Shepherd University
Cost & Tuition
In-State Tuition: $8,642
In-State Cost of Attendance: $19,863
Out-of-State Tuition: $19,082
Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $30,303
Student Debt
Median total debt: $14,297
Students with federal loans: 41.1%
Students with Pell grants: 26.9%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $43,801
After 5 years: $54,289
Majors(32 programs)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(85 graduates)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(73 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(67 graduates)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(67 graduates)
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.(40 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.(34 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(27 graduates)
- Biology, General.(26 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(25 graduates)
- Social Work.(22 graduates)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(21 graduates)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(21 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(17 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(16 graduates)
- History.(14 graduates)
- Sociology.(13 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(11 graduates)
- Economics.(8 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(8 graduates)
- Computer Engineering.(7 graduates)
- Music.(7 graduates)
- Chemistry.(6 graduates)
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.(5 graduates)
- Applied Mathematics.(5 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(3 graduates)
- International/Global Studies.(3 graduates)
- Engineering Science.(1 graduates)
- Area Studies.
- Mathematics.
- Nutrition Sciences.
- Criminal Justice and Corrections.
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,375 students
Admission Rate: 95.7%
Retention Rate: 72.1%
Graduation Rate: 49.5%
Student Demographics
White (71.9%)
Hispanic (8.4%)
Black (8.0%)
Asian (1.6%)
Two or More (6.4%)
International (1.1%)
Gender Distribution
Men (39.3%)
Women (60.7%)