Where Mind, Heart, and Spirit Unite
At Asbury University, we believe that education is more than job preparation — it is the formation of a whole person. A liberal arts education, especially one grounded in the Christian faith, provides students not only with knowledge and skills but with wisdom, perspective, and purpose. It cultivates intellectual curiosity, spiritual depth, and a deep sense of calling — preparing graduates to lead lives of meaningful impact in every field of human endeavor.
A liberal arts education is a holistic approach to learning that spans the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Rather than training students narrowly for one profession, the liberal arts model is rooted in the belief that a broad foundation of knowledge, critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and communication skills prepares individuals for lifelong success and adaptability in a rapidly changing world.
At Asbury, this education is uniquely Christian. Students are not only equipped with academic rigor but are invited into a community where discipleship, spiritual growth, and faith integration are central to the learning journey.
Holistic Growth
Students grow intellectually, spiritually, and relationally.
Faith and Vocation Integration
Students discern how their career paths can be a calling to serve others and glorify God.
Adaptability
Liberal arts graduates are prepared to thrive in multiple careers over their lifetimes.
“Asbury University has an enduring and irrefutable purpose: to offer excellent higher education coupled with an unchanging, eternally significant mission to further God’s Kingdom through spiritual training and discipleship. To sustain growth in today’s challenging climate that’s dismissive of a faith-based liberal arts education, Asbury must faithfully cling to its founding principles as an unapologetically Christian institution.”
In today’s world, higher education is often reduced to a transactional exchange, viewed only as a means to a job. Asbury University takes a different approach. We believe that education is a transformational journey. It shapes minds, molds hearts, and prepares students to serve with courage, compassion, and creativity.
Join us at Asbury University and experience an education that transforms. Your mind will grow. Your heart will deepen. Your purpose will come into focus.
Location
Our location in the heart of central Kentucky offers endless outdoor activities and beautiful scenery. Students love our small town of Wilmore, and the thriving culture of Lexington is just a short drive away. And nearly 100% of Asbury freshmen live on campus.
Non-liberal arts institutions often focus on career-specific or technical training. While these programs can be valuable, they may limit students to a narrower educational scope. A liberal arts education, by contrast, emphasizes:
Students explore multiple fields and make connections across disciplines such as science, literature, philosophy, and the arts.
Emphasis is placed on cultivating analytical skills that apply broadly across careers and life situations.
Strong written and verbal communication, along with the ability to understand diverse perspectives, are central to the curriculum.
In a Christian liberal arts environment, faith is not supplemental. It is foundational to the educational experience.
This well-rounded approach produces graduates who are not only professionally capable but also thoughtful, compassionate, and ethically grounded.
In every pursuit, we seek to model Christ
In what other setting can you wonder at the mysteries of the Divine with a biologist, an accountant, a teacher, a poet and a physical therapist? Only in a Christian liberal arts institution. My time at Asbury expanded my being and capacity for thought in ways I would not have achieved elsewhere.”
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