Ashland University

Ashland University is a private nonprofit college in Ashland, OH. Its average net price is $23,678 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$21,187
$30,001 to $48,000$20,750
$48,001 to $75,000$19,280
$75,001 to $110,000$24,265
$110,001 and up$27,959
$33,220Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$33,220Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$23,678Average Net Price
$13,994Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$960Books and Supplies
$4,768Other Expenses
30.9%Students on Pell Grants
38.9%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

76.4%Acceptance Rate
505 to 610SAT Reading, Middle Half
530 to 598SAT Math, Middle Half
20 to 25ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$43,406
8 years after entry$53,149
10 years after entry$56,321
57.2%Graduation Rate
76.5%Retention Rate
$24,058Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Ashland, OHLocation
Fringe townSetting
2,199Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$38,738 Small program - rough guide n=41$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=30
Biotechnology$49,893 National median for this major n=883Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,470 Small program - rough guide n=44Not published
Business and Commerce$54,048 Small program - rough guide n=36$22,624 Small program - rough guide n=38
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$30,868 Small program - rough guide n=85Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261$27,825 Small program - rough guide n=38
Data Analytics$66,895 National median for this major n=494Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Homeland Security$58,220 National median for this major n=2,607Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Nutrition Sciences$36,429 National median for this major n=2,421Not published
Pharmacology and Toxicology$46,329 National median for this major n=148Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$35,467 National median for this major n=4,169$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=42
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Registered Nursing$78,090 n=267$29,000 n=173
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Security Science and Technology$46,655 National median for this major n=2,893Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Special Education and Teaching$37,908 Small program - rough guide n=58$25,093 Small program - rough guide n=64
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$48,389 National median for this major n=3,062Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$37,772 Small program - rough guide n=49Not published
Teaching$38,613 Small program - rough guide n=56Not published

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