Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania · Also known as Ship|SU|Shipensburg|Shippenburg|Shipenburg · Website
$56,351
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$56,351
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is a public 4-year college in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania with 4,086 undergraduates and 790 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $23,726 a year (tuition and fees $13,720 in-state, $15,974 out-of-state). It admits 87% of applicants and 56% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $56,351 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$23,726
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$13,720
Out-of-state $15,974
Admission rate
87%
US median 78%
Completion rate
56%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$56,351
Rank 1,003 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $23,726
- Tuition in-state
- $13,720
- Tuition out-of-state
- $15,974
- Cost of attendance
- $30,785
- Students with a need-based grant
- 30%
- Students with federal loans
- 58%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $18,709
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $18,515
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $21,386
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $25,469
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $28,387
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $10,052 in 2015-16 to $13,720 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1,120
- SAT reading, middle
- 540
- SAT math, middle
- 535
- Undergraduates
- 4,086
- Graduate students
- 790
- Part-time students
- 5.5%
- Women
- 51%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 56%
- Retention rate
- 77%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 91
- Endowment
- $71.1M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,003 of 5,094 US colleges and 100 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $23,726 | $19,970 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $13,720 | $19,182 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 87% | 81% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 56% | 66% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 77% | 78% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $17,500 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $45,010 | $42,275 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $56,351 | $49,700 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 72% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 76% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
91 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 83 | $25,000 | $46,617 | $64,955 | $69,303 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 81 | $20,750 | $84,476 | $94,657 | $103,485 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 78 | $23,541 | $47,319 | $49,039 | $47,382 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 74 | $24,518 | $49,677 | $68,919 | $68,257 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 69 | $25,286 | $37,665 | $62,124 | $57,214 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 68 | $26,000 | $33,680 | $51,607 | $50,706 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $23,250 | $41,143 | $56,376 | $55,378 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $27,000 | $49,835 | $50,069 | $50,499 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $25,000 | $37,206 | $49,794 | $51,790 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $25,500 | $30,616 | $54,330 | $54,562 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $26,000 | $47,651 | $71,432 | $83,343 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $22,954 | $48,772 | $69,153 | $69,562 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $26,319 | $58,049 | $70,459 | $76,194 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $26,000 | $51,195 | $73,570 | $83,290 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $27,000 | $34,271 | $55,295 | $63,293 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $26,000 | $34,460 | $52,310 | $50,680 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $27,000 | $80,574 | $90,384 | $109,015 |
| Social WorkOnlineMaster's | Master's | 21 | $28,606 | $48,868 | $56,543 | $65,123 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 18 | $44,715 | $49,144 | $55,325 | $60,111 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $26,865 | Withheld | $47,841 | $52,657 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | $74,598 | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $26,000 | $37,446 | $43,607 | $48,471 |
| Biology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,830 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania cost?
$23,726 a year is the average net price at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $13,720 for in-state students and $15,974 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $30,785. Families earning under $30,000 pay $18,709 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania?
87% of applicants are admitted to Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,120. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania graduates earn?
$56,351 a year is the median pay of former Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania students who work, 10 years after they started ($45,010 after 6 years). That ranks 1,003 of 5,094 US colleges and 100 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $84,476.
How much student debt do Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 58% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania?
56% of first-time, full-time students at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania finish within 6 years. 77% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania?
Marketing (83 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (81 master's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (78 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 91 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.