Shenandoah University

Shenandoah University is a private nonprofit college in Winchester, VA. Its average net price is $31,149 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$26,397
$30,001 to $48,000$26,550
$48,001 to $75,000$26,590
$75,001 to $110,000$30,462
$110,001 and up$33,797
$37,860Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$37,860Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$31,149Average Net Price
$13,120Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,500Books and Supplies
$2,600Other Expenses
19.4%Students on Pell Grants
49.8%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

77.0%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$53,539
8 years after entry$57,843
10 years after entry$66,382
62.8%Graduation Rate
81.7%Retention Rate
$23,250Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Winchester, VALocation
Small citySetting
2,116Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911$20,000 Small program - rough guide n=32
Business Administration, Management and Operations$53,322 Small program - rough guide n=45$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=75
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer Software and Media Applications$48,533 National median for this major n=3,677Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=37
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$35,467 National median for this major n=4,169$24,000 Small program - rough guide n=59
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=43
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Registered Nursing$84,869 n=218$30,260 n=174
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Religious Music and Worship$35,829 National median for this major n=364Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Sustainability Studies$44,710 National median for this major n=1,415Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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