Education
Ranked #315 of 521 for valueTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · 22 graduates
- Earnings 4 yrs after
- $49,864
- Ranked-college median: $48,822
- Median debt
- $25,000
- Ranked-college median: $21,500
Shorter University acceptance rate
Acceptance rate: 96.5% (fall admissions, CollegesRef 2026–27 edition). 933 of 1,149 applicants were admitted. Middle 50% test scores: SAT Reading & Writing 530–620, SAT Math 510–580, ACT 18–25. Admissions details
What we know
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025- Students
- 1,028
Smaller than 63% of colleges
National median 1,603
Shorter UniversityMiddle half of collegesNational median
Religious affiliation: Baptist(U.S. College Scorecard · 2025)
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Shorter University admitted 96.5% of 1,149 applicants.
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Applicants1,149
96.5% of applicants were admitted
- Admitted933
33.1% of admitted students enrolled (yield)
- Enrolled (first-year)309
Middle 50% test scores
- SAT Reading & Writing
- 530–620
- 200800
- SAT Math
- 510–580
- 200800
- ACT Composite
- 18–25
- 136
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Check your chancesYour SAT or ACT against Shorter University- SAT, middle 50%
- 1040–1200
- ACT, middle 50%
- 18–25
Cost & financial aid
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Average net price
$18,008
What students paid per year on average after grants and scholarships. Your price depends on family income.
Published price vs. what students paid
- Tuition & fees
- $25,216
- Average net price
- $18,008
Students receiving Pell Grants
- Pell Grant recipients
- 45.4%
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44.8%
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
60.5%
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$51,757
Former students who received federal aid
Programs at Shorter University
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, 2025
Bachelor's majors where Shorter University is ranked in CollegesRef's value rankings. Earnings are medians 4 years after graduating, for graduates who received federal aid; the tick on each bar marks the median of all ranked colleges in that field.
Kinesiology and exercise science
Ranked #432 of 459 for valueSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · 29 graduates
- Earnings 4 yrs after
- $42,558
- Ranked-college median: $53,707
- Median debt
- $27,428
- Ranked-college median: $21,500
Nursing
Ranked #655 of 686 for valueRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · 26 graduates
- Earnings 4 yrs after
- $75,924
- Ranked-college median: $85,171
- Median debt
- $25,250
- Ranked-college median: $20,938
Business
Ranked #713 of 986 for valueBusiness Administration, Management and Operations · 63 graduates
- Earnings 4 yrs after
- $63,873
- Ranked-college median: $64,860
- Median debt
- $27,630
- Ranked-college median: $21,375
Academics
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Total students
1,028
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Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's college
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Location & details
Where the campus is, how far it sits from a major city, and other colleges within reach.
Shorter UniversityRome, GA, United States
Distances are straight-line miles, not driving distance. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.
Campus
Shorter University
Rome, GA, United States
- Private nonprofit
- Master's college
Small city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
Nearest major cityAtlanta, GA · about 58 mi
In the city250 mi
- Calendar
- Semester
- Website
- shorter.edu
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Cost & aid
Affordable
Lower cost than many comparable colleges for a typical family.
Average net price $18,008 a year after aid
Mission & community
Baptist
Affiliated with a Baptist convention.
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What is the Shorter University acceptance rate for 2026?
Shorter University admitted 96.5% of 1,149 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, the most recent release. That is the figure colleges report to the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
How much is Shorter University tuition?
Tuition at Shorter University is $25,216 a year before financial aid in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. The average net price after grants is $18,008 a year.
What is the average net price at Shorter University?
The average net price at Shorter University, what first-time, full-time students paid after grants and scholarships, was $18,008 a year in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. Your own price depends on family income; the college's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
What is the graduation rate at Shorter University?
44.8% of first-time, full-time students at Shorter University graduate within six years (150% of normal time), according to the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
What colleges are similar to Shorter University?
The closest matches are Piedmont University, Oglethorpe University, and Brenau University, based on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile.
Sources
Last checked Nov 3, 2026
- Admissions
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Cost
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Outcomes
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Enrollment
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
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