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Acceptance Rate

96.5%

Total Profiles

1

SAT Range

1040–1200

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$24,044

Undergrad Enrollment

1,091

Applicants

783

Yield Rate

35.4%

Student:Faculty

15:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$16,646/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $66,584 over four years.

What grads earn

$50,887/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$52,846 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 4% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.3 years of pay.

77% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

6.9%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

21%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.4%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Shorter University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

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

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

38%

Completion · all

47%

Completion · Pell

43%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

39%

Median debt

$25,000

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
783
Admitted
75996.9%
Enrolled
26935% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

No campus safety data available.

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation69% / 31%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball40Basketball16Football151Golf13Lacrosse19Soccer30Tennis10Track & Field26Wrestling15

Women's

Basketball19Golf5Lacrosse21Soccer24Softball20Tennis6Track & Field26Volleyball20

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business Administration and Management, General62 grads
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management29 grads
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse26 grads
Elementary Education and Teaching16 grads
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies15 grads
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General15 grads
Psychology, General12 grads
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs11 grads
Religion/Religious Studies9 grads
Human Services, General8 grads

4yr Grad Rate

29%

6yr Grad Rate

37%

Retention Rate

61%

Median Earnings

$44,604