Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Ashland University admitted 2,927 of 3,633 applicants for the fall 2023 entering class (80.6%).

Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2023 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.

What stands out at Ashland University

Three things Ashland University published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.

Trend1 of 3

The admit rate rose from 68% to 81% between fall 2018 and fall 2023.

Fall 201868%
Fall 202381%

Both ends are measured rates for classes that have already enrolled: a rate that moved, not a forecast. The fall 2023 figure is the one at the top of this page.

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2018 to fall 2023

Scores sent2 of 3

2% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.

The SAT band on this page describes that share of the class, not all of it. Another 54% sent an ACT. Ashland University files test scores under “considered”.

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

Cost3 of 3

Families paid $21,988 on average after aid.

Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.

Source: the College Scorecard

Every figure, in full

The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.

Acceptance rate

80.6%

2,927 admitted of 3,633 applicants

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

SAT, middle 50%

Reading 495–610 · Math 525–645

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

ACT, middle 50%

20–25

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

Enrolled students who sent an SAT

2%

Counted per test: a student may send both.

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

Enrolled students who sent an ACT

54%

Counted per test: a student may send both.

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

Where do you actually stand at Ashland University?

The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.

See where I stand ›

3 days free · $0 today · cancel anytime

How the rate has moved

Two measured admit rates from the federal survey, the years apart it reports them. A rate that moved, not a forecast.

Fall 201868%
Fall 202381%

Between fall 2018 and fall 2023 the admit rate rose from 68% to 81%.

What Ashland University says it weighs

The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.

  • GPArequired

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

  • Essayconsidered

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

  • Course rigorconsidered

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

  • Test scoresconsidered

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

  • Class rankconsidered

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

Not considered

  • Recommendations

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

  • Legacy

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

What students actually pay

Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.

Average net price: $21,988 a year.

Family income under $30k
$16,489
$30k–$48k
$17,893
$48k–$75k
$19,052
$75k–$110k
$24,229
Over $110k
$26,507

Source: the College Scorecard

More colleges on the record

Every one of these carries the same measured figures, with the same sources.

Colleges with a nearby acceptance rate

Anywhere in the country, ordered by how close the published rate is to this one. A selection rule, not a ranking.

Build the list this school belongs on.

The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.

See where I stand ›

3 days free · $0 today · cancel anytime

© 2026 GoodGoblin LLC. All rights reserved.

University names and marks are the property of their respective institutions and are shown only to illustrate where students we've supported have been admitted. They do not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by GoodGoblin.