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Asbury University

Asbury University
1 Macklem Drive
Wilmore, KY 40390

Official telephone: (859) 858-3511
Toll-free telephone: (800) 888-1818
Fax number: (859) 858-3921
Website: www.asbury.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,622
Full-time undergraduates: 1,326
Part-time undergraduates: 296
Total graduate students: 232
Full-time graduate students: 53
Part-time graduate students: 179
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 50%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
1.7% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.3% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.3% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
82.8% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.7% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.3% Nonresident Alien
8.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.9% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.8% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.1% Hispanic/Latino
0.3% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
80.5% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.3% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.7% Nonresident Alien
4.3% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 700 acres
City or town school is located in: Wilmore, KY
Population of city/town: 6,084
Nearest major city: Lexington, KY
Distance of nearest major city: 15 miles
Population of nearest major city: 308,428
Online campus map: www.asbury.edu/
admissions/undergraduate/
visit-campus/
map-directions

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: No. Guaranteed housing for unmarried traditional undergraduates only. Limited housing for adult program undergraduates or graduate students.
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms (48%)
  • men's dorms (36%)
  • single-student apartments (15%)
  • married-student apartments (1%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 95%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 86%
Percent of students who live off campus: 14%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried students under age 23 are expected to live on campus unless living with family.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 51%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, dress/hair code, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 250
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Archives. Special collections. Christian ministry and media centers. Education curriculum lab.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Center for Communication Arts.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
writing, math, study skills, Tutoring and writing lab.
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The Asbury Collegian, published weekly
Number of honor societies: 6
Total number of registered organizations: 37
Campus-based religious organizations:
Christian Service Association, Nazarene Student Fellowship, OMS International, Salvation Army Student Fellowship, WGM Student Involvement, Sacred Life
Minority student organizations:
Asian-American, Black-American, International, and Latina/o-American Student Alliances
International student organizations:
International Student Fellowship, Third-Culture Student Alliance
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Concert band and handbell choirs; chamber music and jazz ensembles; orchestra, Women's Choir, Student National Association of Teachers Voice, Music Educators National Conference, Teacher Education Fellowship, Kentucky Education Association Student Program, Student Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Agape Outreach, PACT3, Outreach Coalition; men's glee, psychology, outdoors, and business clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Mark Perdue,
Athletics Director
School colors: purple and white
School mascot: Eagles
Athletic conference memberships: NAIA, Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNAIA
Men's basketballyesNAIA
Men's cross-countryyesNAIA
Men's golfyesNAIA
Men's socceryesNAIA
Men's swimmingyesNAIA
Men's tennisyesNAIA
Women's basketballyesNAIA
Women's cross-countryyesNAIA
Women's golfyes 
Women's socceryesNAIA
Women's softballyesNAIA
Women's swimmingyesNAIA
Women's tennisyesNAIA
Women's volleyballyesNAIA

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 15%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 40%
Athletic facilities:
archery range, equine center, gymnasium, locker rooms, ropes challenge course, running track, swimming pool, weight room; basketball, racquetball, and volleyball courts; baseball, cross-country, soccer, and softball fields; athletic training and tennis facilities
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, canoeing, flag football, Frisbee golf, golf, hiking, kickball, racquetball, rock climbing, soccer, softball, volleyball
Club sports for men:
lacrosse
Club sports for women:
lacrosse

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Lexington, KY (17 miles)
Nearest other airport: Cincinnati, OH or Louisville, (90 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Cincinnati, OH (90 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Lexington, KY (25 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

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