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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Basic Information

Type Public
Population 300,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,179
Men / Women 49% / 51%
White 76%
Black 8%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 4%
Asian 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 33%
Business & Economics 29%
Education 14%
Life & Natural Sciences 14%
Engineering, Computing & Math 9%
Arts 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,720
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $15,974
Est. In-State Cost $17,748
Est. Out-of-State Cost $20,664
10-Year ROI $145,000
ROI Percentile 49th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 41%
6-Year Graduation Rate 56%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (28th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (Unbound) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Humanities & Social Sciences 16 #427
Life & Natural Sciences 0 #612

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
SAT Range 990 – 1,210
ACT Range 16 – 28

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences 436 47% / 53% 2% $57,130
Civil Engineering 4 50% / 50% 0%
Computer Science 13 85% / 15% 0%
Electrical Engineering 6 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Mathematics 17 65% / 35% 0% $61,971
Mechanical Engineering 13 100% / 0% 0%
Physics 1 100% / 0% 100%
Software Engineering 20 90% / 10% 5% $86,234
Biology 60 38% / 62% 3% $65,441
Chemistry 11 +1 36% / 64% 9%
Environmental Science 11 64% / 36% 0% $64,366
Geological/Earth Sciences
Economics 6 100% / 0% 0% $53,102
Communication Studies 33 39% / 61% 3%
Criminal Justice 51 45% / 55% 0% $57,009
English 15 13% / 87% 0% $47,624
French 1 0% / 100% 0%
Geography 1 100% / 0% 0% $61,958
History 32 75% / 25% 3% $52,231
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 50% / 50% 0%
International Studies 2 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Liberal Arts 4 50% / 50% 0%
Political Science 17 +2 59% / 41% 0% $51,563
Professional Writing 11 27% / 73% 0% $68,438
Psychology 72 +1 19% / 81% 0% $47,357
Sociology 10 +1 30% / 70% 0% $44,718
Spanish 4 0% / 100% 0%
Sustainability 8 50% / 50% 0%
Art 11 45% / 55% 0% $46,260
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education and Human Services 183 20% / 80% 1% $53,668
Exercise Science 36 56% / 44% 0% $56,334
Public Administration 3 33% / 67% 0%
Social Work 23 17% / 83% 0% $55,166
Early Childhood Education 77 8% / 92% 1% $47,496
Early Childhood Special Education 39 10% / 90% 0% $63,303
Middle Level Education 5 20% / 80% 0% $47,496
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
John L. Grove College of Business 246 69% / 31% 2% $74,902
Accounting 45 +1 67% / 33% 0% $73,804
Business Administration 51 +7 69% / 31% 2% $82,157
Entrepreneurship 11 +2 55% / 45% 0%
Finance 39 +9 79% / 21% 0% $72,383
Management Information Systems 23 +5 70% / 30% 9% $78,916
Marketing 51 +6 63% / 37% 2% $65,037
Supply Chain Management 26 +5 77% / 23% 4% $82,157