Shepherd University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 220,000

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 348 (16.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 72%
Black 9%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 7%
Asian 1%
International 1%
Native American 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
Byrd School of Business 58 66% 66% 0% 14% 2% 3% $64,136 23 -0.77 68 94%
Accounting 6 +3 100% 67% 0% 17% 0% 0% $73,185 19 -0.90 80 94% — — — —
Business Administration 52 +2 62% 65% 0% 13% 2% 4% $63,092 16 -0.76 66 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 302 39% 74% 4% 6% 7% 1% $58,504 6 -0.46 57 95%
Computer Engineering 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $93,640 3 -1.11 94 — — — — —
Engineering Science 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $87,770 16 -0.82 91 — — — — —
Computer Science 18 — 72% 56% 6% 11% 17% 0% $90,578 12 -1.01 93 98% — — — —
Information Technology 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,578 36 -0.37 93 98% — — — —
Applied Mathematics 4 — 50% 50% 25% 25% 0% 0% $67,635 1 -1.30 74 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,962 2 -1.29 74 — — — — —
Chemistry 13 +1 38% 85% 15% 0% 0% 0% $65,003 21 -0.64 70 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,719 18 -0.78 69 — — — — —
Biology 21 — 29% 57% 10% 5% 10% 5% $65,979 48 -0.05 71 97% — — — —
Environmental Studies 10 — 70% 80% 0% 0% 10% 0% $55,653 34 -0.38 50 100% — — — —
Nutrition and Dietetics 5 — 0% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $54,652 14 -0.89 47 — — — — —
Health and Wellness 16 — 38% 75% 0% 0% 19% 0% $58,193 19 -0.70 56 100% — — — —
Economics 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,408 7 -1.11 75 — — — — —
Recreation 13 — 85% 62% 0% 38% 0% 0% $66,061 85 +0.49 71 98% — — — —
English 12 — 25% 75% 8% 8% 0% 0% $47,479 26 -0.60 28 81% — — — —
General Studies 46 — 33% 74% 4% 7% 4% 0% $53,673 34 -0.35 45 87% — — — —
History 6 — 67% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,909 9 -0.98 26 100% — — — —
Regional Studies (US, Canadian, Foreign) 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,311 25 -0.63 38 — — — — —
Spanish 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,585 31 -0.49 42 — — — — —
Communication Studies 17 — 18% 71% 6% 0% 6% 0% $53,797 21 -0.75 45 97% — — — —
International Studies 3 +1 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $58,064 12 -0.77 56 — — — — —
Political Science 9 +2 67% 78% 11% 0% 11% 0% $57,075 9 -1.11 53 100% — — — —
Psychology 22 — 18% 82% 0% 0% 9% 5% $48,242 13 -1.04 30 96% — — — —
Social Work 9 — 22% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,543 35 -0.20 39 94% — — — —
Sociology 15 — 40% 67% 0% 7% 13% 0% $63,369 86 +0.59 67 100% — — — —
Art 20 — 20% 80% 0% 10% 5% 0% $46,662 51 -0.02 26 96% — — — —
Music 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,974 35 -0.41 17 — — — — —
Music Performance 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,043 36 -0.40 17 — — — — —
Theater 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,475 34 -0.35 12 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 20 — 20% 75% 0% 10% 10% 0% $57,912 41 -0.27 56 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 44 23% 89% 5% 0% 2% 0% $52,302 2 -0.18 41 97%
Elementary Education 20 — 5% 90% 5% 0% 5% 0% $52,302 55 +0.00 41 97% — — — —
Kindergarten/Preschool Education — — — — — — — — $52,302 55 +0.00 41 97% — — — —
Secondary Education 24 — 38% 88% 4% 0% 0% 0% $52,302 36 -0.32 41 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 67 7% 70% 0% 9% 10% 4% $86,553 83 -0.57 90 98% 4.2%
Nursing 67 — 7% 70% 0% 9% 10% 4% $86,553 28 -0.57 90 98% 4.2% — — —

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 65th

Retention & Graduation

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

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
Health Sciences 17.6% 83 13% 71% 0% 7% 12% 4% $81,086 67 -0.59 87 98% 4.2%
Social Sciences 15.9% 75 29% 77% 3% 3% 8% 1% $54,375 32 -0.55 46 98% —
Business & Economics 15.7% 74 69% 66% 0% 18% 1% 3% $64,647 11 -0.56 69 95% —
Humanities 14.0% 66 33% 73% 5% 6% 3% 0% $51,880 30 -0.46 40 87% —
Education 9.3% 44 23% 89% 5% 0% 2% 0% $52,302 41 -0.18 41 97% —
Arts 6.2% 29 38% 83% 0% 7% 3% 0% $45,268 20 -0.13 22 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.5% 21 29% 57% 10% 5% 10% 5% $65,979 41 -0.05 71 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.2% 20 45% 75% 15% 5% 0% 0% $65,649 14 -0.82 71 — —
Professional 4.2% 20 20% 75% 0% 10% 10% 0% $57,912 20 -0.27 56 — —
Computer Science 4.0% 19 74% 58% 5% 11% 16% 0% $90,578 17 -0.97 93 98% —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.2% 15 47% 80% 0% 0% 13% 0% $55,319 30 -0.55 49 100% —
Engineering 1.1% 5 100% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $90,118 5 -0.93 92 — —

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 NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 113 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Baseball 32 $307K $307K $0
Soccer 29 $196K $196K $0
Basketball 14 $423K $423K $0
Golf 11 $82K $82K $0
Tennis 7 $38K $38K $0
Cross Country 5 $15K $15K $0
Total 211 $2.7M $2.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Other Sports 35 $74K $74K $0
Soccer 27 $295K $295K $0
Lacrosse 21 $136K $136K $0
Softball 19 $285K $285K $0
Volleyball 18 $254K $254K $0
Basketball 15 $320K $320K $0
Tennis 7 $46K $46K $0
Cross Country 5 $18K $18K $0
Golf 5 $36K $36K $0
Total 137 $1.5M $1.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 113 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Soccer 56 $491K $491K $0
Other Sports 35 $74K $74K $0
Baseball 32 $307K $307K $0
Basketball 29 $744K $744K $0
Lacrosse 21 $136K $136K $0
Softball 19 $285K $285K $0
Volleyball 18 $254K $254K $0
Golf 16 $118K $118K $0
Tennis 14 $84K $84K $0
Cross Country 10 $34K $34K $0
Total 348 $5.2M $5.2M $0

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 82%
Yield (non-ED) 31%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

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

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