Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
Regional
Religious Affiliation
Baptist
Population
130,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
130 (95% 😎)
Sunshine Hours
2,500 (31%)
Days Without Precipitation
235 (31%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
1,017
Men / Women
51% / 49%
From State
90%
From Region
8%
Athletes
47.0%
Racial/Ethnic
White
60%
Black
23%
Hispanic
9%
Mixed
4%
International
3%
Native American
1%
Asian
1%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 52.0% 52.0%
2012 Men: 46.9% 46.9%
2013 Men: 54.7% 54.7%
2014 Men: 51.2% 51.2%
2015 Men: 46.2% 46.2%
2016 Men: 57.4% 57.4%
2017 Men: 50.6% 50.6%
2018 Men: 57.5% 57.5%
2019 Men: 51.4% 51.4%
2020 Men: 47.7% 47.7%
2021 Men: 49.5% 49.5%
2022 Men: 49.1% 49.1%
2023 Men: 54.3% 54.3%
2024 Men: 61.0% 61.0%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2013 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2017 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2018 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2019 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2012 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2013 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2014 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2015 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2016 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2017 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2018 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2019 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2020 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2021 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2022 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2023 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2024 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2011 Black: 14.4% 14.4%
2012 Black: 11.9% 11.9%
2013 Black: 13.0% 13.0%
2014 Black: 15.2% 15.2%
2015 Black: 12.9% 12.9%
2016 Black: 16.1% 16.1%
2017 Black: 14.2% 14.2%
2018 Black: 20.0% 20.0%
2019 Black: 23.7% 23.7%
2020 Black: 24.7% 24.7%
2021 Black: 21.1% 21.1%
2022 Black: 29.7% 29.7%
2023 Black: 31.1% 31.1%
2024 Black: 23.1% 23.1%
2011 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4%
2012 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9%
2013 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9%
2014 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8%
2015 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0%
2016 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7%
2017 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5%
2018 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1%
2019 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2%
2020 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1%
2021 Hispanic: 9.6% 9.6%
2022 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0%
2023 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4%
2024 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7%
2011 White: 76.3% 76.3%
2012 White: 76.2% 76.2%
2013 White: 77.9% 77.9%
2014 White: 74.8% 74.8%
2015 White: 76.0% 76.0%
2016 White: 69.7% 69.7%
2017 White: 71.1% 71.1%
2018 White: 66.8% 66.8%
2019 White: 62.8% 62.8%
2020 White: 60.8% 60.8%
2021 White: 66.3% 66.3%
2022 White: 57.4% 57.4%
2023 White: 58.1% 58.1%
2024 White: 54.8% 54.8%
2011 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2012 International: 4.5% 4.5%
2013 International: 3.6% 3.6%
2014 International: 3.3% 3.3%
2015 International: 4.8% 4.8%
2016 International: 4.9% 4.9%
2017 International: 4.2% 4.2%
2018 International: 2.5% 2.5%
2019 International: 3.6% 3.6%
2020 International: 3.0% 3.0%
2021 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2022 International: 3.2% 3.2%
2023 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2024 International: 1.2% 1.2%
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
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2023 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2025 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2020 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2021 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2022 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2023 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2025 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2020 Black: 24.0% 24.0%
2021 Black: 23.3% 23.3%
2022 Black: 19.0% 19.0%
2023 Black: 18.2% 18.2%
2024 Black: 18.7% 18.7%
2025 Black: 22.6% 22.6%
2020 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5%
2021 Hispanic: 7.5% 7.5%
2022 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2%
2023 Hispanic: 9.5% 9.5%
2024 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9%
2025 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1%
2020 White: 60.6% 60.6%
2021 White: 59.0% 59.0%
2022 White: 64.8% 64.8%
2023 White: 63.5% 63.5%
2024 White: 62.5% 62.5%
2025 White: 60.5% 60.5%
2020 International: 3.0% 3.0%
2021 International: 2.7% 2.7%
2022 International: 2.0% 2.0%
2023 International: 2.6% 2.6%
2024 International: 3.2% 3.2%
2025 International: 2.8% 2.8%
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
⇅
Shorter University
222
41% / 59%
2%
$60,630
67
92%
Computer Science
8 —
75% / 25%
0%
$77,856
87
—
Mathematics
— —
—
—
$60,818
67
—
Biochemistry
8 —
50% / 50%
0%
$57,843
61
—
Biology
11 —
36% / 64%
0%
$56,649
59
—
Natural Sciences
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$52,297
47
—
Nursing
21 —
5% / 95%
0%
$91,922
95
100%
Accounting
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
$69,967
81
—
Business Administration
52 +1
62% / 38%
8%
$67,566
78
92%
Marketing
5 —
60% / 40%
0%
$65,132
75
—
Sport Management
22 —
77% / 23%
0%
$53,515
51
97%
Christian Studies
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$42,853
20
—
Communication
6 +1
33% / 67%
17%
$48,644
37
—
English
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$44,670
25
—
History
2 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$43,725
22
—
Human Services
5 —
0% / 100%
0%
$39,725
13
87%
Interdisciplinary Studies
7 —
71% / 29%
0%
$45,275
27
—
Liberal Studies
— —
—
—
$39,235
12
89%
Political Science
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$56,029
57
—
Psychology
9 —
11% / 89%
0%
$43,624
22
92%
Religious Education
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Worship Ministry
— —
—
—
$45,200
26
—
Elementary Education
20 —
10% / 90%
0%
$53,112
50
87%
History Education
4 —
75% / 25%
0%
$53,682
51
—
Mathematics Education
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$54,284
53
—
Middle Grades Education
11 —
45% / 55%
0%
$53,112
50
87%
Special Education
9 —
22% / 78%
0%
$53,902
52
—
Keyboard Instruments
— —
—
—
$40,596
15
—
Music
— —
—
—
$40,580
15
—
Music Education
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$52,513
48
—
Music Performance
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Theatre
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$36,883
9
—
Voice and Opera
— —
—
—
$40,953
16
—
Criminal Justice
6 —
17% / 83%
0%
$51,588
45
83%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$25,320
ROI Percentile
67th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
60%
4-Year Graduation Rate
32%
6-Year Graduation Rate
38%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 46.7% 46.7%
2012 Graduated: 46.6% 46.6%
2013 Graduated: 46.4% 46.4%
2014 Graduated: 45.2% 45.2%
2015 Graduated: 46.2% 46.2%
2016 Graduated: 37.2% 37.2%
2017 Graduated: 39.6% 39.6%
2018 Graduated: 45.7% 45.7%
2019 Graduated: 37.2% 37.2%
2020 Graduated: 42.9% 42.9%
2021 Graduated: 37.2% 37.2%
2022 Graduated: 31.9% 31.9%
2023 Graduated: 37.1% 37.1%
2024 Graduated: 37.7% 37.7%
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
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 37.3% 37.3%
2012 Men: 40.5% 40.5%
2013 Men: 36.6% 36.6%
2014 Men: 37.1% 37.1%
2015 Men: 36.7% 36.7%
2016 Men: 29.6% 29.6%
2017 Men: 26.1% 26.1%
2018 Men: 35.6% 35.6%
2019 Men: 26.7% 26.7%
2020 Men: 28.5% 28.5%
2021 Men: 28.1% 28.1%
2022 Men: 24.6% 24.6%
2023 Men: 26.3% 26.3%
2024 Men: 29.6% 29.6%
2011 Women: 57.9% 57.9%
2012 Women: 54.3% 54.3%
2013 Women: 57.3% 57.3%
2014 Women: 53.4% 53.4%
2015 Women: 54.9% 54.9%
2016 Women: 45.4% 45.4%
2017 Women: 53.8% 53.8%
2018 Women: 54.7% 54.7%
2019 Women: 48.4% 48.4%
2020 Women: 57.9% 57.9%
2021 Women: 45.0% 45.0%
2022 Women: 41.8% 41.8%
2023 Women: 48.5% 48.5%
2024 Women: 48.9% 48.9%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 35.7% 35.7%
2012 Black: 43.2% 43.2%
2013 Black: 38.9% 38.9%
2014 Black: 40.0% 40.0%
2015 Black: 23.3% 23.3%
2016 Black: 25.0% 25.0%
2017 Black: 28.1% 28.1%
2018 Black: 28.6% 28.6%
2019 Black: 25.3% 25.3%
2020 Black: 31.5% 31.5%
2021 Black: 23.6% 23.6%
2022 Black: 10.6% 10.6%
2023 Black: 19.3% 19.3%
2024 Black: 18.9% 18.9%
2011 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1%
2012 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2013 Hispanic: 12.5% 12.5%
2014 Hispanic: 16.7% 16.7%
2015 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2016 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6%
2017 Hispanic: 36.4% 36.4%
2018 Hispanic: 23.5% 23.5%
2019 Hispanic: 35.7% 35.7%
2020 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2021 Hispanic: 32.0% 32.0%
2022 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0%
2023 Hispanic: 11.8% 11.8%
2024 Hispanic: 46.4% 46.4%
2011 White: 48.2% 48.2%
2012 White: 48.5% 48.5%
2013 White: 51.2% 51.2%
2014 White: 45.7% 45.7%
2015 White: 52.2% 52.2%
2016 White: 42.1% 42.1%
2017 White: 42.0% 42.0%
2018 White: 51.9% 51.9%
2019 White: 41.1% 41.1%
2020 White: 47.2% 47.2%
2021 White: 42.2% 42.2%
2022 White: 44.5% 44.5%
2023 White: 49.0% 49.0%
2024 White: 46.6% 46.6%
2011 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2012 International: 35.7% 35.7%
2013 International: 10.0% 10.0%
2014 International: 54.5% 54.5%
2015 International: 18.8% 18.8%
2016 International: 27.3% 27.3%
2017 International: 17.6% 17.6%
2018 International: 71.4% 71.4%
2019 International: 41.7% 41.7%
2020 International: 44.4% 44.4%
2021 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2022 International: 40.0% 40.0%
2023 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 International: 50.0% 50.0%
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
⇅
Business & Economics
36.9%
82
65% / 35%
5%
$63,736
73
94%
Education
20.3%
45
27% / 73%
0%
$53,347
50
87%
Humanities & Social Sciences
15.8%
35
31% / 69%
3%
$44,610
25
90%
Health Sciences
9.5%
21
5% / 95%
0%
$91,922
95
100%
Life & Natural Sciences
8.6%
19
42% / 58%
0%
$57,152
60
—
Computer Science
3.6%
8
75% / 25%
0%
$77,856
87
—
Professional
2.7%
6
17% / 83%
0%
$51,588
45
83%
Arts
1.8%
4
0% / 100%
0%
$47,303
32
—
Agriculture & Food Science
0.9%
2
0% / 100%
0%
$52,297
47
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
81%
Yield (Unbound)
33%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
81%
81%
81%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 65.0% 65.0%
2012 Acceptance: 64.4% 64.4%
2013 Acceptance: 68.1% 68.1%
2014 Acceptance: 69.2% 69.2%
2015 Acceptance: 62.9% 62.9%
2016 Acceptance: 61.2% 61.2%
2017 Acceptance: 53.4% 53.4%
2018 Acceptance: 56.5% 56.5%
2019 Acceptance: 60.3% 60.3%
2020 Acceptance: 70.9% 70.9%
2021 Acceptance: 81.2% 81.2%
2022 Acceptance: 97.5% 97.5%
2023 Acceptance: 96.9% 96.9%
2024 Acceptance: 96.5% 96.5%
2011 Yield: 32.3% 32.3%
2012 Yield: 26.6% 26.6%
2013 Yield: 28.4% 28.4%
2014 Yield: 29.5% 29.5%
2015 Yield: 25.7% 25.7%
2016 Yield: 28.7% 28.7%
2017 Yield: 28.8% 28.8%
2018 Yield: 32.3% 32.3%
2019 Yield: 32.6% 32.6%
2020 Yield: 27.5% 27.5%
2021 Yield: 33.1% 33.1%
2022 Yield: 31.4% 31.4%
2023 Yield: 35.4% 35.4%
2024 Yield: 33.5% 33.5%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 1,944 1,944
2012 Applicants: 1,667 1,667
2013 Applicants: 1,597 1,597
2014 Applicants: 1,475 1,475
2015 Applicants: 1,622 1,622
2016 Applicants: 1,820 1,820
2017 Applicants: 1,722 1,722
2018 Applicants: 1,780 1,780
2019 Applicants: 1,643 1,643
2020 Applicants: 1,548 1,548
2021 Applicants: 1,149 1,149
2022 Applicants: 871 871
2023 Applicants: 783 783
2024 Applicants: 904 904
2011 Admitted: 1,263 1,263
2012 Admitted: 1,074 1,074
2013 Admitted: 1,087 1,087
2014 Admitted: 1,021 1,021
2015 Admitted: 1,020 1,020
2016 Admitted: 1,113 1,113
2017 Admitted: 919 919
2018 Admitted: 1,006 1,006
2019 Admitted: 991 991
2020 Admitted: 1,098 1,098
2021 Admitted: 933 933
2022 Admitted: 849 849
2023 Admitted: 759 759
2024 Admitted: 872 872
2011 Enrolled: 408 408
2012 Enrolled: 286 286
2013 Enrolled: 309 309
2014 Enrolled: 301 301
2015 Enrolled: 262 262
2016 Enrolled: 319 319
2017 Enrolled: 265 265
2018 Enrolled: 325 325
2019 Enrolled: 323 323
2020 Enrolled: 302 302
2021 Enrolled: 309 309
2022 Enrolled: 267 267
2023 Enrolled: 269 269
2024 Enrolled: 292 292
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
13%
SAT Range
1040
–
1200
SAT Math Range
510
–
580
SAT RW Range
530
–
620
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 850 850
2012 25th: 860 860
2013 25th: 820 820
2014 25th: 840 840
2015 25th: 830 830
2016 25th: 830 830
2017 25th: 880 880
2018 25th: 920 920
2019 25th: 930 930
2020 25th: 950 950
2021 25th: 960 960
2022 25th: 960 960
2023 25th: 900 900
2024 25th: 1040 1040
2011 75th: 1100 1100
2012 75th: 1108 1108
2013 75th: 1060 1060
2014 75th: 1065 1065
2015 75th: 1060 1060
2016 75th: 1070 1070
2017 75th: 1090 1090
2018 75th: 1140 1140
2019 75th: 1130 1130
2020 75th: 1160 1160
2021 75th: 1190 1190
2022 75th: 1290 1290
2023 75th: 1130 1130
2024 75th: 1200 1200
SAT Math
400
450
500
550
600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 430 430
2012 25th: 430 430
2013 25th: 410 410
2014 25th: 420 420
2015 25th: 430 430
2016 25th: 410 410
2017 25th: 440 440
2018 25th: 450 450
2019 25th: 470 470
2020 25th: 470 470
2021 25th: 460 460
2022 25th: 480 480
2023 25th: 450 450
2024 25th: 510 510
2011 75th: 550 550
2012 75th: 558 558
2013 75th: 530 530
2014 75th: 525 525
2015 75th: 530 530
2016 75th: 510 510
2017 75th: 540 540
2018 75th: 560 560
2019 75th: 560 560
2020 75th: 570 570
2021 75th: 590 590
2022 75th: 600 600
2023 75th: 550 550
2024 75th: 580 580
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 420 420
2012 25th: 430 430
2013 25th: 410 410
2014 25th: 420 420
2015 25th: 400 400
2016 25th: 420 420
2017 25th: 440 440
2018 25th: 470 470
2019 25th: 460 460
2020 25th: 480 480
2021 25th: 500 500
2022 25th: 480 480
2023 25th: 450 450
2024 25th: 530 530
2011 75th: 550 550
2012 75th: 550 550
2013 75th: 530 530
2014 75th: 540 540
2015 75th: 530 530
2016 75th: 560 560
2017 75th: 550 550
2018 75th: 580 580
2019 75th: 570 570
2020 75th: 590 590
2021 75th: 600 600
2022 75th: 690 690
2023 75th: 580 580
2024 75th: 620 620
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
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: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0%
2021 Submitted: 29.0% 29.0%
2022 Submitted: 32.0% 32.0%
2023 Submitted: 28.0% 28.0%
2024 Submitted: 13.0% 13.0%
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.
