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Shepherd University
Shepherdstown, WV · Public · 2,344 students · mostly bachelor degrees
37th-cheapest of 61 West Virginia colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$11,363
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$19,601
Graduation rate
51%
Admission rate
97%
Median graduate earnings
$49,358
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$21,600
Average SAT
1034
Median ACT
23
Pell grant recipients
29%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
52 programsBusiness Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree29 grads/yr$83,114Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree66 grads/yr$78,764Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree24 grads/yr$74,218Sociology, General · Bachelor's Degree19 grads/yr$63,412Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree59 grads/yr$62,588Health and Wellness, General · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$56,953College Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree14 grads/yr$53,606Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies · Bachelor's Degree25 grads/yr$51,789Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree19 grads/yr$50,353Art/Art Studies, General · Bachelor's Degree24 grads/yr$50,124General Studies · Bachelor's Degree65 grads/yr$49,153Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree41 grads/yr$48,992Social Work · Bachelor's Degree28 grads/yr$48,122Environmental Science · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$46,797Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree25 grads/yr$41,344English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree3 grads/yr$38,581
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.