School of Engineering
Hands-on undergraduate and graduate study across mechanical, electrical, civil, and computer engineering — backed by 14 research labs.
Learn more →Undergraduate Admissions · Fall 2026
Shape the
future.
Start here.
For more than 150 years, Ashford has prepared curious minds to lead with conviction. Discover programs, research, and a community built around what you'll do next.
- National Ranking
- #42
- Student–Faculty
- 11:1
- Receive Aid
- 87%
Ashford by the numbers
150+
Programs of study
25,000
Students enrolled
98%
Job placement within 6 months
Top 50
Ranked nationally
Six schools, one university
Find your field of study.
From the laboratory to the courtroom, our schools combine deep disciplinary tradition with the freedom to cross fields, languages, and methods.
Reginald School of Business
A top-25 MBA, an undergraduate concentration in sustainable finance, and a venture studio that has incubated 60+ student companies.
Learn more →College of Arts & Sciences
Forty-two departments from anthropology to astrophysics — the intellectual heart of the university and home to most of our majors.
Learn more →School of Medicine
An MD program twinned with our research hospital, plus public-health and biomedical sciences degrees that prepare clinicians and scholars.
Learn more →Ashford Law School
JD, LLM, and joint-degree programs in constitutional law, intellectual property, and human rights — with clinics in three federal courts.
Learn more →Graduate School of Education
Master's, EdD, and PhD programs that train teachers, principals, and policymakers — with placements in 80+ partner schools.
Learn more →Admissions
Three steps to becoming an Ashford student.
Our admissions team reviews every application individually. Whatever your background, the path begins the same way.
Step 01
Apply
Submit the Common Application or the Ashford Application — both are weighted equally. Application fee waivers are available on request.
Step 02
Visit
Join a guided campus tour, sit in on a class, and meet with faculty. Virtual visits and overnight host programs are also offered.
Step 03
Enroll
Once admitted, your financial aid package arrives within ten days. Confirm your spot, choose housing, and meet your advisor before fall.
Research & Innovation
A working library of what's next.
Ashford ranks among the top forty research universities in the country. Last year our faculty and students published more than two thousand peer-reviewed papers, filed forty-six patents, and launched the country's first undergraduate-led climate observatory.
Climate & Sustainability
Cross-disciplinary fieldwork from the Arctic to the Andes, in partnership with NOAA and the National Park Service.
Computing & AI
Foundational research in machine learning, formal verification, and the ethics of automation across six labs.
Public Health & Medicine
From genomics to global epidemiology, our medical school is a recognized leader in translational research.
Campus Life
A community you'll keep for life.
Forty residential houses, three hundred student organizations, twenty-eight varsity teams — and a small-town campus that is yours from the day you arrive.
Housing
A house that fits you
Choose from forty residential houses, each with its own dining hall, faculty fellow, and traditions stretching back generations.
Explore residential life →Athletics
Compete. Conquer. Belong.
Twenty-eight Division I varsity programs and forty-five club sports. Last year alone, our crew swept the regional championships.
Meet the Crimson →Student Organizations
Three hundred reasons to belong
From the Crimson Review to Model UN to the Coffee Co-op, find — or found — the community that fits the version of yourself you want to be.
Browse organizations →News & Events
View all →Latest news
May 04, 2026 · Research
Ashford awarded $42M federal grant for clean-water research
A team led by Dr. Helena Marquez will lead the largest interdisciplinary water-quality study in the university's history.
Read more →April 28, 2026 · Faculty
Professor Okafor named MacArthur Fellow
The historian's pioneering work on the labor archives of the Caribbean has reshaped the field for a generation.
Read more →April 19, 2026 · Campus
New Center for Civic Design opens at Reginald
The center will bring designers, civil servants, and engineering students together to redesign public services in nine partner cities.
Read more →Student Stories
The Ashford difference, in their words.
"I came to Ashford for the engineering program and stayed because my philosophy minor changed how I think about the systems I build."
"My faculty advisor knew me by name in the first week. By my second year I was co-authoring a paper with her. That's not unusual here."
"The career office helped me land an internship at the State Department in my sophomore year. I never expected to be taken so seriously, so soon."