Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg, PA · Public · Town (fringe) · SU · SUP · Ship · Shipenburg · Shipensburg · Shippenburg
Public institution in Shippensburg, PA · 4,179 undergraduates · 86% acceptance rate · $56,351 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
- $23,5531,379th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $13,544869th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $15,798599th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $29,480914th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,246th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,351716th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,010887th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 51.6%1,092nd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 76.1%903rd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 85.5%1,093rd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1090706th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4,179561st largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,713th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 29.6%1,230th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 76 mi (BWI)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
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 39 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $59,350 | $63,005 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $52,107 | $50,543 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $50,499 | $51,169 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $48,147 | $46,407 |
| Geography and CartographySocial Sciences | bachelors | $47,260 | $41,193 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $46,738 | $49,270 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $44,571 | $45,408 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $44,170 | — |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $43,426 | $44,523 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | $40,089 | $40,068 |
| Public Administration | bachelors | $39,009 | $41,025 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $38,878 | $36,118 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1871source
- Athletic nickname: "Raiders"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- Mascot: Big Red and Shippo the Hipposource
- Formerly known as "Cumberland Valley State Normal School" (1871–1927)source
- Formerly known as "State Teachers College at Shippensburg" (1927–1960)source
- Formerly known as "Shippensburg State College" (1960–1983)source
- Athletic conference: PSACsource
- Fight song: ""The Horse""source
- Notable alum: Dean Koontzsource
- Notable alum: Jeanne Shaheensource
Athletics — 12 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,291,924 (M $677,106 · W $614,818)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Field Hockey: 2025, 2021, 2018, 2017, 2016 +1
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteship.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 216010)
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- Sports directoryAll 12 EADA programs at this school
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