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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 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$9,622550th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$16,157609th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$22,190512th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,000990th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$39,5961,622nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,0801,532nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
43.0%1,413th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
71.1%1,178th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
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Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
2,300858th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
35.1%932nd highest of 2,122 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.

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Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 48 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$67,101—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$58,673$57,318
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$55,512$55,512
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, OtherEngineering Technologybachelors$48,041$39,009
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$44,523$29,685
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$36,852$29,685
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$35,600$29,685
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$33,993$41,193
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors$32,925$29,141
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$31,852$31,852
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$30,952$32,071
MarketingBusinessbachelors$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)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Shawnee State University’s 2,300 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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