A private, comprehensive university founded in 1878, Ashland University is located midway between Cleveland and Columbus in northeast Ohio. Ashland's philosophy of "Accent on the Individual" assures that students receive the individual attention essential for educational growth.

Besides most traditional liberal arts majors, the University offers a wide range of majors in business and education. In total, the University offers more than 60 majors including hotel/restaurant management, radio/TV, international studies, toxicology/environmental science, and sports medicine, which are unusual in an institution of this size. The programs offered students are enhanced by the University Honors Program, the Ashbrook Center (political science and public affairs), the Gill Center (economic education), the visiting artist program and the writer-in-residence program.

Ashland and its programs are accredited by North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, National Association of Schools of Music, the National League for Nursing, Council on Social Work Education, and American Chemical Society.

Faculty: more than 80 percent of whom hold doctorates or the highest degree in their fields.

Financial Aid: Approximately 90 percent of full-time, undergraduate students receive AU funded grants and scholarships. The average award, including federal, state and institutional dollars, is approximately $9,400.

Students enjoy Ashland's food court, which has been judged the No. 1 dining service in the nation for five years by the National Asssociation of College and University Food Service.

Ashland's 120-acre campus, which has been termed one of the most beautiful in the state, features 44 modern buildings and is landscaped with many trees, brick walks and flower gardens.

Ashland offers one of only three NCAA Division II athletic programs in Ohio. The institution's success in 10 men's and 10 women's sports is evidenced by many national rankings and more than 600 All-American athletes.

In addition to the main campus offerings, Ashland University programs are offered at 13 program centers throughout the state.