Asbury Theological Seminary: Statistics

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#3716 of 14,131 In the World
#1032 of 2,597 In North America
#962 of 2,496 In the United States
#12 of 38 In Kentucky
#1 of 2 In Wilmore
#870 of 4,103 For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
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Quick Review

Religion
Interdenominational
Graduates
1,747
Male:Female Ratio
58:42
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Acceptance rate
75%*

* Asbury Theological Seminary is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely-ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Asbury Theological Seminary Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

566 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

587 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 1020 (58%)
Nonresident Alien 236 (14%)
Black or African American 150 (9%)
Hispanic 124 (7%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 79 (5%)
Two or more races 77 (4%)
Asian 50 (3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 6 (0.3%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 2 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

Tuition and fees

Graduates
Tuition in-district $16,608
Tuition in-state $16,608
Tuition out-of-state $16,608
Fee in-district $720
Fee in-state $720
Fee out-of-state $720

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 306
Combined charge for room and board $4,050

Asbury Theological Seminary majors

Asbury Theological Seminary has granted 272 master's across 8 programs and 45 doctorate degrees across 3 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Asbury Theological Seminary.

Major Master Doctoral
Divinity & Ministry 123 34
Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other 45
Bible & Biblical Studies 29 8
Theology & Theological Studies 36
Counseling Psychology 25
Missions & Missionary Studies 7 3
Pastoral Studies & Counseling 6
Religious Education 1
Grand Total 272 45

Publications & Citations

Asbury Theological Seminary has published 1,556 scientific papers with 972 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Theology / Divinity / Religious studies, Political Science, History, Law, Sociology, Environmental Science, Art & Design, and Geography and Cartography.

Publications
1,556
Citations
972

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
1,341 / 965
Philosophy
1,109 / 863
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
791 / 688
Political Science
696 / 699
History
627 / 647
Law
559 / 634
Sociology
403 / 536
Environmental Science
400 / 615
Art & Design
371 / 447
Geography and Cartography
358 / 563
Archaeology
336 / 556
Literature
296 / 346
Linguistics
221 / 350
Computer Science
204 / 217
Psychology
183 / 367
Classics and Ancient History
162 / 175
Biology
159 / 221
Physics
126 / 261
Medicine
122 / 226
Engineering
101 / 178
Business
98 / 227
Social Psychology
95 / 236
Anthropology
87 / 144
Geology
87 / 83
Library and Information science
77 / 26
Aesthetics
74 / 141
Paleontology
73 / 83
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
71 / 139
Education Majors
66 / 128
Economics
59 / 162
Acoustical Engineering
56 / 129
Mathematics
55 / 67
Quantum and Particle physics
51 / 111
Creative Writing
44 / 43
Chemistry
44 / 99
Health Science
40 / 98
Gender Studies
38 / 92
Development Studies
37 / 122
Biochemistry
36 / 99
Genetics
36 / 23

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 2 3
1992 1 2
1993 1 6
1994 1 2
1995 3 2
1996 3 3
1997 4 2
1998 19 1
1999 77 4
2000 82 5
2001 108 6
2002 117 18
2003 133 7
2004 120 10
2005 75 28
2006 67 10
2007 21 9
2008 128 14
2009 92 12
2010 17 32
2011 24 13
2012 58 21
2013 35 28
2014 26 46
2015 25 52
2016 28 45
2017 36 49
2018 37 61
2019 54 141
2020 40 86
2021 32 72
2022 27 63
2023 23 90
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Notable alumni

  1. Ted Strickland

    Ted Strickland
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1941-.. (age 83)
    Enrolled in Asbury Theological Seminary
    In 1967 graduated with Master of Arts
    Occupations
    politicianuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Theodore Strickland is an American former politician who served as the 68th governor of Ohio from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Ohio's 6th congressional district (1993–1995, 1997–2007).

  2. Jacob DeShazer

    Jacob DeShazer
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1912-2008 (aged 96)
    Occupations
    missionary
    Biography

    Jacob Daniel DeShazer participated in the Doolittle Raid as a staff sergeant and later became a Christian missionary in Japan.

  3. Gene Amondson

    Gene Amondson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1943-2009 (aged 66)
    Occupations
    painterpoliticiantheologianwood carver
    Biography

    Gene C. Amondson was a painter, woodcarver, Christian minister and prohibition activist, who was the 2004 US presidential nominee for one faction of the Prohibition Party and the nominee of the unified party in 2008.

  4. Dennis F. Kinlaw

    Dennis F. Kinlaw
    Years
    1922-2017 (aged 95)
    Occupations
    academic
    Biography

    Dennis Franklin Kinlaw, was a Wesleyan-Holiness Old Testament Scholar, former President of Asbury College.

  5. James W. Holsinger

    James W. Holsinger
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1939-.. (age 85)
    Occupations
    physician
    Biography

    James Wilson Holsinger Jr., is an American physician. A former major general in the U.S. Army Reserve (1962 to 1993), he has worked primarily in public health for over thirty years. He served as the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health from 1990 to 1993, during the administrations of George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton. From 1994 to 2003, Holsinger was the Chancellor of the University of Kentucky's Chandler Medical Center. From 2003 to 2005 he served as Kentucky's Secretary of Health and Family Services.

  6. David Winfield Huddleston

    David Winfield Huddleston
    Years
    1943-.. (age 81)
    Occupations
    Christian ministerauthor
    Biography

    David Huddleston is an evangelical minister and Christian author born in Harrodsburg, Kentucky on October 15, 1943. He has preached and ministered in more than 100 places in North America, Europe, and the Caribbean and is the author of Life's Spiritual Instruction Book and Spiritual Jetstreams.

General info

Total FTE staff 201
Carnegie classification Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions

Location and contacts

Address 204 N Lexington Ave
Wilmore, Kentucky, 40390-1199
United States
City population 6,000
Phone 8598583581