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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Shepherdstown, WV
Population 220,000
Website https://www.shepherd.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 120 (87%)
Sunshine Hours 2,270 (10% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (12%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,296
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 71%
From Region 27%
Athletes 16.9%

Racial/Ethnic

White 72%
Black 9%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 7%
Asian 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 42.4% 42.4% 2012 Men: 45.3% 45.3% 2013 Men: 44.0% 44.0% 2014 Men: 39.7% 39.7% 2015 Men: 45.9% 45.9% 2016 Men: 42.7% 42.7% 2017 Men: 43.6% 43.6% 2018 Men: 45.7% 45.7% 2019 Men: 41.6% 41.6% 2020 Men: 39.2% 39.2% 2021 Men: 35.6% 35.6% 2022 Men: 41.6% 41.6% 2023 Men: 42.2% 42.2% 2024 Men: 43.2% 43.2%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2013 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2015 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2016 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2018 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2012 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2013 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2015 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2016 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2017 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2019 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2020 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2021 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2022 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2011 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2012 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2013 Black: 8.1% 8.1% 2014 Black: 6.2% 6.2% 2015 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2016 Black: 8.0% 8.0% 2017 Black: 9.1% 9.1% 2018 Black: 10.0% 10.0% 2019 Black: 11.1% 11.1% 2020 Black: 9.1% 9.1% 2021 Black: 12.2% 12.2% 2022 Black: 7.0% 7.0% 2023 Black: 8.8% 8.8% 2024 Black: 9.9% 9.9% 2011 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2012 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2013 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2014 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2015 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2016 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2017 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2018 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2019 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2020 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2021 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2022 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2023 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9% 2024 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5% 2011 White: 90.3% 90.3% 2012 White: 89.8% 89.8% 2013 White: 86.7% 86.7% 2014 White: 80.5% 80.5% 2015 White: 61.8% 61.8% 2016 White: 85.5% 85.5% 2017 White: 85.1% 85.1% 2018 White: 82.7% 82.7% 2019 White: 82.1% 82.1% 2020 White: 81.2% 81.2% 2021 White: 77.9% 77.9% 2022 White: 80.8% 80.8% 2023 White: 75.8% 75.8% 2024 White: 73.1% 73.1% 2011 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2013 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2014 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2015 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 International: 1.0% 1.0%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2022 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2023 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2024 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2025 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2020 Black: 8.4% 8.4% 2021 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2022 Black: 7.8% 7.8% 2023 Black: 9.0% 9.0% 2024 Black: 8.2% 8.2% 2025 Black: 8.6% 8.6% 2020 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1% 2021 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5% 2022 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6% 2023 Hispanic: 8.1% 8.1% 2024 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8% 2025 Hispanic: 9.0% 9.0% 2020 White: 74.7% 74.7% 2021 White: 74.1% 74.1% 2022 White: 71.9% 71.9% 2023 White: 70.0% 70.0% 2024 White: 72.3% 72.3% 2025 White: 71.5% 71.5% 2020 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2022 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2023 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2025 International: 1.1% 1.1%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Byrd School of Business 58 66% / 34% 3% $56,379 60 97%
Accounting 6 +3 100% / 0% 0% $73,187 84 94%
Business Administration 52 +2 62% / 38% 4% $54,440 55 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 302 39% / 61% 1% $55,230 57 94%
Computer Engineering 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $89,004 94 —
Engineering Science 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $84,412 92 —
Computer Science 18 — 72% / 28% 0% $81,275 90 92%
Information Technology 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $81,275 90 92%
Applied Mathematics 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $75,180 86 —
Applied Mathematics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Chemistry 13 +1 38% / 62% 0% $62,865 72 —
Mathematics 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $64,346 75 —
Biology 21 — 29% / 71% 5% $59,639 67 97%
Environmental Studies 10 — 70% / 30% 0% $52,368 50 95%
Nutrition and Dietetics 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,747 45 —
Health and Wellness 16 — 38% / 62% 0% $58,195 64 100%
Economics 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $68,931 80 —
Recreation 13 — 85% / 15% 0% $51,505 47 98%
Communication Studies 17 — 18% / 82% 0% $34,721 8 100%
English 12 — 25% / 75% 0% $38,818 13 96%
General Studies 46 — 33% / 67% 0% $57,224 62 91%
History 6 — 67% / 33% 0% $49,902 43 96%
International Studies 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% — — —
Political Science 9 +2 67% / 33% 0% $56,610 60 —
Psychology 22 — 18% / 82% 5% $55,635 58 96%
Regional Studies (US, Canadian, Foreign) 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Social Work 9 — 22% / 78% 0% $56,141 59 83%
Sociology 15 — 40% / 60% 0% $57,778 63 95%
Spanish 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,426 50 —
Art 20 — 20% / 80% 0% $38,262 12 89%
Music 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $41,700 19 —
Music Performance 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $41,843 19 —
Theater 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $35,270 8 —
Criminal Justice 20 — 20% / 80% 0% $53,829 54 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 44 23% / 77% 0% $51,121 46 99%
Elementary Education 20 — 5% / 95% 0% $51,121 46 98%
Kindergarten/Preschool Education — — — — $51,121 46 —
Secondary Education 24 — 38% / 62% 0% $51,121 46 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing 67 7% / 93% 4% $84,911 92 98%
Nursing 67 — 7% / 93% 4% $84,911 92 98%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,514
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,301
Est. In-State Cost $12,307
Est. Out-of-State Cost $26,261
ROI Percentile 66th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 71%
4-Year Graduation Rate 35%
6-Year Graduation Rate 51%
Transfer-Out Rate 9%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 46.3% 46.3% 2012 Graduated: 43.5% 43.5% 2013 Graduated: 37.9% 37.9% 2014 Graduated: 39.8% 39.8% 2015 Graduated: 47.8% 47.8% 2016 Graduated: 46.2% 46.2% 2017 Graduated: 42.0% 42.0% 2018 Graduated: 48.2% 48.2% 2019 Graduated: 48.6% 48.6% 2020 Graduated: 45.6% 45.6% 2021 Graduated: 44.1% 44.1% 2022 Graduated: 47.8% 47.8% 2023 Graduated: 49.5% 49.5% 2024 Graduated: 51.0% 51.0%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 42.3% 42.3% 2012 Men: 37.5% 37.5% 2013 Men: 33.8% 33.8% 2014 Men: 32.3% 32.3% 2015 Men: 42.1% 42.1% 2016 Men: 43.0% 43.0% 2017 Men: 32.4% 32.4% 2018 Men: 42.4% 42.4% 2019 Men: 40.2% 40.2% 2020 Men: 38.0% 38.0% 2021 Men: 39.9% 39.9% 2022 Men: 41.2% 41.2% 2023 Men: 45.2% 45.2% 2024 Men: 47.2% 47.2% 2011 Women: 49.7% 49.7% 2012 Women: 47.8% 47.8% 2013 Women: 41.5% 41.5% 2014 Women: 45.6% 45.6% 2015 Women: 52.4% 52.4% 2016 Women: 48.6% 48.6% 2017 Women: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 Women: 52.7% 52.7% 2019 Women: 55.1% 55.1% 2020 Women: 50.7% 50.7% 2021 Women: 47.7% 47.7% 2022 Women: 52.8% 52.8% 2023 Women: 52.9% 52.9% 2024 Women: 54.3% 54.3%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 35.5% 35.5% 2012 Black: 20.8% 20.8% 2013 Black: 26.8% 26.8% 2014 Black: 23.3% 23.3% 2015 Black: 45.2% 45.2% 2016 Black: 36.1% 36.1% 2017 Black: 19.7% 19.7% 2018 Black: 40.0% 40.0% 2019 Black: 32.0% 32.0% 2020 Black: 32.8% 32.8% 2021 Black: 26.0% 26.0% 2022 Black: 35.9% 35.9% 2023 Black: 38.5% 38.5% 2024 Black: 37.9% 37.9% 2011 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2012 Hispanic: 30.0% 30.0% 2013 Hispanic: 30.8% 30.8% 2014 Hispanic: 31.2% 31.2% 2015 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2016 Hispanic: 26.7% 26.7% 2017 Hispanic: 27.8% 27.8% 2018 Hispanic: 31.8% 31.8% 2019 Hispanic: 47.4% 47.4% 2020 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 Hispanic: 30.0% 30.0% 2022 Hispanic: 51.4% 51.4% 2023 Hispanic: 48.6% 48.6% 2024 Hispanic: 47.4% 47.4% 2011 White: 47.6% 47.6% 2012 White: 45.1% 45.1% 2013 White: 38.9% 38.9% 2014 White: 41.1% 41.1% 2015 White: 51.9% 51.9% 2016 White: 47.1% 47.1% 2017 White: 45.0% 45.0% 2018 White: 49.2% 49.2% 2019 White: 51.1% 51.1% 2020 White: 46.2% 46.2% 2021 White: 47.0% 47.0% 2022 White: 49.0% 49.0% 2023 White: 51.0% 51.0% 2024 White: 55.3% 55.3%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 29.9% 141 31% / 69% 1% $52,158 49 94%
Health Sciences 17.6% 83 13% / 87% 4% $79,761 89 98%
Business & Economics 15.7% 74 69% / 31% 3% $56,032 59 97%
Education 9.3% 44 23% / 77% 0% $51,121 46 98%
Arts 6.2% 29 38% / 62% 0% $38,684 13 89%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.5% 21 29% / 71% 5% $59,639 67 97%
Physical Sciences & Math 4.2% 20 45% / 55% 0% $65,614 76 —
Professional 4.2% 20 20% / 80% 0% $53,829 54 —
Computer Science 4.0% 19 74% / 26% 0% $81,275 90 92%
Agriculture & Food Science 3.2% 15 47% / 53% 0% $51,828 48 95%
Engineering 1.1% 5 100% / 0% 0% $86,249 93 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (Unbound) 31%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 82% 82% 82%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 87.7% 87.7% 2012 Acceptance: 87.5% 87.5% 2013 Acceptance: 81.0% 81.0% 2014 Acceptance: 98.3% 98.3% 2015 Acceptance: 89.9% 89.9% 2016 Acceptance: 91.9% 91.9% 2017 Acceptance: 89.1% 89.1% 2018 Acceptance: 89.5% 89.5% 2019 Acceptance: 96.3% 96.3% 2020 Acceptance: 97.7% 97.7% 2021 Acceptance: 96.4% 96.4% 2022 Acceptance: 95.9% 95.9% 2023 Acceptance: 95.6% 95.6% 2024 Acceptance: 96.8% 96.8% 2011 Yield: 43.3% 43.3% 2012 Yield: 44.2% 44.2% 2013 Yield: 46.1% 46.1% 2014 Yield: 35.9% 35.9% 2015 Yield: 43.1% 43.1% 2016 Yield: 39.7% 39.7% 2017 Yield: 42.7% 42.7% 2018 Yield: 42.4% 42.4% 2019 Yield: 36.6% 36.6% 2020 Yield: 32.4% 32.4% 2021 Yield: 32.5% 32.5% 2022 Yield: 34.1% 34.1% 2023 Yield: 33.0% 33.0% 2024 Yield: 31.7% 31.7%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 2,024 2,024 2012 Applicants: 2,056 2,056 2013 Applicants: 2,023 2,023 2014 Applicants: 1,817 1,817 2015 Applicants: 1,648 1,648 2016 Applicants: 1,546 1,546 2017 Applicants: 1,573 1,573 2018 Applicants: 1,565 1,565 2019 Applicants: 1,370 1,370 2020 Applicants: 1,651 1,651 2021 Applicants: 1,338 1,338 2022 Applicants: 1,690 1,690 2023 Applicants: 1,793 1,793 2024 Applicants: 1,646 1,646 2011 Admitted: 1,776 1,776 2012 Admitted: 1,798 1,798 2013 Admitted: 1,639 1,639 2014 Admitted: 1,786 1,786 2015 Admitted: 1,481 1,481 2016 Admitted: 1,421 1,421 2017 Admitted: 1,402 1,402 2018 Admitted: 1,400 1,400 2019 Admitted: 1,319 1,319 2020 Admitted: 1,613 1,613 2021 Admitted: 1,290 1,290 2022 Admitted: 1,620 1,620 2023 Admitted: 1,715 1,715 2024 Admitted: 1,593 1,593 2011 Enrolled: 769 769 2012 Enrolled: 794 794 2013 Enrolled: 756 756 2014 Enrolled: 642 642 2015 Enrolled: 638 638 2016 Enrolled: 564 564 2017 Enrolled: 598 598 2018 Enrolled: 593 593 2019 Enrolled: 483 483 2020 Enrolled: 523 523 2021 Enrolled: 419 419 2022 Enrolled: 553 553 2023 Enrolled: 566 566 2024 Enrolled: 505 505

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 62%
SAT Range 870 – 1140
SAT Math Range 410 – 540
SAT RW Range 460 – 600

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 910 910 2012 25th: 900 900 2013 25th: 910 910 2014 25th: 890 890 2015 25th: 870 870 2016 25th: 870 870 2017 25th: 970 970 2018 25th: 970 970 2019 25th: 970 970 2021 25th: 960 960 2022 25th: 930 930 2023 25th: 900 900 2024 25th: 878 878 2011 75th: 1110 1110 2012 75th: 1110 1110 2013 75th: 1100 1100 2014 75th: 1090 1090 2015 75th: 1093 1093 2016 75th: 1080 1080 2017 75th: 1150 1150 2018 75th: 1160 1160 2019 75th: 1170 1170 2021 75th: 1180 1180 2022 75th: 1170 1170 2023 75th: 1140 1140 2024 75th: 1140 1140

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 450 450 2012 25th: 450 450 2013 25th: 450 450 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 430 430 2017 25th: 480 480 2018 25th: 480 480 2019 25th: 480 480 2021 25th: 460 460 2022 25th: 450 450 2023 25th: 430 430 2024 25th: 410 410 2011 75th: 550 550 2012 75th: 550 550 2013 75th: 540 540 2014 75th: 540 540 2015 75th: 540 540 2016 75th: 530 530 2017 75th: 570 570 2018 75th: 570 570 2019 75th: 570 570 2021 75th: 570 570 2022 75th: 570 570 2023 75th: 560 560 2024 75th: 540 540

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 460 460 2012 25th: 450 450 2013 25th: 460 460 2014 25th: 450 450 2015 25th: 440 440 2016 25th: 440 440 2017 25th: 490 490 2018 25th: 490 490 2019 25th: 490 490 2021 25th: 500 500 2022 25th: 480 480 2023 25th: 470 470 2024 25th: 468 468 2011 75th: 560 560 2012 75th: 560 560 2013 75th: 560 560 2014 75th: 550 550 2015 75th: 553 553 2016 75th: 550 550 2017 75th: 580 580 2018 75th: 590 590 2019 75th: 600 600 2021 75th: 610 610 2022 75th: 600 600 2023 75th: 580 580 2024 75th: 600 600

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2021 Submitted: 64.0% 64.0% 2022 Submitted: 64.0% 64.0% 2023 Submitted: 68.0% 68.0% 2024 Submitted: 62.0% 62.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.