Shippensburg, PA · Public · 4,086 undergraduates · town
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Less selective
The Morgan School of Engineering gives Shippensburg a notable applied STEM dimension alongside its long-established education, business and liberal-arts programs.
Institutional profile
Regionally focused Strongest in student experience and affordability.- Admission
- 85.6% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 55.9%
6,545 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$56,351 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania apart
Academic design
Academic options are organized across arts and sciences, education and human services, business and engineering, with hands-on work, research and creative projects. Students can also pursue accelerated bachelor’s-to-master’s routes in selected fields.
Campus pattern
The university is in Shippensburg, a small south-central Pennsylvania community where campus life and athletics are major social anchors. The setting is more residential and self-contained than an urban commuter campus.
Defining feature
The Morgan School of Engineering gives Shippensburg a notable applied STEM dimension alongside its long-established education, business and liberal-arts programs.
Can I get in?
85.6% admitted
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Recent applicant pool
6,545About 86 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 37% submitted an SAT, and 0% submitted an ACT. The ACT range comes from a small share of admitted students and does not describe the full class.
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Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Academic options are organized across arts and sciences, education and human services, business and engineering, with hands-on work, research and creative projects. Students can also pursue accelerated bachelor’s-to-master’s routes in selected fields.
Make the fit specific
The Morgan School of Engineering gives Shippensburg a notable applied STEM dimension alongside its long-established education, business and liberal-arts programs.
Account for the tradeoff
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and make the school-specific case concrete.
Fee waiver: accepted
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
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Average annual cost by household income at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
The Morgan School of Engineering gives Shippensburg a notable applied STEM dimension alongside its long-established education, business and liberal-arts programs.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Marketing
Admits separately
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Admits separately
Biology, General
Psychology, General
What is campus life like?
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania beyond the classroom
The university is in Shippensburg, a small south-central Pennsylvania community where campus life and athletics are major social anchors. The setting is more residential and self-contained than an urban commuter campus.
A defining academic feature
Academic options are organized across arts and sciences, education and human services, business and engineering, with hands-on work, research and creative projects. Students can also pursue accelerated bachelor’s-to-master’s routes in selected fields.
What shapes an ordinary week
The university is in Shippensburg, a small south-central Pennsylvania community where campus life and athletics are major social anchors. The setting is more residential and self-contained than an urban commuter campus.
What changes the experience
The Morgan School of Engineering gives Shippensburg a notable applied STEM dimension alongside its long-established education, business and liberal-arts programs.