Statement of Accreditation Status
as of April 24, 2024
Ashland University
401 College Ave.
Founders Hall 205
Ashland, OH 44805
(800) 882-1548
http://www.ashland.edu
*Previous names: Institution name changed from Ashland College to Ashland University. (1989)
The information on this page describes the accreditation relationship between this institution and the Higher Learning Commission. General information about the Commission and the accreditation process is provided at the end of this document. In addition, links to definitions are provided for many of the terms used.
Accreditation Information
Current status: Accredited
• Action Letter - Reaffirmation of Accreditation
Accreditation date(s): |
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Most recent reaffirmation of accreditation: 2018 - 2019
Next reaffirmation of accreditation: 2028 - 2029
Upcoming or In-Progress Reviews
Date | Event | Description |
03/31/2025: | Interim Report | Faculty Issues, Governance, Strategic Planning |
03/31/2025: | Interim Report | Other |
2028 - 2029: | Comprehensive Evaluation | |
Most Recent History With HLC
Date | Event | Description |
06/05/2023: | Comprehensive Evaluation | Continue Accreditation with Monitoring |
01/25/2021: | Focused Visit | Accepted |
05/13/2019: | Interim Report | Accepted |
11/01/2018: | Comprehensive Evaluation | Reaffirm Accreditation |
04/18/2011: | Focused Evaluations - Commission Mandated | |
General Institutional Information
This section provides brief, general information about the institution’s organization and scope as self-reported by the institution through its annual Institutional Update to HLC.
The U.S. Department of Education publishes a College Scorecard (available at https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/), which allows students to search and compare colleges: their fields of study, costs, admissions, results, and more. Additional information can also be found at nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/.
Please note: All institutions are required to represent themselves accurately and consistently to multiple agencies. However, some information about institutions may appear differently among agencies depending on the timing of the institution's updates to those agencies or those agencies' definitions or standards. Such agencies should be consulted directly for further information. For example, an institution's "Control" (or "Type") may be categorized differently by the U.S. Department of Education for other purposes under its standards.
Control: Private NFP
Degree programs (number in each category): Associates (6), Bachelors (66), Masters (25), Doctoral (4)
Certificate programs (number offered): 21
Off-Campus Activities (This listing was last updated: 05/18/2023.) The institution’s accreditation includes courses and programs at these approved sites. (This includes sites that are active and inactive (meaning approved but currently without students):
In-State: | Campuses: | None. |
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Additional Locations: | Belmont Correctional - St. Clairsville, Ohio Belmont Correctional Camp - St. Clairsville, Ohio Chillicothe Correctional - Chillicothe, Ohio Columbus Center - Columbus, Ohio Dwight Schar College of Nursing and Health Sciences - Mansfield, Ohio Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County (Oak Tree) - Independence, Ohio Grafton Correctional Institution - Grafton, Ohio Grafton Reintegration Center - Grafton, Ohio Lake Erie Correctional - Conneaut, Ohio Lorain Correctional Institution - Grafton, Ohio Lorain County Community College - Elyria, Ohio Mansfield Correctional - Mansfield, Ohio Mansfield Correctional Camp - Mansfield, Ohio Noble Correctional - Caldwell, Ohio Northeast Ohio Corr Ctr - Youngstown, Ohio Northeast Reintegration Center - Cleveland, Ohio Richland Correctional - Mansfield, Ohio Toledo Correctional - Toledo, Ohio |
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Out-of-State: | Campuses: | None. | ||
Additional Locations: | Algoa Correctional Center - Jefferson City, Missouri Allen Correctional Center - Kinder, Louisiana Arizona State Prison - Douglas Complex - Douglas, Arizona Arizona State Prison - Eyman Complex - Florence, Arizona Arizona State Prison - Lewis Complex - Buckeye, Arizona Arizona State Prison - Perryville Complex - Goodyear, Arizona Arizona State Prison - Safford Complex - Safford, Arizona Arizona State Prison - Tucson Complex - Tucson, Arizona Attica Correctional Facility - Attica, New York Augusta State Medical Prison - Grovetown, Georgia B.B. Rayburn Correctional - Angie, Louisiana Bayou Dorcheat Correctional - Minden, Louisiana Boonville Correctional Center - Boonville, Missouri Calhoun State Prison - Morgan, Georgia Chillicothe Correctional Center - Chillicothe, Missouri Claiborne Parish Detention - Homer, Louisiana Clinton Correctional Facility - Dannemora, New York Coastal State Prison - Garden City, Georgia Coffee Correctional - Nicholls, Georgia Crossroads Correctional Center - Cameron, Missouri DC Central Detention Facility - Washington, District of Columbia Denmar Correctional Center and Jail - Hillsboro, West Virginia Dixon Correctional Institute - Jackson, Louisiana Dodge State Prison - Chester, Georgia Dooly State Prison - Unadilla, Georgia Eastern Reception Diagnostic and Correctional Center (ERDCC) - Bonne Terre, Missouri Elayn Hunt Correctional Center - St. Gabriel, Louisiana Farmington Correctional Center - Farmington, Missouri Graceville Correctional & Rehab - Graceville, Florida Hancock State Prison - Sparta, Georgia Hudson State Prison - Hudson, New York James River Correctional Center - Jamestown, North Dakota Jenkins Correctional - Millen, Georgia Jetson Correctional Center/ LCIW - Baker, Louisiana Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women - Peewee Valley, Kentucky Kissimmee Community Release Center - Kissimmee, Florida LA Transition Center for Women - Tallulah, Louisiana Lafourche Parish Detention - Thibodaux, Louisiana Lakin Correctional Center and Jail - West Columbia, West Virginia Lawtey Correctional Instituation - Lawtey, Florida Lee State Prison - Leesburg, Georgia Liberty Correctional Institution - Bristol, Florida Louisiana State Penitentiary - Angola, Louisiana Louisiana State Police Barracks - Zachary, Louisiana Lowell Correctional Institution - Ocala, Florida Luther Luckett Correctional Complex - LaGrange, Kentucky Marion Correctional Institution - Ocala, Florida Metro Reentry Facility - Atlanta, Georgia Minnesota Correctional Facility - Moose Lake - Moose Lake, Minnesota Minnesota Correctional Facility - Shakopee - Shakopee, Minnesota Minnesota Correctional Facility - Stillwater - Bayport, Minnesota Missouri Eastern Correctional Center - Pacific, Missouri Missouri River Correctional Center - Bismarck, North Dakota Moberly Correctional Center - Moberly, Missouri Mt. Olive Correctional Complex and Jail - Mt Olive, West Virginia Natchitoches Parish Detention Center - Natchitoches, Louisiana North Central Unit - Calico Rock, Arkansas North Dakota State Penitentiary - Bismarck, North Dakota Northeast Correctional Center - Bowling Green, Missouri Northern Correctional Facility - Moundsville, West Virginia Ouachita Parish Correctional Center - Monroe, Louisiana Parkersburg Correctional Center and Jail - Parkersburg, West Virginia Penitentiary of New Mexico - Santa Fe, New Mexico Plaquemines Parish Detention Center - Davant, Louisiana Pruntytown Correctional Center and Jail - Grafton, West Virginia Pulaski State Prison - Hawkinsville, Georgia Raymond Laborde Correctional Center - Cottonport, Louisiana Richland Parish Detention Center - Rayville, Louisiana Riverbend Correctional - Milledgeville, Georgia Rogers State Prison - Reidsville, Georgia Salem Correctional Center and Jail - Industrial, West Virginia Smith State Prison - Glennville, Georgia South Central Correctional Center - Licking, Missouri Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility - Las Cruces, New Mexico St. Marys Correctional Center and Jail - St. Marys, West Virginia Stevens Correctional Center - Welch, West Virginia Terrebonne Parish Criminal Justice Complex - Houma, Louisiana Tipton Correctional Center - Tipton, Missouri Welch Correctional Center - Welch, West Virginia West Baton Rouge Parish Detention Center - Port Allen, Louisiana Western Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center - St. Joseph, Missouri Wheeler Correctional - Alamo, Georgia Whitworth Women's Facility - Hartwell, Georgia Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center (WERDCC) - Vandalia, Missouri Wyoming Correctional Facility - Attica, New York |
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Out-of-U.S.: | Campuses: | None. | ||
Additional Locations: | None. | |||
Location | Campuses | Additional Locations |
In-State: | None. | Belmont Correctional - St. Clairsville, Ohio Belmont Correctional Camp - St. Clairsville, Ohio Chillicothe Correctional - Chillicothe, Ohio Columbus Center - Columbus, Ohio Dwight Schar College of Nursing and Health Sciences - Mansfield, Ohio Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County (Oak Tree) - Independence, Ohio Grafton Correctional Institution - Grafton, Ohio Grafton Reintegration Center - Grafton, Ohio Lake Erie Correctional - Conneaut, Ohio Lorain Correctional Institution - Grafton, Ohio Lorain County Community College - Elyria, Ohio Mansfield Correctional - Mansfield, Ohio Mansfield Correctional Camp - Mansfield, Ohio Noble Correctional - Caldwell, Ohio Northeast Ohio Corr Ctr - Youngstown, Ohio Northeast Reintegration Center - Cleveland, Ohio Richland Correctional - Mansfield, Ohio Toledo Correctional - Toledo, Ohio |
Out-of-State: | None. | Algoa Correctional Center - Jefferson City, Missouri Allen Correctional Center - Kinder, Louisiana Arizona State Prison - Douglas Complex - Douglas, Arizona Arizona State Prison - Eyman Complex - Florence, Arizona Arizona State Prison - Lewis Complex - Buckeye, Arizona Arizona State Prison - Perryville Complex - Goodyear, Arizona Arizona State Prison - Safford Complex - Safford, Arizona Arizona State Prison - Tucson Complex - Tucson, Arizona Attica Correctional Facility - Attica, New York Augusta State Medical Prison - Grovetown, Georgia B.B. Rayburn Correctional - Angie, Louisiana Bayou Dorcheat Correctional - Minden, Louisiana Boonville Correctional Center - Boonville, Missouri Calhoun State Prison - Morgan, Georgia Chillicothe Correctional Center - Chillicothe, Missouri Claiborne Parish Detention - Homer, Louisiana Clinton Correctional Facility - Dannemora, New York Coastal State Prison - Garden City, Georgia Coffee Correctional - Nicholls, Georgia Crossroads Correctional Center - Cameron, Missouri DC Central Detention Facility - Washington, District of Columbia Denmar Correctional Center and Jail - Hillsboro, West Virginia Dixon Correctional Institute - Jackson, Louisiana Dodge State Prison - Chester, Georgia Dooly State Prison - Unadilla, Georgia Eastern Reception Diagnostic and Correctional Center (ERDCC) - Bonne Terre, Missouri Elayn Hunt Correctional Center - St. Gabriel, Louisiana Farmington Correctional Center - Farmington, Missouri Graceville Correctional & Rehab - Graceville, Florida Hancock State Prison - Sparta, Georgia Hudson State Prison - Hudson, New York James River Correctional Center - Jamestown, North Dakota Jenkins Correctional - Millen, Georgia Jetson Correctional Center/ LCIW - Baker, Louisiana Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women - Peewee Valley, Kentucky Kissimmee Community Release Center - Kissimmee, Florida LA Transition Center for Women - Tallulah, Louisiana Lafourche Parish Detention - Thibodaux, Louisiana Lakin Correctional Center and Jail - West Columbia, West Virginia Lawtey Correctional Instituation - Lawtey, Florida Lee State Prison - Leesburg, Georgia Liberty Correctional Institution - Bristol, Florida Louisiana State Penitentiary - Angola, Louisiana Louisiana State Police Barracks - Zachary, Louisiana Lowell Correctional Institution - Ocala, Florida Luther Luckett Correctional Complex - LaGrange, Kentucky Marion Correctional Institution - Ocala, Florida Metro Reentry Facility - Atlanta, Georgia Minnesota Correctional Facility - Moose Lake - Moose Lake, Minnesota Minnesota Correctional Facility - Shakopee - Shakopee, Minnesota Minnesota Correctional Facility - Stillwater - Bayport, Minnesota Missouri Eastern Correctional Center - Pacific, Missouri Missouri River Correctional Center - Bismarck, North Dakota Moberly Correctional Center - Moberly, Missouri Mt. Olive Correctional Complex and Jail - Mt Olive, West Virginia Natchitoches Parish Detention Center - Natchitoches, Louisiana North Central Unit - Calico Rock, Arkansas North Dakota State Penitentiary - Bismarck, North Dakota Northeast Correctional Center - Bowling Green, Missouri Northern Correctional Facility - Moundsville, West Virginia Ouachita Parish Correctional Center - Monroe, Louisiana Parkersburg Correctional Center and Jail - Parkersburg, West Virginia Penitentiary of New Mexico - Santa Fe, New Mexico Plaquemines Parish Detention Center - Davant, Louisiana Pruntytown Correctional Center and Jail - Grafton, West Virginia Pulaski State Prison - Hawkinsville, Georgia Raymond Laborde Correctional Center - Cottonport, Louisiana Richland Parish Detention Center - Rayville, Louisiana Riverbend Correctional - Milledgeville, Georgia Rogers State Prison - Reidsville, Georgia Salem Correctional Center and Jail - Industrial, West Virginia Smith State Prison - Glennville, Georgia South Central Correctional Center - Licking, Missouri Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility - Las Cruces, New Mexico St. Marys Correctional Center and Jail - St. Marys, West Virginia Stevens Correctional Center - Welch, West Virginia Terrebonne Parish Criminal Justice Complex - Houma, Louisiana Tipton Correctional Center - Tipton, Missouri Welch Correctional Center - Welch, West Virginia West Baton Rouge Parish Detention Center - Port Allen, Louisiana Western Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center - St. Joseph, Missouri Wheeler Correctional - Alamo, Georgia Whitworth Women's Facility - Hartwell, Georgia Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center (WERDCC) - Vandalia, Missouri Wyoming Correctional Facility - Attica, New York |
Out-of-U.S.: | None. | None. |
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