Ascent College
Gainesville, VA · Private nonprofit · ascent.edu/ ↗
Ascent College is a private nonprofit college in Gainesville, Virginia, located in a large suburb. It enrolls 82 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards certificates. It reports a religious affiliation. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest program is Theological and Ministerial Studies.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Ascent College at a glance
Undergraduate enrollment
82
Similar schools: 130
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
33.3%
Similar schools: 52.2%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$36,969
Similar schools: $44,255
What the data shows about Ascent College
Comparisons below use the medians for the 175 private nonprofit schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. 33.3% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, lower than the 52.2% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $36,969, lower than the $44,255 median for similar schools.