Shenandoah University Overview

Shenandoah University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winchester, Virginia. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Shenandoah University Known For?

• The highest award offered at Shenandoah is the doctor's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 59% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Shenandoah makes roughly $58,433 a year. This is 43% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• The average Shenandoah student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Shenandoah University?

Contact details for Shenandoah are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1460 University Dr, Winchester, VA 22601-5195
Phone:	540-665-4500
Website:	www.su.edu

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How Do I Get Into Shenandoah?

You can apply to Shenandoah online at: www.su.edu/admissions/future-first-year/application-information

Admission Requirements for Shenandoah

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Shenandoah?

The acceptance rate at Shenandoah University is 80%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 88%, and the acceptance rate for women is 74%.

Can I Afford Shenandoah University?

The overall average net price of Shenandoah is $29,258. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Shenandoah, approximately 94% of students took out student loans averaging $8,974 a year. That adds up to $35,896 over four years for those students.

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Shenandoah University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,267 undergraduate students at Shenandoah, with 2,097 being full-time and 170 being part-time.

There are also 1,907 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,097 full-time undergraduates at Shenandoah, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Shenandoah University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	67
Black or African American	233
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	1,361
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	396

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Shenandoah University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 28 countries are represented at Shenandoah. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and France.

Shenandoah University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	7	10	36	129	182
Nursing	0	114	23	17	1	155
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	0	0	0	0	148	148
Business Administration & Management	0	63	1	57	0	121
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	71	19	90
Music	1	21	0	25	6	53
Drama & Theater Arts	0	49	0	0	0	49
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	0	43	0	0	0	43
General Psychology	0	39	0	0	0	39
Teacher Education Subject Specific	3	11	14	3	0	31
Public Health	0	18	4	9	0	31
Special Education	0	0	27	0	0	27
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	6	4	16	0	26
General Biology	0	23	0	0	0	23
Health & Physical Education	0	20	1	0	0	21
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	21	0	0	0	21
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	0	0	8	10	0	18
General Education	0	0	0	18	0	18
Educational Administration	0	0	15	0	2	17
Dance	0	15	0	0	0	15
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	3	9	0	12
Arts & Media Management	0	0	0	9	0	9
Communication & Media Studies	0	8	0	0	0	8
Information Technology	0	4	4	0	0	8
General English Literature	0	8	0	0	0	8
Computer Information Systems	0	6	0	0	0	6
Data Analytics	0	0	6	0	0	6
Political Science & Government	0	6	0	0	0	6
Romance Languages	0	5	0	0	0	5
Mathematics	0	5	0	0	0	5
Natural Resources Conservation	0	5	0	0	0	5
Chemistry	0	5	0	0	0	5
History	1	3	0	0	0	4
Applied Mathematics	0	4	0	0	0	4
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	4	0	0	0	4
Marketing	0	0	3	0	0	3
Computer Science	0	3	0	0	0	3
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	3	0	0	0	3
Sociology	0	3	0	0	0	3
Sacred Music	1	0	2	0	0	3
Computer Software & Applications	0	2	0	0	0	2
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	1	0	0	0	1
Religious Studies	0	1	0	0	0	1
Business/Managerial Economics	0	0	0	0	0	0
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	0	0	0	0
Information Science	0	0	0	0	0	0
Multilingual Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
Teaching English or French	0	0	0	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0	0	0
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	0	0	0
Human Services	0	0	0	0	0	0
Public Administration	0	0	0	0	0	0
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	6	526	125	280	305	1,242

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Shenandoah Office of Marketing and Communications under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.