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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Overview

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is a public institution situated in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. The location of Ship is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

What Is Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Known For?

1,012 Undergraduate Awards

$25,969 Avg Cost After Aid

88% Acceptance Rate

Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Ship.
In a recent academic period78% of the faculty were full-time.
A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Ship makes roughly $56,351 a year. This is 38% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania?

Contact details for Ship are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1871 Old Main Drive, Shippensburg, PA 17257-2299
Phone:	717-477-7447
Website:	www.ship.edu

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How Do I Get Into Ship?

You can apply to Ship online at: www.ship.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Ship

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Ship?

88% Acceptance Rate

56% Of Accepted Are Women

39% Submit SAT Scores

With an acceptance rate of 88%, Ship is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

Average Test Scores

About 39% of students accepted to Ship submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 610. Math scores were between 490 and 600.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania ( 490 to 610 )

200

800

SAT Math Scores for Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania ( 490 to 600 )

200

800

Can I Afford Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania?

$25,969 Net Price

74% Take Out Loans

The overall average net price of Ship is $25,969. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Ship, approximately 74% of students took out student loans averaging $8,500 a year. That adds up to $34,000 over four years for those students.

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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,733 Full-Time Undergraduates

53% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 5,324 undergraduate students at Ship, with 4,733 being full-time and 591 being part-time.

There are also 806 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,733 full-time undergraduates at Ship, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	66
Black or African American	688
Hispanic or Latino	296
White	3,396
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	261

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 29 countries are represented at Ship. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and South Korea.

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	74	2	81	0	157
General Biology	0	69	0	16	0	85
Marketing	0	83	0	0	0	83
Criminal Justice & Corrections	9	56	0	16	0	81
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	78	0	0	0	78
General Psychology	0	68	0	0	0	68
Social Work	0	45	2	21	0	68
Special Education	0	48	0	9	0	57
Communication & Journalism (Other)	0	42	0	0	0	42
Health & Physical Education	2	38	0	0	0	40
History	0	23	0	15	0	38
Finance & Financial Management	0	36	0	0	0	36
Mathematics	0	29	0	0	0	29
Computer Information Systems	0	17	0	10	0	27
Accounting	0	26	0	0	0	26
Management Information Systems	0	26	0	0	0	26
Political Science & Government	0	23	0	0	0	23
Computer Engineering	0	21	0	0	0	21
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	3	18	0	21
Student Counseling	0	0	0	18	2	20
Educational Administration	0	0	0	8	11	19
Writing Studies	2	17	0	0	0	19
Geography & Cartography	15	3	0	0	0	18
Sociology	0	18	0	0	0	18
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	15	0	0	0	15
General English Literature	0	14	0	0	0	14
Mechanical Engineering	0	13	0	0	0	13
Natural Resources Conservation	0	10	0	3	0	13
Chemistry	0	13	0	0	0	13
Fine & Studio Arts	0	13	0	0	0	13
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	12	0	12
Sustainability Science	0	12	0	0	0	12
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	11	0	11
International Studies	0	10	0	0	0	10
Civil Engineering	0	8	0	0	0	8
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	8	0	0	0	8
Economics	0	7	0	0	0	7
Public Administration	0	1	0	6	0	7
Romance Languages	2	4	0	0	0	6
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	5	0	5
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	4	0	4
Electrical Engineering	0	4	0	0	0	4
Physics	0	3	0	0	0	3
Design & Applied Arts	3	0	0	0	0	3
Ethnic Studies	1	0	0	0	0	1
Germanic Languages	1	0	0	0	0	1
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	1	0	0	0	0	1
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	1	0	0	0	1
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	0	0	0
Information Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	0	0	0
Teaching English or French	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nanotechnology	0	0	0	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	36	976	7	253	13	1,285

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.

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