Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania College Portrait
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania1871 Old Main Drive Shippensburg, PA 17257-2299
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- Students
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- Admissions
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- College Costs & Financial Aid
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- Classes and Campus Life
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- Student Experiences
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- Majors, Graduation and Next Steps
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- Student Success & Progress
Discover how many students who start at SU finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.
- Student Learning Outcomes
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SU Classes & Instructors
| Classroom Environment | |
|---|---|
| Students per Faculty | 20 to 1 |
| Undergraduate classes with fewer than 30 students | 52% |
| Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students | 96% |
| Total Full-Time Instructional Faculty | 334 |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Female | 44% |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Persons of Color | 13% |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Have the Highest Academic Degree Offered in Their Field of Study | 92% |
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Campus-based Housing
89% of new freshmen live in campus-based housing or residence halls.
37% of all undergraduates live on campus
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Campus Safety
Because of its location, Shippensburg enjoys a low crime rate. The campus police force has 17 armed, commissioned officers with arrest powers who patrol the campus 24/7 and strive for the safest possible learning and working environment. Security measures include a card-access system, campus lighting, surveillance cameras and emergency telephones, which are strategically located throughout the campus. The campus community is notified of emergency situations via text messaging, web site, voice mail, e-mail, and mobile public address systems.
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Carnegie Classification of Institutional Characteristics
The Carnegie Classification's were created "to reference the great diversity of colleges and universities in the United States, and ... enable [people] to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions." For information on the Carnegie Classifications system, please visit their website: http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/
- Basic Type
- Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
- Size and Setting
- Medium four-year, primarily residential
- Enrollment Profile
- Very high undergraduate
- Undergraduate Profile
- Full-time four-year, selective, lower transfer-in
- Undergraduate Instructional Program
- Balanced arts & sciences/professions, some graduate coexistence
- Graduate Instructional Program
- Postbaccalaureate comprehensive