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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
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%
From State 89%
From Region 9%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 33%
Business & Economics 29%
Education 14%
Life & Natural Sciences 8%
Computer Science 4%
Health Sciences 4%
Engineering 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 3%
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 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (28%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (Unbound) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 16 #408
Life & Natural Sciences 0 #576

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
ACT Range 16 – 28

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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 436 47% / 53% 2% $59,100 95%
Civil Engineering 4 50% / 50% 0% $81,414 93
Electrical Engineering 6 +1 100% / 0% 0% $94,065 97
Mechanical Engineering 13 100% / 0% 0% $87,523 95
Computer Science 13 85% / 15% 0% $108,167 99 100%
Software Engineering 20 90% / 10% 5% $84,509 94 85%
Chemistry 11 +1 36% / 64% 9% $64,538 80
Geological/Earth Sciences $60,036 74
Mathematics 17 65% / 35% 0% $60,732 75 93%
Physics 1 100% / 0% 100% $89,778 96 100%
Biology 60 38% / 62% 3% $64,132 79 96%
Environmental Science 11 64% / 36% 0% $63,079 78 93%
Economics 6 100% / 0% 0% $52,040 58 100%
Communication Studies 33 39% / 61% 3% $52,989 60
Criminal Justice 51 45% / 55% 0% $56,669 68 95%
English 15 13% / 87% 0% $46,672 44 92%
French 1 0% / 100% 0% $50,236 54
Geography 1 100% / 0% 0% $60,719 75 95%
History 32 75% / 25% 3% $51,186 56 98%
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $47,654 47
International Studies 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $43,680 35 73%
Liberal Arts 4 50% / 50% 0% $49,617 52
Political Science 17 +2 59% / 41% 0% $50,532 54 97%
Professional Writing 11 27% / 73% 0% $67,069 83 90%
Psychology 72 +1 19% / 81% 0% $46,410 43 97%
Sociology 10 +1 30% / 70% 0% $43,824 35 97%
Spanish 4 0% / 100% 0% $50,128 53
Sustainability 8 50% / 50% 0% $51,576 57
Art 11 45% / 55% 0% $45,335 40 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Human Services 183 20% / 80% 1% $49,444 96%
Exercise Science 36 56% / 44% 0% $55,207 65 93%
Public Administration 3 33% / 67% 0% $54,519 64
Social Work 23 17% / 83% 0% $50,737 55 96%
Early Childhood Education 77 8% / 92% 1% $46,546 43 96%
Early Childhood Special Education 39 10% / 90% 0% $49,068 51 100%
Middle Level Education 5 20% / 80% 0% $46,546 43 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
John L. Grove College of Business 246 69% / 31% 2% $69,833 98%
Accounting 45 +1 67% / 33% 0% $72,328 87 99%
Business Administration 51 +7 69% / 31% 2% $70,082 85 96%
Entrepreneurship 11 +2 55% / 45% 0% $66,567 82 100%
Finance 39 +9 79% / 21% 0% $70,935 86 100%
Management Information Systems 23 +5 70% / 30% 9% $77,338 90 100%
Marketing 51 +6 63% / 37% 2% $63,736 79 96%
Supply Chain Management 26 +5 77% / 23% 4% $70,082 85 96%