Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Work 1871 Old Main Drive
Shippensburg, PA 17257-2299
Work(717) 477-1231
Admissions E-mail: admiss@ship.edu
Web site: http://www.ship.edu
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Tier 1
College Category:
Universities-Master's (North)
Universities-Master's (North)
Overview : Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Institutional Control: | Public |
| Year founded: | 1871 |
| Religious affiliation: | N/A |
| Academic calendar: | semester |
| Total number of undergraduates: | 6,733 |
| Setting: | rural |
| Endowment: | $22,580,724 |
| Fall Admissions | |
| Application deadline: | rolling |
| Application fee: | $30 |
| Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: | 70.8% |
| Selectivity: | less selective |
| Expenses | |
| Costs: | 2009-2010 In-state: $7,444; Out-of-state: $15,776 |
| Mission | |
| School mission: | Shippensburg University is a medium-sized public institution in a rural setting in south-central Pennsylvania within 150 miles of Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD, and Philadelphia, PA. Shippensburg is a comprehensive university offering bachelor's and master's degree programs in the college of arts and sciences, business, and education and human services. The curricula are organized to enable students both to develop their intellectual abilities and to obtain professional training in a variety of fields. The university emphasizes the arts and sciences and has a strong commitment to the development of a common core of general skills and competencies among its undergraduates. Among its institutional strengths are nationally accredited programs in teacher education and business. Masters-level graduate and post-baccalaureate programming focus on the professional needs of the university's service region and in support of broader economic development activities in the state of Pennsylvania. |
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