Shorter University
Rome, Georgia · Also known as Shorter · Website
$44,604
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$44,604
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Shorter University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Rome, Georgia with 1,028 undergraduates and 115 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $16,646 a year (tuition and fees $24,630). It admits 96% of applicants and 38% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $44,604 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
$16,646
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$24,630
US median $11,837
Admission rate
96%
US median 78%
Completion rate
38%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$44,604
Rank 2,055 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
- $16,646
- Tuition and fees
- $24,630
- Cost of attendance
- $35,726
- Students with a need-based grant
- 38%
- Students with federal loans
- 48%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $15,929
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $21,482
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $22,944
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $21,292
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $18,898
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 $20,846 in 2015-16 to $24,630 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
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1,115
- SAT reading, middle
- 550
- SAT math, middle
- 525
- ACT, middle
- 21
- Undergraduates
- 1,028
- Graduate students
- 115
- Part-time students
- 4.7%
- Women
- 49%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 38%
- Retention rate
- 61%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 40
- Endowment
- $14.5M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
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 2,055 of 5,094 US colleges and 44 of 140 in Georgia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | GA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $16,646 | $16,487 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $24,630 | $8,578 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 96% | 74% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 38% | 42% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 61% | 66% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $16,542 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $41,860 | $33,044 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $44,604 | $38,579 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 39% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 69% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
40 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 56 | $27,334 | $48,676 | $65,803 | $103,485 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 41 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $33,500 | $47,140 | $63,873 | $68,257 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $25,000 | $69,009 | $75,924 | $88,910 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $26,284 | $39,460 | $49,864 | $47,382 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $24,704 | $24,291 | $42,558 | $54,562 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 17 | $20,000 | Withheld | $54,784 | $44,125 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | $46,272 | $50,706 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $26,500 | $34,829 | $56,677 | $55,378 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 11 | $27,407 | $61,683 | $85,605 | $95,833 |
| Human Services, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $39,668 | $30,167 | $50,113 | $48,597 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,390 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Natural SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,935 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Shorter University cost?
$16,646 a year is the average net price at Shorter University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $24,630, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $35,726. Families earning under $30,000 pay $15,929 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Shorter University?
96% of applicants are admitted to Shorter University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,115 and the middle ACT score is 21. The median admission rate of colleges in Georgia is 74%.
How much do Shorter University graduates earn?
$44,604 a year is the median pay of former Shorter University students who work, 10 years after they started ($41,860 after 6 years). That ranks 2,055 of 5,094 US colleges and 44 of 140 in Georgia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $69,009.
How much student debt do Shorter University graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Shorter University graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 48% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Shorter University?
38% of first-time, full-time students at Shorter University finish within 6 years. 61% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Shorter University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (56 master's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (41 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (39 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 40 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.