Study At SSU
| Classroom Environment | |
|---|---|
| Students per Faculty | 18 to 1 |
| Undergraduate classes with fewer than 30 students | 87% |
| Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students | 96% |
| Full-Time Instructional Faculty | |
|---|---|
| Total Faculty | 151 |
| % Women | 41% |
| % from Minority Groups | 8% |
| % with Highest Degree in Field | 57% |
Student Housing
Campus Safety
Shawnee State is committed to providing a safe educational environment for all in our campus community. Campus Security maintains 24-hour security presence and has a close working relationship with the Portsmouth Police Department, which is located one block west of campus. SSU Campus Security strives to protect students by continually identifying and addressing safety concerns or issues, promoting safe practices campus-wide, educating students on ways to protect themselves, and developing emergency plans and systems.
Carnegie Classification of Institutional Characteristics
Basic Type
Baccalaureate Colleges--Diverse Fields
Size and Setting
Medium four-year, primarily nonresidential
Enrollment Profile
Exclusively undergraduate four-year
Undergraduate Profile
Full-time four-year, inclusive
Undergraduate Instructional Program
Balanced arts & sciences/professions, no graduate coexistence
Graduate Instructional Program
Not Applicable
NOTE: Institutional classifications based on the Carnegie 2005 edition.
