College Profile:
Ashland University

Perfect Balance
Ashland University is a small school with big opportunities. It’s a place where students are challenged yet nurtured at the same time. They thrive as individuals because of involvement with others. These ideas, which are seemingly opposites, work together at Ashland to create balance. That balance develops students into deep thinkers, clear communicators, effective leaders, team players, good citizens, great problem solvers … basically, whole, well-balanced people!

Ashland University students enjoy incredible, BIG opportunities like:

• Interning with national companies and organizations
• Conducting research and presenting at national conferences
• Studying abroad in 28 countries
• Enjoying the best college food in the nation!
• Gaining field experience their freshman year
• Using equipment that at other universities is reserved for the graduate level
• Participating in more than 100 student organizations, recognized as the best college programming in the nation!
• Meeting national and international dignitaries through the John M. Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs
• Participating in or enjoying the excitement of Division II athletics with countless national rankings in 20 sports
• Utilizing incredible facilities including four brand new buildings.

At the same time, they enjoy the benefits of a SMALL school like:

• Being part of small, intimate class settings (12:1 student/faculty ratio)
• Really getting to know professors and receiving individual attention
• Having the flexibility to combine academic programs
• Being taught by professors with real-world experience, not graduate assistants
• Feeling a sense of belonging and community
• Being cared for and appreciated
• Affecting change and leaving their marks on campus
• Experiencing AU’s Accent on the Individual, the philosophy behind everything we do
• A financial aid program that recognizes and rewards excellence in academics, art, music, theatre and athletics.

AU at a Glance

• 2,200 full-time undergraduates
• More than 60 majors
• 98 percent of students receive financial aid
• Brethren Church affiliation
• More than 80% of faculty hold doctorates
• Located in Ashland, OH, midway between Cleveland and Columbus on Interstate 71.