Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, OH

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,537
Graduate Enrollment: 191
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Town: Fringe (in urban cluster up to 10 miles from an urbanized area)
Four-year, small, primarily residential // full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 0%

Male/Female: 47% / 53% (2017)

First generation college students: 43.3% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 5.7% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.8% (2017)

Test scores for admission:
2018 Median Admit SAT: 1,068


2018 Median Admit ACT: 21


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 48.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 27.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 17.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 11.4% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 80.1%
Black: 4.7%
Hispanic: 0.3%
Asian: 0.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.7%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 1.4%
Non-resident alien: 3.6%
Unknown race: 8.5%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $21,451
In-State tuition: $8,604
Out-of-State tuition: $14,646

Estimated books and supplies: $1,506 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $11,084 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,920 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $9,532 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,920 (2022)

Average Family Income: $54,948 (2017)
Median Family Income: $34,861 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 35.7%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 46.8%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $23,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $244 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $13,321
$30k-48k $12,832
$48k-75k $15,925
$75k-110k $18,431
$110k+ $18,465

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 36%
6-year graduation rate: 37%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.5% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $23,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $7,750 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $13,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $14,250 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 57.5% (2015)
@3 year 63.1% (2017)
@5 year 67.0% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 24.5% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 28.7% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $35,543 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $44,365 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Landscape Architecture. 2
Master's Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 5
Associate's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 35 $15,500 $143 $52,462 ($4,372) $46,523 ($3,877)
Bachelor's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 6 $22,250 $207 $34,393 ($2,866)
Associate's Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 14 $40,165 ($3,347)
Bachelor's Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 8
Master's Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 30 $562 $66,178 ($5,515) $68,860 ($5,738)
Associate's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 25 $34,884 $253 $53,528 ($4,461) $62,298 ($5,192)
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 24 $24,146 $255 $62,797 ($5,233) $64,794 ($5,400)
Associate's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 13
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 24 $28,500 $276 $28,023 ($2,335) $37,764 ($3,147)
Associate's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 8
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 15 $37,562 ($3,130) $45,497 ($3,791)
Associate's Degree Management Information Systems and Services. 5
Bachelor's Degree Management Information Systems and Services. 21 $27,375 $285 $37,245 ($3,104)
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 6
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 10
Master's Degree Mathematics. 9
Bachelor's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 24 $31,000 $268 $31,519 ($2,627) $51,418 ($4,285)
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other. 1
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 2
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 25 $20,500 $213 $24,967 ($2,081) $42,650 ($3,554)
Associate's Degree Social Sciences, General. 2
Bachelor's Degree Social Sciences, General. 15 $27,712 ($2,309) $34,938 ($2,912)
Bachelor's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 3
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 6
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 24 $32,250 $335 $18,243 ($1,520) $35,818 ($2,985)
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 37 $28,750 $292 $19,092 ($1,591) $28,314 ($2,360)
Associate's Degree Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. 21 $18,000 $185 $44,598 ($3,717) $47,195 ($3,933)
Bachelor's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 64 $23,250 $212 $39,685 ($3,307) $40,612 ($3,384)
Associate's Degree Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 44 $16,999 $143 $36,054 ($3,005) $40,663 ($3,389)
Bachelor's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 16 $27,000 $266 $35,608 ($2,967)
Master's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 4
Associate's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 1
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 13 $31,052 ($2,588) $39,121 ($3,260)
Bachelor's Degree Education, Other. 4
Bachelor's Degree Engineering, General. 3
Associate's Degree Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. 14 $51,849 ($4,321)
Associate's Degree Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. 2
Bachelor's Degree Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. 16 $24,500 $59,980 ($4,998) $79,938 ($6,662)
Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 6
Associate's Degree Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 4
Bachelor's Degree History. 5
Bachelor's Degree Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other. 19 $28,750 $294 $56,605 ($4,717) $69,847 ($5,821)
Associate's Degree Legal Support Services. 6
Bachelor's Degree Legal Support Services. 4
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 5
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 15
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 16 $43,642 ($3,637)
Associate's Degree Biology, General. 7
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 47 $27,550 $260


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $64,215
Full time faculty: 33%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 16.0

School's endowment start of year: $18,345,017 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $22,421,542 (2022)