Asbury University SAT Scores, ACT Scores, Acceptance Rate, and Admissions Requirements
With a 95% acceptance rate, your focus at Asbury should be confirming academic fit, not treating admission as a long shot. Since Asbury is test-optional, submit scores if they strengthen your profile, ideally near the upper end of the enrolled range: around a 27 ACT or 1270 SAT.
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Asbury University facts and stats
Asbury University enrolls about 2,066 undergraduates in Wilmore, Kentucky. Asbury has an 83% freshman retention rate, above the national average of roughly 70%, and a 65% six-year graduation rate. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13:1.
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How do your scores compare at Asbury?
Key Asbury University application dates
Key dates
Regular Decision
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Early Action
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Early Decision
Not offered
Priority Deadline
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Coming soon
Test dates
August 22, 2026
Registration deadline: August 7, 2026
September 12, 2026
Registration deadline: August 28, 2026
October 3, 2026
Registration deadline: September 18, 2026
September 19, 2026
Registration deadline: August 14, 2026
October 17, 2026
Registration deadline: September 11, 2026
December 12, 2026
Registration deadline: November 6, 2026
If you choose to submit scores to test-optional Asbury, plan to take your first SAT or ACT by the spring of junior year. Use the summer before senior year and the fall of senior year for retakes, and make your final fall sitting the last test date whose scores will arrive before Asbury’s Regular Decision deadline.
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What you'll actually pay
Asbury is a private not-for-profit, so the same rate applies to all students. Tuition and fees are $33,640, and the average merit award is $22,873. About 43% of students receive aid.
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Asbury University’s listed tuition, fees, room, and board total $44,444. Aid can substantially change the price, with 43% of students receiving aid and an average aid package of $45,457. Merit awards are also significant, averaging $22,873. For context, graduates leave with an average debt of $35,661.
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98% of undergrads live on campus
Freshman housing: No guarantee
No fraternity or sorority life on campus.
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