Shorter University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Small city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
1,028 students
Smaller than 63% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 45.4%
- TypePrivate nonprofit
- ClassMaster's college
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Mount Berry2.3 mi
- Waleska36.9 mi
- Dalton37.4 mi
- Kennesaw38.2 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 Shorter University, the largest reported group is White (59.1%), followed by Black (22.8%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.4% | 0% |
| Asian | 0.6% | 6.5% |
| Black | 22.8% | 9.1% |
| Hispanic | 10.4% | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0% |
| White | 59.1% | 83.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 2.5% | 0% |
| Unknown | 0.6% | 0% |
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- 96.5%Shorter University admitted 933 of 1,149 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 33.1%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 309 of 933.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $18,008average net price after grants for aided students, against $25,216 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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