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Founded in 1878, Ashland University is a private, comprehensive institution committed to challenging and supporting students intellectually, spiritually, socially, culturally and physically.
Located midway between Cleveland and Columbus off Interstate 71, Ashland University is home to 2,150 full-time, undergraduate students. Eighty-five percent of these students are from Ohio, while students also come from 27 other states and 31 countries. The University’s total enrollment is 6,500 students, and this includes graduate programs in business, education and theology and the off-campus centers in Cleveland, Columbus, Massillon and Elyria.
In addition to its traditional undergraduate studies, AU offers an evening and weekend program with classes one night per week and on Saturdays; a master of American history and government; a master of business administration degree program; a master of education degree program; a doctor of education degree program; master’s degrees and doctorate in theology through Ashland Theological Seminary; a BSN program for registered nurses, and a bachelor’s plus program for students with a non-education degree who want to teach.
Situated on a beautiful 120-plus acre campus with trees, brick walkways and flower gardens, the University's campus contains 44 modern buildings including a new 110,000-square-foot Recreation and Rybolt Sport Sciences Center, a new Dwight Schar College of Education, a new Richard E. and Sandra J. Dauch College of Business and Economics, and a renovated Kettering Science Center.
Ashland University takes great pride in its philosophy of "Accent on the Individual" and offers a learning environment in which students can expect personal attention from professors and staff who genuinely care about them and their development. Professors, not graduate assistants, teach the classes and labs.
The University features a strong academic reputation, offering more than 60 majors including toxicology/environmental science, hotel and restaurant management and radio/TV, which are unusual for an institution this size. In addition, it offers most traditional liberal arts majors as well as a wide range of majors in business and education. The education program, which offers pre-K through doctorate level courses, is one of the largest among independent and state institutions in Ohio. Academic programs are enhanced by an Honors Program and the John M. Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs.
Ashland University is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and is authorized by the Ohio Board of Regents to grant bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. Individual programs are accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, the National Association of Schools of Music, the American Association of Theological Schools, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the Council on Social Work Education, the American Chemical Society, the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration and the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.
Mission Statement for Ashland University
Ashland University educates and challenges students to develop intellectually and ethically, to seek wisdom and justice, and to prepare for the rigors of living and working as citizens aware of their global responsibilities