Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania admitted 87% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 16–28 on the ACT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $21,129 a year. Within six years, 49% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 87%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- ACT middle 50%
- 16–28
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $30,416 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $21,129 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $15,105 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $14,068 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $16,418 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 49%
- Students who return for a second year
- 77%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $58,077 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,250
Students
- Undergraduates
- 4,086
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 34%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 25%
- Education
- 10%
- Homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting
- 8%
- Psychology
- 8%
- Social sciences
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Covenant College GA · 87% admitted
- Indiana University-Kokomo IN · 87% admitted
- Regis University CO · 87% admitted
- Saint Mary's College of California CA · 87% admitted
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh WI · 87% admitted
- Augusta University GA · 86% admitted
More colleges in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA · 61% admitted
- Temple University PA · 80% admitted
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA · 58% admitted
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania PA · 78% admitted
- Drexel University PA · 79% admitted
- University of Pennsylvania PA · 5.4% admitted
- Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania PA · 93% admitted
- Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA · 91% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.