Ashland University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Ashland University is a private master's university in Ashland, OH (town setting), with 3,123 undergraduates (57% women), affiliated with the Brethren Church. It admitted 81% of 3,633 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1020–1255 on the SAT and 20–25 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $44,378 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $21,971 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 61% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, education. The campus reported 0.65 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Ashland University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Brethren Church
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $26,390
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Ashland University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Ashland University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 35 | — | 3 | $509k | $14,548 | — | |
| Baseball | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 48 | — | 1 | $745k | $15,517 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $734k | $36,675 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $911k | $70,096 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 163 | — | 1 | $2.7M | $16,632 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $186k | $13,316 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $223k | $17,188 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 31 | — | 1 | $384k | $12,390 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 40 | — | 1 | $475k | $11,887 | — | |
| Softball | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 30 | — | 1 | $370k | $12,333 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 26 | — | 1 | $278k | $10,691 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $257k | $10,691 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 12 | — | 1 | $190k | $15,829 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 8 | — | 1 | $127k | $15,829 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 171 | — | 1 | $693k | $4,052 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 140 | — | 1 | $582k | $4,157 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $486k | $26,991 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 37 | — | 1 | $524k | $14,165 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.