- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- Shawnee State University
Portsmouth, OHTown: distantZIP 45662Founded 1986
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1986
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1971
- Website
- www.shawnee.edu
OhioPublic
Shawnee State University
Shawnee State University is a public university in Portsmouth, Ohio, with 2,247 undergraduates. It graduates 29% within six years and costs $17,766 a year after aid.
29%graduate
Retention72%
4-year graduation35%
Pell Grant share41%
Federal loans37%
$17,766net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
29%graduate in 6 years
$43,200median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,660median debt
#1,504 of 1,704 for earnings#694 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,560 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $26,409tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $10,894
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $17,808
- Average net price
- $17,766national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,267
$30,001–48,000$15,951
$48,001–75,000$15,805
$75,001–110,000$19,823
$110,001+$22,673
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college72%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college29%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college41%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 29%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 35%
- First-year retention
- 72%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 45%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,930
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $43,200middle 50%: $27,412–$63,814
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,660
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$63,814
Median, Shawnee State University$43,200
Lower quarter$27,412
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,247
- Part-time
- 14%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 21.5
- First-generation students
- 43%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 41%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 43%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,368 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,719
- Endowment, end of year
- $23,593,304
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White71%
Hispanic0.2%
Black3.9%
Asian0.7%
Two or more races2.0%
U.S. nonresident2.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.2%
Unknown19%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions41%
Business & management12%
Education6.7%
Engineering technologies6.7%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.5%
Liberal arts & humanities5.3%
Computer & information sciences4.8%
Psychology4.2%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton, OH | $11,513 | 26% | $63,814 |
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| Miami University-Middletown Middletown, OH | $10,410 | 28% | $63,814 |
| Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH | $6,593 | 14% | $61,938 |
| Ohio State University-Lima Campus Lima, OH | $12,326 | 24% | $67,080 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Judson University Elgin, IL | $19,224 | 34% | $59,095 |
| Missouri Western State University Saint Joseph, MO | $16,379 | 35% | $47,624 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 205443. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7491567.