Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 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
4,086 students
Larger than 74% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 33.8%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division II
Nearby college towns
- Chambersburg10.1 mi
- Carlisle19.8 mi
- Gettysburg21.5 mi
- Mechanicsburg29 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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, the largest reported group is White (75%), followed by Black (10.1%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Asian | 1.1% | 10% |
| Black | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| Hispanic | 7.8% | 4.8% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| White | 75% | 74.7% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% | 0.9% |
| Non-resident | 0.9% | 1.8% |
| Unknown | 1.6% | 0.4% |
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Did you know? Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
- 86.5%Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania admitted 5,587 of 6,000 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 17.9%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,000 of 5,587.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $58,077median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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