Shawnee State University
Portsmouth, OH · Public · Town (distant) · SSU
Public institution in Portsmouth, OH · 2,300 undergraduates · $39,596 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $15,389716th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,622551st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $16,157614th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $22,190512th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,000997th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $39,5961,630th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,0801,541st highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 43.0%1,427th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 71.1%1,186th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,300858th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,471st smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 35.1%943rd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 242 mi (DTW)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 48 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $67,101 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $58,673 | $57,318 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $55,512 | $55,512 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, OtherEngineering Technology | bachelors | $48,041 | $39,009 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $44,523 | $29,685 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $36,852 | $29,685 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $35,600 | $29,685 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $33,993 | $41,193 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $32,925 | $29,141 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $31,852 | $31,852 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $30,952 | $32,071 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $29,654 | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 13 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,260,000 (M $621,500 · W $591,000 · Coed $47,500)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteshawnee.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 205443)
- Compare colleges in OHRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in OhioEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Shawnee State University vs Ashland UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 13 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
- How to read a school page end to endStats, standings, lists, athletics, news — one profile, many jobs. Know which panel answers which question.
- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.