• Accelerated-Accounting/MBA
• Accounting
• Actuarial Sciences
• Adolescent & Young Adult Education
• Art
• Art Education
• Athletic Training
• Biochemistry
• Biology
• Biotechnology Concentration
• Business Administration
• Business Management
• Chemistry
• Chemistry Education (Grades 7–12)
• Commercial Art
• Computer Arts & Graphic Program ming
• Computer Science
• Creative Writing
• Criminal Justice
• Dietetics
• Digital Media Journalism
• Digital Media Production
• Doctor of Education in Leadership Studies
• Doctorate of Nursing Practice
• Early Childhood Education (Pre-K - Grade 3)
• Early Childhood Intervention Specialist
• Earth Science Education (Grades 7 – 12)
• Economics
• English
• Entrepreneurship
• Environmental Science - Biology
• Environmental Science - Chemistry
• Environmental Science - Geology
• Exercise Science
• Fashion Merchandising
• Finance
• Fine Arts
• Forensic Biology Concentration
• Forensic Chemistry
• French
• French Education
• Geology
• Geoscience Technology & Management
• Health & Risk Communication
• History
• Hospitality Management
• Information Systems
• Integrated Language Arts Education
• Integrated Mathematics Education
• Integrated Science Education (Grades 7 – 12)
• Integrated Social Studies Education
• International Business
• International Political Studies
• Intervention Specialist K-12
• Intervention Specialist – Mild-Moderate K-12
• Intervention Specialist – Moderate-Intensive K-12
• Journalism & Digital Media
• Life Science Education
• Marketing
• Master of Arts in American History and Government
• Master of Arts in Health and Risk Communication
• Master of Arts with a Specialization in Teaching American History and Government
• Master of Education
• Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
• Mathematics
• MBA
• Middle Grades Education
• Multi-Age Education
• Multi-Disciplinary Studies
• Music
• Music Education
• Nursing
• Nursing - Accelerated Track
• Nursing - Advanced Entry
• Nursing - RN to BSN
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Public Relations & Strategic Communication
• Religion
• Social Work
• Spanish
• Spanish Education
• Sport Communication
• Sport Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Theatre
• Toxicology

List of Departments / Schools / Faculty / College

Ashland University offers four colleges, a graduate school and the Founders School for Continuing Education

The College of Arts and Sciences

The College of Arts and Sciences is a vibrant academic community at the heart of the university undergraduate experience. Grounded in liberal arts, students prepare for careers in science, business, the arts, education, communication, and government and service organizations as well as for professional programs and graduate school. Each department is committed to giving students unlimited opportunities to shine and each is devoted to graduating students who are ready to take on the world as confident, competent leaders.

Richard E. & Sandra J. Dauch College of Business & Economics

Good business skills are essential to any organization. At Ashland’s College of Business and Economics, you gain both practical skills and theory taught in classrooms where you’ll receive lots of one-on-one attention. The College also is proud to include the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurial Studies devoted to the encouragement of the entrepreneurial spirit and to fanning the fires of innovation that bring new business ideas to our community and world. The College also offers the Master of Business Administration degree for those who wish to pursue additional studies.

Dwight Schar College of Education

Are you looking for a bachelor degree that will lead to that first teaching position? Have you been in the classroom for a while and are now looking to extend your teaching or leadership skills? Do you want to earn an advanced degree? Ashland University's Dwight Schar College of Education may be just the place for you. With our emphasis on theory and practice, you will develop the skills, values and knowledge that today's educators require.

Dwight Schar College of Nursing & Health Sciences

The College of Nursing & Health Sciences educates individuals to become health professionals committed to practice, leadership and service. Our guiding values are integrity, caring, accountability, respect and excellence. The College of Nursing and Health Sciences offers programs in Athletic Training, Dietetics, Exercise Science and Nursing. Our graduates are prepared both professionally and personally for the challenges of an exciting and rewarding career as healthcare professionals.

The Graduate School

Ashland University’s Graduate School aspires to a goal of academic excellence by setting high standards for our post-baccalaureate programs. By combining conceptual learning with theoretical reasoning, our programs provide experiential knowledge; student-instructor research-collaboration; relevant course work; and personal academic support.The Graduate School ensures equity in the standards for all master's and doctoral degrees by establishing admission, credit hour, grade point and completion requirements.

The Founders School of Continuing Education

Whether you are an adult learner wanting to complete an undergraduate degree or an educator seeking licensure renewal, the Founders School of Continuing Education serves the working professional. Shaped to provide 21st century skills required for today's careers, we are recognized nationally for our high quality professional development offerings and outreach programs. Our Gill Center offerings for economic education and financial literacy set the standard for teachers and students throughout the region.

Undergraduate Scholarship

First-time undergraduate international students entering Ashland University are eligible for the following renewable scholarships based upon their cumulative high school GPA.

How to reduce expenses

• Work on campus: Many of our international students work in food services, and can earn an estimated $2,000 per year. Immigration allows students to work on campus for up to 20 hours per week during the fall and spring semesters and full-time during the summer and Christmas breaks. However, this work is not guaranteed and most recently, because of the American economy, it has been taking longer for students to get positions.
• If you are a graduate student or an undergraduate student over the age of 22, you can live off campus, and save an estimated $3,000 per year. There are affordable rooming houses within walking distance of the campus where you can live and cook for yourself.

Study and live in Ashland, Ohio. Ashland, when compared with larger cities, has an overall lower cost of living. And don't forget that our crime rate is low, too.

Location & Facilities

The university consists of a 135-acre main campus and several off-campus centres throughout central and northern Ohio. Ashland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Ashland County. The population was 21,249 at the 2000 census. It is the center of the Ashland Micropolitan Statistical Area (as defined by the United States Census Bureau in 2003). It was incorporated in 1916.Ashland was designated a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation. Ashland University’s home, Ashland, Ohio, is listed as the eighth most affordable college town in the United States as ranked by Great Value Colleges website.

While studying at Ashland, you will be living within a day's drive of many of the great cities of the United State including: Boston, New York City, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, and Saint Louis. A day's drive can take you to Canada and to great natural attractions such as Niagara Falls, the Great Lakes, the Smokey Mountains, and the Atlantic Ocean.

Ashland University finished fifth in the nation in the final 2013-14 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup NCAA Division II all-sports standings, which are based on points awarded for each institution's finish in up to 14 sports -- seven men's and seven women's. A perennial powerhouse in Division II athletics, Ashland has finished in the nation's Top 10 for seven consecutive seasons and only two other schools can make that claim. In the last three years, the Eagles have placed third, fifth and fifth.

Ashland University was ranked in the top 200 colleges and universities in U.S. News and World Report’s National Universities category in 2012 and 2013.

Ashland University’s Campus Activities Board (CAB) has been recognized for the quality of the student entertainment it offers on campus as it has received the top Programming Organization of the Year award through the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) Mid-America Regional Conference a total of 10 times, including the last three years in a row.

Ashland University is ranked by Forbes Magazine as one of the top research universities in the country and as the No. 156 ranked college in the Midwest.

Campus Life

We encourage students to get involved and have some fun along the way. There’s no better way to connect with other students than to join a group centered around an area that you’re passionate about. We offer more than 115 clubs and organizations; and if there isn’t already a club geared toward your interest, you can be the one to start it!

We also host several all-campus events throughout the year. Some of our most popular events include dance parties, Banana Splittin’ Contest and Springfest.