Asbury University has been named No. 14 on U.S. News & World Reports’ Best Regional Universities South 2022-23 Ranking. As a result, Asbury is the highest ranked regional school in Kentucky.
Asbury also placed No. 14 for Best Value, Regional Universities South, No. 18 in Undergraduate Teaching, Regional Universities South, and No. 29 in Best Colleges for Veterans.
Rankings from the U.S. News & World Reports are taken from a pool of 1,500 universities, with the rankings being determined by information from the 2021-2022 school year, with the results divided by region where appropriate. The rankings take into account criteria including graduation rates, retention rates, undergraduate academic reputation, and faculty resources.
Asbury was ranked against 136 universities for Regional Universities South, 54 for Best Value Schools, 19 in Regional Universities South Undergraduate Teaching, and 41 in Best Colleges for Veterans.
“I am pleased to see Asbury University once again recognized by U.S. News & World Report,” said Asbury President Dr. Kevin Brown. “We work hard to provide our students with the best and most relevant, holistic education, so they are prepared not only for their first job but also their fifth job and beyond. Our aim is for our students to learn to think, live, love, and serve well. I am proud of the way our in-person and online education options equip our students, no matter where they are, to navigate today’s complex marketplace of commerce and ideas.”
“Asbury’s commitment to academic excellence and spiritual vitality encompasses a promise to develop all the areas of a student’s life,” reads a statement on Asbury’s website in response to the ranking. “Its small class sizes, multiple new facilities, award-winning faculty, an engaged administration, and small faculty-to-student ratio make Asbury an excellent choice for students from high school Academy students through undergraduate students and into graduate studies — in person and online
