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Shorter University

Rome, Georgia·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·shorter.edu
6-yr Graduation
38%
-12.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
1,318
peer median 1,666
Avg net price
$16,646
-$5.7k 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
904
904 candidates competed
Admitted
872
96.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
292
33.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
38%-12.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
31%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
37%
Full-time retention
61%

Pell equity

11.3pp gap
Pell recipients
32%50 of 157
Non-Pell (all)
43%71 of 164
Subsidized loan, no Pell
40%25 of 63
No Federal Aid
46%46 of 101

Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.3-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

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 40 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 29 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
40
Passing
11
27.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

40programs
  • Passing11 · 27.5%
  • No Data29 · 72.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
10
No data
29

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.

11
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+16.1%
$65,803 vs $56,700
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+32.2%
$42,558 vs $32,203
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+43.7%
$46,272 vs $32,203
Accounting and Related Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+51.0%
$85,605 vs $56,700
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+54.8%
$49,864 vs $32,203
Human Services General
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+55.6%
$50,113 vs $32,203
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+58.0%
$50,887 vs $32,203
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+70.1%
$54,784 vs $32,203

Debt vs earnings

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

11
Human Services General
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
75%
$37,366 debt · $50,113 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
57%
$29,000 debt · $50,887 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
55%
$25,500 debt · $46,272 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
52%
$25,911 debt · $49,864 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
51%
$21,500 debt · $42,558 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
49%
$31,175 debt · $63,873 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
47%
$26,500 debt · $56,677 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
43%
$28,140 debt · $65,803 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1923Next review Jun 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 12

  1. Feb 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Dec 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2021Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 2021Removal of Monitoring Status
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2021Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

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$15,929
$30–48k$21,482
$48–75k$22,944
$75–110k$21,292
$110k+$18,898

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

Avg net price (private)
$16,646
-$5,705vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $22,351
Federal loans
48.5%
In-state tuition
$24,630
Out-of-state
$24,630

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, 621 students received $3.8M in Pell grants, alongside $7.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
621
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.8M
$3,763,140 total
Direct Loans
$7.3M
1,270 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$2.1M
487 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.3M
541 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.2M
59 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.6M
180 loan awards
Grad PLUS$24K
3 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 621 borrowers who entered repayment, 19 (3.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.0%
+0.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
621
Defaulted
19
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
11.5%
2017
12.2%
2018
9.7%
2019
3.0%
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 Shorter

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs40
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

326 total completions
01Business
11334.7%
02Education
10732.8%
03Parks/Recreation
226.7%
04Health Professions
216.4%
05Biological Sciences
195.8%
06Liberal Arts
113.4%
07Multi/Interdisciplinary
92.8%
08Psychology
92.8%
09Computer Sciences
82.5%
10Communication
72.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
1,318
12-mo unduplicated
1,492
Undergraduate
1,323
Graduate
169

Gender split

Men
48%716
Women
52%776

Race / ethnicity composition

White
59.1%
Black
22.8%
Hispanic
10.4%
Two or more
3.5%
Non-resident
2.5%
Asian
0.6%
Unknown
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
443
304 M · 139 W
Women athletes
31.4%
Athletic aid
$3.5M
Total student aid
Budget
$7.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.2M
$1.3M
Recruiting expense
$62K
$9K
Head-coach salaries
$43K
$33K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Football
151 M · —
$1.6M
Soccer
30 M · 24 W
$617K
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
26 M · 26 W
$439K
Lacrosse
19 M · 21 W
$561K
Baseball
40 M · —
$570K
Basketball
16 M · 19 W
$836K

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
0.69
1 offenses · 1,447 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago3.301 yr ago0.69Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs02
Liquor04

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
77

Shorter vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Shorter 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
SubjectShorter University
38%—1,318$16,646Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Berry College
69%64.0%2,484$22,320Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
University of Holy Cross
40%73.7%802$15,635Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Methodist University
43%75.1%1,822$24,704Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Converse University
62%67.7%1,787$23,283Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
University of Mobile
57%77.9%1,545$22,382Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median50%73.7%1,666$22,351

Institutions like Shorter

Explore the federal data for institutions in Shorter's comparison group.

IPEDS

Shorter Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research
Phone
(800) 868-6980
Address
315 Shorter Ave NW, Rome, GA 30165

The mission of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research (OIER) is to support the overall mission of the university by providing institutional data, analytical support, and guidance for continuous improvement and compliance.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Earl Kellett, Ph.D.
    Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Research

Frequently asked questions about Shorter University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Shorter.

What is the graduation rate at Shorter University?

Shorter University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 38% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Shorter University?

Shorter University reports a total enrollment of 1,318 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Shorter University?

The average net price at Shorter University is $16,646 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Shorter University?

Shorter University's yield rate is 33.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Shorter University located?

Shorter University is located in Rome, Georgia 30165.

Who runs Institutional Research at Shorter University?

Shorter University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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