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Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, Ohio·Public, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·shawnee.edu
Acceptance
68.9%
-11.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
6-yr Graduation
48%
+3.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
3,231
peer median 3,217
Avg net price
$15,389
+$6.3k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
3,011
3,011 candidates competed
Admitted
2,075
68.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
717
34.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
48%+3.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
37%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
54%
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

2.0pp gap
Pell recipients
42%
Non-Pell
44%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 2.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 109 Title IV programs, 21 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 87 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
109
Passing
21
19.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
0.9% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.9%
+0.3pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

109programs
  • Passing21 · 19.3%
  • No Data87 · 79.8%
  • Failing1 · 0.9%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
5
Safe
16
No data
87

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

22
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-1.7%
$34,215 vs $34,808
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+14.4%
$39,821 vs $34,808
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+17.2%
$40,791 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+18.0%
$41,068 vs $34,808
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+19.0%
$41,424 vs $34,808
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+23.1%
$69,818 vs $56,700
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+25.3%
$43,602 vs $34,808
Social Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+25.6%
$43,723 vs $34,808

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-1.7%
−$593

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

17
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
83%
$28,258 debt · $34,215 earn
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
71%
$31,000 debt · $43,602 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
70%
$48,500 debt · $69,818 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
65%
$27,000 debt · $41,424 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
65%
$26,500 debt · $40,791 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
62%
$25,500 debt · $41,068 earn
Management Information Systems and Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
56%
$26,000 debt · $46,822 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
54%
$26,000 debt · $48,031 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1975Next review Aug 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 8

Action history · 20

  1. Apr 2025Deny Substantive Change: Other
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  2. Apr 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Dec 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  4. Sep 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  5. Sep 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$13,734
$30–48k$13,488
$48–75k$15,623
$75–110k$18,557
$110k+$19,014

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$15,389
+$6,321vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $9,069
Federal loans
39.2%
In-state tuition
$9,622
Out-of-state
$16,157

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,359 students received $7.6M in Pell grants, alongside $9.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,359
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.6M
$7,589,949 total
Direct Loans
$9.7M
2,081 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.4M
929 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.7M
930 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.2M
96 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.4M
124 loan awards
Grad PLUS$11K
2 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,013 borrowers who entered repayment, 39 (3.8%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.8%
+1.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,013
Defaulted
39
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.3%
2017
15.2%
2018
11.8%
2019
3.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Shawnee State

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs77
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

490 total completions
01Health Professions
20642.0%
02Business
7014.3%
03Education
5210.6%
04Computer Sciences
326.5%
05Parks/Recreation
265.3%
06Biological Sciences
255.1%
07Psychology
224.5%
08English Language
214.3%
09Visual/Performing Arts
193.9%
10Social Sciences
173.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
3,231
12-mo unduplicated
3,846
Undergraduate
3,525
Graduate
321

Gender split

Men
41%1,575
Women
59%2,271

Race / ethnicity composition

White
49.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
20.6%
Unknown
19.3%
Black
3.8%
Non-resident
2.5%
Two or more
1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.4%
Asian
0.8%
Hispanic
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
373
221 M · 152 W
Women athletes
40.8%
Athletic aid
$1.7M
Total student aid
Budget
$4.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$779K
$834K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$20K
$18K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Soccer
26 M · 21 W
$649K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
24 M · 18 W
$79K
Track and Field (Indoor)
23 M · 17 W
$79K
Baseball
31 M · —
$339K
Cross Country
19 M · 11 W
$266K
Basketball
14 M · 13 W
$777K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.91
3 offenses · 3,297 students

3-year trend

0.572 yrs ago2.181 yr ago0.91Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
12
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
18
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
4

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
3

By location

3total
  • On campus1
  • Non-campus2

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
3
Dating violence
6
Stalking
9 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs02
Liquor216

Residence-hall fires

  • Campus View 7001 fire
    CookingDamage $100-$999

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
121

Shawnee State vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Shawnee State selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectShawnee State University
48%68.9%3,231$15,389Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Indiana University-East
39%67.2%3,203$9,082Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Indiana University-Kokomo
45%86.5%2,921$6,276Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Indiana University-Northwest
37%73.4%3,041$5,970Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Shepherd University
51%96.8%3,339$12,391Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Fairmont State University
44%98.6%3,305$9,055Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median45%79.9%3,217$9,069

Frequently asked questions about Shawnee State University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Shawnee State.

What is the acceptance rate at Shawnee State University?

Shawnee State University's acceptance rate is 68.9% (2,075 admitted from 3,011 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

What is the graduation rate at Shawnee State University?

Shawnee State University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 48% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Shawnee State University?

Shawnee State University reports a total enrollment of 3,231 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Shawnee State University?

The average net price at Shawnee State University is $15,389 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Shawnee State University?

Shawnee State University's yield rate is 34.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Shawnee State University located?

Shawnee State University is located in Portsmouth, Ohio 45662.

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