Asbury University

Asbury University
Former names
Kentucky Holiness College (1890–1891)[1]
Asbury College
(1891–2010)
MottoEruditio et Religio (Latin)
Motto in English
Learning and Religion
TypePrivate university
EstablishedSeptember 2, 1890; 134 years ago (1890-09-02)
Religious affiliation
Christian
Academic affiliations
Christian College Consortium
Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
Space-grant
Endowment$53.1 million (2020)[2]
PresidentKevin J. Brown
ProvostSherry Powers
Academic staff
150
Administrative staff
400
Students1,854[3]
Undergraduates1,640
Postgraduates214[3]
Location, ,
United States

37°51′49″N 84°39′54″W / 37.8636°N 84.6649°W / 37.8636; -84.6649
CampusSuburban
Colors   Purple & white
Sporting affiliations
NCAA DIII, NCCAA
MascotEagle
Websitewww.asbury.edu

Asbury University is a private Christian university in Wilmore, Kentucky.[4] Although it is a non-denominational school, the college is aligned with the Wesleyan-Holiness movement[5] and is a member of the Wesleyan Holiness Connection.[6] The school offers 50-plus majors across 17 departments. In the fall of 2016, Asbury University had a total enrollment of 1,854: 1,640 traditional undergraduate students and 214 graduate students.[3] The campus of Asbury Theological Seminary, which became a separate institution in 1922, is located across the street from Asbury University.

  1. ^ "History: 1890–1899". asbury.edu. Ashbury University. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  2. ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c As of fall 2016. "Student headcount by level: All independent institutions (2006–16)" (PDF). Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. Commonwealth of Kentucky. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  4. ^ "Asbury University – AIKCU.org". Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  5. ^ Winn, Christian T. Collins (2007). From the Margins: A Celebration of the Theological Work of Donald W. Dayton. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 115. ISBN 9781630878320. In addition to these separate denominational groupings, one needs to give attention to the large pockets of the Holiness movement that have remained within the United Methodist Church. The most influential of these would be the circles dominated by Asbury College and Asbury Theological Seminary (both in Wilmore, KY), but one could speak of other colleges, innumerable local campmeetings, the vestiges of various local Holiness associations, independent Holiness oriented missionary societies and the like that have had great impact within United Methodism. A similar pattern would exist in England with the role of Cliff College within Methodism in that context.
  6. ^ "Wesleyan Holiness Connection – About Us".