Ashland University - Overview

Our Promise: To provide students with an exceptional learning and student life experience.

Ashland University is a mid-sized, private, non-profit university in Ashland, Ohio, United States.

For more than 130 years, Ashland University, has been home to individuals striving for academic, professional and spiritual growth. Focused on rigorous academic pursuits, students of Ashland develop critical thinking, leadership and professional skills.

From nationally recognized scholars programs and innovative learning labs, to exceptional athletic programs, places of worship and award-winning dining facilities, Ashland University is designed to nurture all aspects of student development. A nationally ranked university with global impact, Ashland University has students calling Ashland "home" decades after graduation. The highly personal Ashland experience instills in students the discipline, confidence and values to not just succeed in the world, but to impact it in the most positive ways possible.

Location & Facilities

The university consists of a 135-acre main campus and several off-campus centres throughout central and northern Ohio. Ashland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Ashland County. The population was 21,249 at the 2000 census. It is the center of the Ashland Micropolitan Statistical Area (as defined by the United States Census Bureau in 2003). It was incorporated in 1916.Ashland was designated a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation. Ashland University's home, Ashland, Ohio, is listed as the eighth most affordable college town in the United States as ranked by Great Value Colleges website.

While studying at Ashland, you will be living within a day's drive of many of the great cities of the United State including: Boston, New York City, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, and Saint Louis. A day's drive can take you to Canada and to great natural attractions such as Niagara Falls, the Great Lakes, the Smokey Mountains, and the Atlantic Ocean.

Ashland University finished fifth in the nation in the final 2013-14 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup NCAA Division II all-sports standings, which are based on points awarded for each institution's finish in up to 14 sports -- seven men's and seven women's. A perennial powerhouse in Division II athletics, Ashland has finished in the nation's Top 10 for seven consecutive seasons and only two other schools can make that claim. In the last three years, the Eagles have placed third, fifth and fifth.

Ashland University was ranked in the top 200 colleges and universities in U.S. News and World Report's National Universities category in 2012 and 2013.

Ashland University's Campus Activities Board (CAB) has been recognized for the quality of the student entertainment it offers on campus as it has received the top Programming Organization of the Year award through the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) Mid-America Regional Conference a total of 10 times, including the last three years in a row.

Campus Life

We encourage students to get involved and have some fun along the way. There's no better way to connect with other students than to join a group centered around an area that you're passionate about. We offer more than 115 clubs and organizations; and if there isn't already a club geared toward your interest, you can be the one to start it!

We also host several all-campus events throughout the year. Some of our most popular events include dance parties, Banana Splittin Contest and Springfest.