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Asbury Theological Seminary, Kentucky

Overview of Asbury Theological Seminary

Students attend Asbury in Wilmore, Kentucky, a town not far from a more urbanized area. The school is proud of its Interdenominational status. Asbury is a private, not-for-profit institution. The school degrees go up to the Doctoral degree.

Areas of Study

Asbury is known for its programs in religion and philosophy.

Asbury Selectivity

The school is selective and does not offer open admission.

Faculty

Asbury has a tenure system for senior faculty.

Student Body

There are 1,569 students at the school (as of 2005). A very high share of students at Asbury are male.

Student Life

The school offers students meal plans.

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Asbury

Asbury Theological Seminary
204 N Lexington Ave
Wilmore, KY 40390-1199
General Phone: (859) 858-3581
http://www.asburyseminary.edu

Asbury Programs and Degrees (2005)

Asbury awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Religion And Philosophy290ministry, theology, religious education, missionary studies, bible studies, theological and ministerial studies, pastoral counseling, youth ministry
Therapy And Counseling21counseling psychology

Number of programs and degrees for Asbury in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
First-professional degree1471
Master's degree1078
Doctor's degree482
Postbaccalaureate certificate91

Asbury Student Body

In 2005, Asbury had a total enrollment of 1,569 students (1,095 full-time equivalent).

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Graduate47%
First Professional53%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White67%
Black3%
Hispanic1%
Asian1%
American Indian0%
Other Races20%
(Foreign Students)9%

Asbury Room and Board (2005)

Asbury offers campus housing for 298 of its 1,095 (full-time) students.

(Please refer to our profile of Wilmore, Kentucky for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other Kentucky Colleges).

The school offers students a meal plan with 17 meals per week.

Asbury Faculty

Asbury has a tenure system for faculty.

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Associate professorcalendar year1*0*
Assistant professorcalendar year1*0*
All faculty totalcalendar year2*0*

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year25$66,3293$64,725
Associate professoracademic year9$55,5574$53,322
Assistant professoracademic year2*4$47,609
Instructoracademic year1*0*
Lectureracademic year1*0*
All faculty totalacademic year38$62,09911$54,354

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Asbury Degree Programs (2005)

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
Bible/Biblical Studies
Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
Pastoral Studies/Counseling
Religious Education
Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other
Theology/Theological Studies
Youth Ministry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING
Counseling Psychology

Asbury Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Asbury Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
Salaries of full-time faculty
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 8%Asbury Salaries of full-time faculty
Male % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 9%Asbury Male % of student body
Dorm rooms per full-time student
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 17%Asbury Dorm rooms per full-time student
% of degrees in religion and philosophy
(vs. all colleges)
Top 18%Asbury % of degrees in religion and philosophy
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Interdenominational affiliation
Offers distance learning
Offers weekend classes
Career counseling
Career placement services
Student employment services
Remedial classes for students
Option to study abroad
Offers campus housing
On-campus library
Offers campus housing
Offers a board (meal) plan
Tenure system for quality teaching

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