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Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA · Private · Small city · SU

Private institution in Winchester, VA · 2,127 undergraduates · 78% acceptance rate · $58,433 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
$30,0551,721st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$36,0281,514th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$36,0281,467th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$50,5001,484th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$58,433613th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$48,167648th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
70.5%402nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
81.7%578th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
77.8%834th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
—

Campus

Undergraduates
2,127906th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
18.6%1,773rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 40 mi (IAD)

On 1 of our 111 lists

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Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$30
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 33 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$63,005$67,660
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$62,839$62,911
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$42,682$38,289
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$38,649$39,585
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$36,848—
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$33,993—
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$32,569$41,565
Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBiological Sciencesbachelors$32,563$32,925
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$31,616$35,772
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$28,598$32,391
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$28,236—
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$23,456$25,194

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Shenandoah University’s 2,127 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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