Part of the reason for student acceptance is an outstanding freshman orientation program. While most universities recall 1970 as the year of nationwide student strikes that paralyzed most schools, Asbury's experience was strikingly different. One significant presence on campus is The Salvation Army. Asbury is the only school officially approved by The Salvation Army for the education of its leadership and is thus a center of the Army's activities. But this focus on faith does not come at the expense of academic excellence.
Classes are small and uniformly taught by professors rather than graduate students.
A majority of Asbury graduates go on to graduate school in a wide variety of fields. Interestingly, Asbury has recently begun to attract increasing numbers of its students from Kentucky, and has always described itself as national, even international. The attraction is obvious. Asbury obviously deserves another look from students searching for a quality liberal arts education. All rights reserved.