad option
  • Distance learning available
  • Weekend study option
  • Part-time classes available
  • ROTC
  • Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor22243
Master254

Students

Student enrollment was 1,396 in 2007-2008 (1,373 full-time equivalent).

About 34% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 66% of the class.

Undergrads are 93% of enrolled students and graduate students are 7%.

About 4% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 96% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 22,413
Room$ 3,206
Board$ 2,208
Books and supplies$ 770
Other$ 2,330

Financial Aid: Asbury participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  42
Without tenure; working toward tenure  20
Without tenure; tenure not available  18

Housing and Meals

Asbury provides on-campus housing for 1,166 of its 1,373 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 20 male students received the aid (men were 38% of those receiving aid) and 33 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 62% of students receiving such aid) .

Admissions (2008-2009)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men54%
Women57%
All56%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal520-660
Math500-620

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (0 awarded)

  • Equestrian/Equine Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (23 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business/Commerce

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (48 awarded)

  • Art Teacher Education
  • Educational/Instructional Media Design
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (10 awarded)

  • Social Work

FINE ARTS (6 awarded)

  • Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (44 awarded)

  • Ancient Near Eastern/Biblical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
  • Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
  • English Language and Literature
  • French Language and Literature
  • History
  • Latin Language and Literature
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (5 awarded)

  • Computational Mathematics
  • Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics

MEDIA (35 awarded)

  • Journalism
  • Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician

MEDICINE (1 awarded)

  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

MUSIC (5 awarded)

  • Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (15 awarded)

  • Health and Physical Education
  • Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (28 awarded)

  • Bible/Biblical Studies
  • Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
  • Philosophy
  • Religious Education
  • Youth Ministry

SCIENCE (13 awarded)

  • Biochemistry
  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Physical Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (14 awarded)

  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

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