Shawnee State University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Fringe town
In a smaller urban cluster away from a large metro area.
- City
- Suburb
- Town (this campus)
- Rural
2,247 students
Near the national median
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 41.1%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's college
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Ironton22.7 mi
- South Point30.7 mi
- Rio Grande34.7 mi
- Chillicothe41.4 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Shawnee State University, the largest reported group is White (70.7%), followed by Black (3.9%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1.2% | 0% |
| Asian | 0.7% | 3.3% |
| Black | 3.9% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 70.7% | 94.2% |
| Two or more races | 2% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 2.6% | 0% |
| Unknown | 18.8% | 1.7% |
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Did you know? Shawnee State University
- $17,766average net price after grants for aided students, against $17,808 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $43,200median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 28.8%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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