Shawnee State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 60,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,363 (22%)
Days Without Precipitation 233 (22%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,086
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 87%
From Region 11%
Athletes 333 (17.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 70%
Black 4%
International 3%
Mixed 2%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
Hispanic 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Shawnee State University 343 44% 74% 1% 3% 0% 3% $59,058 7 -0.84 61 96% 4.6%
Environmental Engineering — — — — — — — — $87,251 56 +0.25 91 — — — — —
Computer Programming 18 — 78% 78% 6% 0% 0% 6% $77,348 4 -1.39 85 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 6 — 83% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,713 14 -1.00 83 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,672 12 -0.86 68 — — — — —
Geosciences 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,647 35 -0.40 64 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,679 7 -1.01 60 — — — — —
Biology 17 — 29% 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,246 17 -0.84 61 100% — — — —
Exercise Science 25 — 56% 64% 0% 4% 0% 16% $47,277 3 -1.69 30 98% — — — —
Nursing 15 — 13% 87% 0% 0% 0% 0% $101,323 83 +0.90 97 100% 4.6% — — —
Occupational Therapy 2 — 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $79,060 84 +0.73 86 96% — — — —
Accounting 17 — 59% 65% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,036 4 -1.55 68 95% — — — —
Business Administration 18 — 61% 56% 0% 17% 0% 0% $50,420 1 -1.41 39 91% — — — —
Health Administration 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,528 57 -0.09 71 96% — — — —
Health Administration Services 57 — 16% 75% 2% 5% 0% 0% $64,528 57 -0.09 71 96% — — — —
Management Information Systems 6 — 83% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,859 0 -1.98 58 100% — — — —
Marketing 14 — 64% 79% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,851 4 -1.53 58 — — — — —
Sports Management 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,277 5 -1.48 30 98% — — — —
English — — — — — — — — $44,380 10 -0.98 23 — — — — —
General Studies 16 — 50% 69% 0% 19% 0% 0% $51,386 22 -0.57 41 89% — — — —
History 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,896 1 -1.47 17 94% — — — —
Communication 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,455 10 -1.16 36 — — — — —
Political Science 5 — 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,690 21 -0.77 66 — — — — —
Psychology 22 — 27% 55% 0% 0% 0% 9% $51,053 29 -0.61 41 96% — — — —
Psychology — — — — — — — — $48,915 16 -0.93 35 — — — — —
Social Sciences 14 — 57% 71% 0% 7% 0% 0% $44,059 3 -1.16 22 92% — — — —
Sociology 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,606 2 -1.29 19 87% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 13 — 0% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,481 4 -1.46 18 94% — — — —
Early Childhood Special Education 8 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,264 15 -0.90 27 100% — — — —
Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,956 9 -1.19 24 — — — — —
Middle School Education 5 — 20% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,481 6 -1.48 18 94% — — — —
Special Education 4 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,264 5 -1.46 27 100% — — — —
Animation 10 — 60% 50% 10% 0% 0% 10% $47,050 22 -0.58 30 — — — — —
Art Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,135 41 -0.18 25 — — — — —
Art Studies 6 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,027 10 -0.94 10 93% — — — —
Musical Theatre 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,234 30 -0.48 18 — — — — —
Studio Art 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,027 10 -0.94 10 93% — — — —
Computer Engineering Technology 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,895 32 -0.24 91 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,378 50 -0.07 61 — — — — —
Plastics Engineering Technology 15 — 87% 73% 0% 7% 0% 7% $83,715 25 -0.42 89 95% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,164
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $18,466
Est. In-State Cost $14,442
Est. Out-of-State Cost $23,888
ROI Percentile 61th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 38%
6-Year Graduation Rate 48%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 34.4% 118 41% 73% 1% 5% 0% 0% $60,445 5 -0.82 63 95% —
Social Sciences 13.4% 46 43% 67% 0% 2% 0% 4% $49,460 6 -0.86 36 94% —
Health Sciences 12.2% 42 38% 71% 2% 2% 0% 10% $68,093 16 -0.65 76 98% 4.6%
Education 9.0% 31 6% 77% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,025 4 -1.31 22 97% —
Computer Science 7.0% 24 79% 83% 4% 0% 0% 4% $76,689 4 -1.30 85 — —
Arts 6.1% 21 48% 76% 5% 0% 0% 5% $42,862 14 -0.71 19 93% —
Professional 5.5% 19 84% 79% 0% 5% 0% 5% $81,383 78 -0.36 88 95% —
Humanities 5.2% 18 50% 72% 0% 17% 0% 0% $50,332 23 -0.67 39 90% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.0% 17 29% 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,246 15 -0.84 61 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.0% 7 71% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,671 6 -0.86 64 — —

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.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 34 $394K $351K $43K
Other Sports 34 $90K $98K -$7K
Track & Field (indoor) 30 $48K $48K $458
Track & Field (outdoor) 30 $48K $48K $458
Soccer 22 $262K $244K $17K
Cross Country 17 $163K $158K $4K
Basketball 15 $392K $381K $11K
Swimming 15 $83K $82K $631
Bowling 13 $51K $45K $5K
Golf 11 $100K $65K $34K
Tennis 9 $50K $48K $2K
Total 210 $1.7M $1.6M $114K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 23 $48K $46K $2K
Softball 21 $277K $270K $7K
Soccer 20 $234K $222K $12K
Track & Field (indoor) 20 $48K $46K $2K
Volleyball 14 $169K $125K $43K
Basketball 13 $385K $372K $12K
Other Sports 13 $34K $37K -$2K
Bowling 10 $51K $43K $7K
Swimming 10 $81K $80K $1K
Cross Country 9 $83K $92K -$9K
Golf 8 $64K $56K $7K
Tennis 6 $52K $49K $2K
Total 123 $1.5M $1.4M $88K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 53 $97K $94K $2K
Track & Field (indoor) 50 $97K $94K $2K
Other Sports 47 $125K $135K -$9K
Soccer 42 $497K $466K $30K
Baseball 34 $394K $351K $43K
Basketball 28 $777K $754K $23K
Cross Country 26 $246K $250K -$4K
Swimming 25 $165K $163K $1K
Bowling 23 $103K $89K $13K
Softball 21 $277K $270K $7K
Golf 19 $164K $122K $42K
Tennis 15 $103K $98K $5K
Volleyball 14 $169K $125K $43K
Total 333 $4.3M $4.0M $295K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 100%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 100% 100% 100%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional