+35%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Ashland University rose 35% between 2021 and 2024 ($23.1k → $31.2k).
Ohio · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Ashland University
Ashland, Ohio. 2,250 undergraduate students. 95 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at Ashland University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
+35%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Ashland University rose 35% between 2021 and 2024 ($23.1k → $31.2k).
-27%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Ashland University fell 26% between 2021 and 2024 (3.0k → 2.2k).
-24%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment fell 24% at Ashland University vs the 2018–2022 baseline (2.2k vs 2.9k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
Ashland University earnings, debt, and completion vs. the Ohio median
Each tile compares this institution to the Ohio median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$52,928+11% · 6→10y
Ohio median $41,039$47,722
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry60.6%+26% · '97→'09
Ohio median 62.5%$20,000+300% · '97→'20
At program completion2,250-25% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS72.2%+5% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time80.6%-12% · '01→'24
latest cohort$28,910+101% · '00→'24
out-of-state $28,910SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How Ashland University earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings at Ashland University
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
5.0%Median federal debt $20,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $52,928 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ashland University enrollment, completion, and debt over time
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+26%
Ashland University · completion · 150% rose
48.0% → 60.3%
+42%
Ashland University · completion · 100% rose
34.2% → 48.7%
-25%
Ashland University · undergrad enrollment fell
2,919 → 2,199
+101%
Ashland University · in-state tuition rose
$15,530 → $31,210
+101%
Ashland University · out-of-state tuition rose
$15,530 → $31,210
+300%
Ashland University · median debt rose
$6,250 → $25,000
-100%
Ashland University · cohort default rate fell
4.5% → 0.0%
+33%
Ashland University · pell share rose
21.7% → 28.8%
+27%
Ashland University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$41,800 → $52,928
+28%
Ashland University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$38,400 → $49,201
+41%
Ashland University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$33,900 → $47,722
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ashland University programs ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Business Administration, Management and Operations$99,553Finance and Financial Management Services$73,422Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$71,523Educational Administration and Supervision$71,361History$70,175Business Administration, Management and Operations$69,931Theological and Ministerial Studies$67,517Marketing$60,389Curriculum and Instruction$58,877Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$58,778Special Education and Teaching$58,704Business/Commerce, General$57,458Criminal Justice and Corrections$56,512Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$53,786Social Work$52,674Biology, General$51,741Political Science and Government$50,903Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$48,244Psychology, General$47,168Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,775Special Education and Teaching$44,126History$44,011Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$42,971
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
23 Ashland University programs with earnings, grouped by field
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Educational Administration and Supervision$71,361Special Education and Teaching$44,126Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$42,971Curriculum and Instruction$58,877Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,775Special Education and Teaching$58,704
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
THEOLOGY & RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS · CIP 39
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Ashland University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$937,013
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 10
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $22,000
- HS-only baseline · OH
- $36,400
- Years to complete
- 6
- CIP family
- 52
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Institutions similar to Ashland University in Ohio
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Ashland University graduates earn $X” — not “Ashland University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Ashland University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.