- The Inkwell
- Georgia
- Shorter University
Rome, GACity: smallZIP 30165Founded 1873
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1873
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.shorter.edu
GeorgiaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Shorter University
Shorter University is a private nonprofit university in Rome, Georgia, with 1,028 undergraduates. It admits 96% of applicants, graduates 45% within six years and costs $18,008 a year after aid.
45%graduate
Admission rate96%
Retention60%
4-year graduation39%
Pell Grant share45%
Federal loans50%
$18,008net price / year
96%admission rate
1115average SAT
45%graduate in 6 years
$51,757median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#1,178 of 1,704 for earnings#716 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,212 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,405 of 1,552 for selectivity
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
- $36,822tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $25,216
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $25,216
- Average net price
- $18,008national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,691
$30,001–48,000$17,148
$48,001–75,000$15,458
$75,001–110,000$20,835
$110,001+$22,124
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 96%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 530–620
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 510–580
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–25
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college96%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college60%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college45%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college45%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 45%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 39%
- First-year retention
- 60%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 42%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,591
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,757middle 50%: $34,615–$75,094
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$75,094
Median, Shorter University$51,757
Lower quarter$34,615
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
- 1,028
- Part-time
- 4.7%
- Women / men
- 48% / 52%
- Average age at entry
- 26.0
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 45%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 59%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,054 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,023
- Endowment, end of year
- $14,534,841
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White59%
Hispanic10%
Black23%
Asian0.6%
Two or more races3.5%
U.S. nonresident2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown0.6%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management26%
Education20%
Parks, recreation & fitness9.4%
Health professions9.0%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.1%
Liberal arts & humanities4.7%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies3.9%
Psychology3.9%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 140988. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7502154.