Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Post-master's certificate
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Academics

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is unique in its study options. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Students with disabilities are not left alone with programs such as Partial Services/Facilities For Students With Learning Disabilities, Services/Facilities For Hearing Impaired, Services/Facilities For Visually Impaired, Wheelchair Accessibility, 750 work stations, available in: dorms, libraries, computer centers, student centers, Dorms Wired for Access to Campus-Wide Network, Email Accounts Provided to All Students, Online Course Registration for Freshmen, Commuter/Off-Campus Students Can Connect to Campus Network, Computer Helpline Available, Dorms Wired for High Speed Internet Connections, Online Library, Wireless Network, Offers distance learning courses or programs (online or partially online): Yes, During Normal Term Periods, Over the Summer, Percent of courses taught as online courses: 1%, Percent of courses taught as blended (online and offline): 1% and Percent of courses taught face-to-face: 98%. For example, the university has a Accelerated Program, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Army, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Washington Semester. In addition, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

Social Sciences:

Economics, Geography, Political Science/Government, Sociology

Communications & Journalism:

Journalism

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

History:

History – General

Computer Science:

Computer Systems Analysis, Computer/Information Sciences – General

Public Administration and Service:

Public Administration, Social Work

Education:

Elementary Education

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art – General, Graphic Design

Foreign Language and Literature:

French, Spanish

Security and Protective Services:

Criminal Justice Studies

English Language and Literature:

English Language & Literature – General, Speech/Rhetorical Studies

Popular majors:

twenty-two percent business per marketing, seventeen percent education, seven percent communications per journalism, seven percent computer and information sciences, seven percent security and protective services, six percent english, six percent psychology, five percent biology, five percent history, five percent social sciences

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Health System Administration

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

Exercise Sciences

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Geology, Physics

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biology

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Finance/Banking, Management Science, Marketing Management

Further, for international students, the application fee is 30. The cost per credit hour (overall) was $511 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for need-based aid last fall.

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 66% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 76%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. That is, there were nine hundred and fifty-eight total number of transfer students who applied and six hundred total number of transfer students who were admitted. This school requires an application fee consisting of thirty dollars regular application fee, thirty dollars out-of-state application fee, thirty dollars online application fee and point zero .

For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 15th of March. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. SAT and ACT score reports are very important, so you will want to check on the specific dates with the university. Additionally, It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. The regular application due date was not reported. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported.

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Financial Aid

Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid distribution is at thirty percent scholarships per grants and seventy percent loans per jobs. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics and Athletics. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics.

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Students

The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 66 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Additionally, it is part of an Rural setting, Small town (2,500 – 9,999) and Residential campus. Again, the student body consists of ninety-five percent in-state students, five percent out-of-state students, zero percent part-time students, fifty-two percent women, forty-eight percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, one percent asian per pacific islander, six percent black per non-hispanic, two percent hispanic, eighty-four percent white per non-hispanic, less than one percent non-resident alien, six percent race per ethnicity unreported, ten percent in top 10th of graduating class, thirty percent in top quarter of graduating class, seventy percent in top half of graduating class, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, fifteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, sixteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, twenty-five percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, nine percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49 and one percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99. The school’s size is approximately six thousand, three hundred and ninety-five degree-seeking undergrads, one thousand, five hundred and three first-time degree-seeking freshmen and one thousand and twenty-six graduate enrollment. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees.

Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, ninety-one percent of first-year students live in college housing, forty percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Women’s Housing, Apartments For Single Students, Special Housing For Disabled Students, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), one-APR deadline for housing deposit, one hundred dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. Further, the university has many unique facilites such as on-campus elementary school for student teachers, planetarium, vertebrate museum, greenhouse, herbarium, electron microscope, NMR spectrometer, fashion archives, interfaith spiritual center. This school features the Rural setting, Small town (2,500 – 9,999) and Residential campus. Naturally, the school is located 40 miles from Harrisburg.

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Athletics

The Raiders are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Men’s Scholarship Football
• Men’s Intramural Golf
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
• Men’s Intramural Table_tennis
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
• Men’s NCAA Division II and Women’s NCAA Division II Track_indoor
• Men’s NCAA Division II and Women’s NCAA Division II Track_outdoor
• Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Men’s Scholarship Wrestling