Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 300,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (28%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,032
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 89%
From Region 9%
Athletes 480 (12.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 75%
Black 10%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 4%
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
College of Arts and Sciences 398 44% 76% 1% 10% 7% 1% $63,699 22 -0.39 72 98%
Civil Engineering 9 — 78% 56% 0% 11% 11% 11% $89,323 31 -0.43 93 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 4 — 100% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $96,896 7 -0.95 96 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 14 +1 71% 86% 0% 7% 0% 0% $90,583 9 -1.08 94 — — — — —
Computer Science 12 +1 100% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $109,159 35 -0.46 98 100% — — — —
Software Engineering 15 — 80% 80% 0% 13% 0% 0% $112,463 40 -0.36 99 100% — — — —
Chemistry 6 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,501 30 -0.39 77 — — — — —
Geological/Earth Sciences — — — — — — — — $63,397 49 -0.15 72 — — — — —
Mathematics 18 +2 56% 94% 0% 6% 0% 0% $72,307 37 -0.49 82 100% — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,609 76 +0.51 94 100% — — — —
Biology 37 — 38% 68% 5% 3% 5% 3% $64,480 41 -0.23 73 98% — — — —
Environmental Science 18 — 44% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,022 82 +0.80 74 100% — — — —
Economics 8 — 50% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $71,688 12 -0.99 82 100% — — — —
English 8 — 25% 62% 12% 12% 12% 0% $46,335 20 -0.74 32 100% — — — —
French 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,464 37 -0.32 54 — — — — —
History 21 — 57% 76% 0% 5% 10% 0% $54,957 48 -0.19 55 98% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,669 29 -0.45 49 — — — — —
Liberal Arts 6 — 50% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $52,000 26 -0.51 48 — — — — —
Professional Writing — — — — — — — — $59,877 87 +0.91 66 96% — — — —
Spanish 3 — 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% 33% $53,280 33 -0.42 51 — — — — —
Communication 14 — 43% 43% 0% 36% 7% 0% $55,991 32 -0.55 58 — — — — —
Communication Studies 29 — 31% 83% 3% 3% 3% 3% $55,787 29 -0.57 57 — — — — —
Geography 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,095 47 -0.12 68 95% — — — —
International Studies 6 +2 17% 50% 0% 17% 33% 0% $44,138 1 -1.49 26 73% — — — —
Political Science 17 — 41% 82% 0% 12% 0% 6% $65,566 32 -0.49 75 97% — — — —
Psychology 64 — 25% 78% 0% 8% 8% 0% $51,715 32 -0.51 47 97% — — — —
Sociology 8 — 50% 75% 0% 12% 12% 0% $50,851 27 -0.55 45 96% — — — —
Sustainability 8 — 38% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,147 28 -0.41 60 — — — — —
Art 16 — 31% 81% 0% 19% 0% 0% $46,469 50 -0.04 33 92% — — — —
Criminal Justice 53 — 40% 64% 0% 17% 15% 0% $58,604 46 -0.18 63 99% — — — —
⇅ 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 Education and Human Services 165 24% 84% 0% 8% 5% 0% $51,860 2 -0.43 47 95%
Exercise Science 39 — 36% 85% 0% 5% 5% 0% $55,110 23 -0.78 56 93% — — — —
Health Sciences 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $64,233 42 -0.29 73 — — — — —
Public Administration 5 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,965 19 -0.83 68 — — — — —
Social Work 35 — 11% 71% 0% 17% 9% 0% $47,346 14 -0.70 35 90% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 60 — 15% 87% 0% 7% 5% 0% $49,888 34 -0.36 42 96% — — — —
Early Childhood Special Education 19 — 16% 95% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,310 85 +0.75 61 100% — — — —
Middle Level Education 6 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,888 23 -0.61 42 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
John L. Grove College of Business 203 68% 78% 1% 7% 7% 2% $75,856 59 -0.51 85 98%
Accounting 25 +2 52% 72% 4% 4% 16% 0% $74,385 23 -0.82 84 99% — — — —
Business Administration 39 +4 69% 67% 0% 18% 5% 10% $77,839 66 +0.01 87 98% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 8 +2 75% 75% 0% 12% 12% 0% $61,457 24 -0.64 68 100% — — — —
Finance 39 +3 79% 85% 0% 0% 8% 0% $78,566 16 -0.71 87 97% — — — —
Management Information Systems 15 +1 80% 53% 0% 13% 20% 0% $72,794 9 -1.12 83 99% — — — —
Marketing 47 +5 55% 89% 2% 2% 2% 2% $74,908 45 -0.21 85 98% — — — —
Supply Chain Management 30 +5 77% 87% 0% 7% 0% 0% $77,839 19 -0.84 87 98% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $14,414
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $16,994
Est. In-State Cost $18,646
Est. Out-of-State Cost $21,983
ROI Percentile 73th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 41%
6-Year Graduation Rate 56%
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 27.5% 211 67% 79% 1% 7% 7% 2% $75,698 42 -0.53 85 98% —
Social Sciences 24.4% 187 30% 76% 1% 11% 7% 1% $53,358 25 -0.59 51 94% —
Education 11.1% 85 19% 89% 0% 5% 4% 0% $51,547 35 -0.13 46 97% —
Professional 6.9% 53 40% 64% 0% 17% 15% 0% $58,604 22 -0.18 63 99% —
Health Sciences 5.2% 40 35% 82% 0% 8% 5% 0% $55,338 1 -0.77 56 93% —
Humanities 5.2% 40 48% 68% 2% 10% 12% 2% $52,594 35 -0.38 49 99% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.8% 37 38% 68% 5% 3% 5% 3% $64,480 34 -0.23 73 98% —
Computer Science 3.5% 27 89% 85% 0% 7% 4% 0% $110,995 50 -0.41 99 100% —
Engineering 3.5% 27 78% 74% 0% 11% 4% 4% $91,098 6 -0.85 94 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.3% 25 44% 96% 0% 4% 0% 0% $71,886 32 -0.43 82 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.3% 18 44% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,022 73 +0.80 74 100% —
Arts 2.1% 16 31% 81% 0% 19% 0% 0% $46,469 25 -0.04 33 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
Track & Field (combined) 100 $554K $438K $116K
Football 95 $1.1M $1.2M -$122K
Baseball 31 $336K $358K -$22K
Soccer 27 $212K $213K -$645
Wrestling 22 $146K $154K -$8K
Basketball 14 $564K $529K $35K
Swimming 14 $127K $122K $4K
Total 250 $3.0M $3.0M $2K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 129 $537K $485K $52K
Soccer 31 $219K $223K -$4K
Lacrosse 27 $176K $166K $10K
Field Hockey 26 $478K $459K $18K
Softball 23 $397K $394K $2K
Swimming 23 $130K $146K -$15K
Volleyball 20 $454K $436K $18K
Basketball 13 $536K $592K -$56K
Tennis 11 $71K $79K -$7K
Total 230 $3.0M $3.0M $18K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 229 $1.1M $924K $168K
Football 95 $1.1M $1.2M -$122K
Soccer 58 $431K $436K -$4K
Swimming 37 $258K $268K -$10K
Baseball 31 $336K $358K -$22K
Basketball 27 $1.1M $1.1M -$21K
Lacrosse 27 $176K $166K $10K
Field Hockey 26 $478K $459K $18K
Softball 23 $397K $394K $2K
Wrestling 22 $146K $154K -$8K
Volleyball 20 $454K $436K $18K
Tennis 11 $71K $79K -$7K
Total 480 $11.8M $11.3M $450K

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) 17%
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