Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is a public college in Shippensburg, PA. Its average net price is $21,129 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$15,105
$30,001 to $48,000$16,379
$48,001 to $75,000$17,750
$75,001 to $110,000$22,074
$110,001 and up$26,284
$14,068Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$16,418Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$21,129Average Net Price
$13,302Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,200Books and Supplies
$3,632Other Expenses
33.8%Students on Pell Grants
58.1%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

86.5%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
16 to 28ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$48,969
8 years after entry$54,680
10 years after entry$58,077
48.8%Graduation Rate
76.8%Retention Rate
$22,250Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Shippensburg, PALocation
Fringe townSetting
4,086Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

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
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=47
Biology$41,525 Small program - rough guide n=70$21,465 Small program - rough guide n=87
Business Administration, Management and Operations$53,421 n=190$25,000 n=117
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$72,789 National median for this major n=15,339Not published
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other$40,061 National median for this major n=902Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Engineering$73,772 Small program - rough guide n=37Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Criminal Justice$41,600 n=101$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=86
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not 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
Finance and Financial Management Services$54,031 Small program - rough guide n=79$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=58
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$39,608 Small program - rough guide n=41$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=45
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Journalism$40,436 Small program - rough guide n=70Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$51,478 Small program - rough guide n=43$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=41
Marketing$50,672 n=130$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=98
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762$24,500 Small program - rough guide n=32
Mechanical Engineering$76,194 National median for this major n=34,876Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$46,729 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Psychology$38,694 Small program - rough guide n=71$24,947 n=115
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$39,960 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Work$41,388 Small program - rough guide n=35$28,000 Small program - rough guide n=54
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$50,864 Small program - rough guide n=48$28,330 Small program - rough guide n=75
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$25,125 Small program - rough guide n=58
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Sustainability Studies$44,710 National median for this major n=1,415Not published
Teaching$46,646 Small program - rough guide n=84$25,000 n=126

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