Asbury University

Asbury University, formerly Asbury College, is a Christian liberal arts institution located in Wilmore, Kentucky, United States. Although it is a nondenominational school, the college's foundation stems from a Wesleyan-Holiness tradition.

The school offers 50 majors across 17 departments. Primarily a four-year college, Asbury was ranked in the third tier of liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report in 2008. Approximately 34 per cent of incoming freshmen are in the top 10 per cent of their high school classes, and more than 80 per cent of current faculty are full-time.

Students come from 44 states and 43 countries. Nearly 90 per cent of the university's students lives on campus. Eighty-two per cent of the school's faculty holds terminal degrees in their field of study. The university offers master's degrees in education and alternative certification programs. Internships, exchange programs, missions, and community service opportunities are available and are part of the curriculum in nearly every major.

 Asbury has a large general education requirement ranging from 39–57 semester hours. The college has a 12:1 student to faculty ratio. The school has a retention rate of 82 per cent on average.

Asbury University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Asbury University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music. The Asbury University Department of Education is accredited by the Kentucky Department of Education and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, and all of its individual teacher education programs have state approval.

The Asbury University Social Work Program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.