1871 Old Main Drive
Shippensburg, PA 17257-2299
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1871
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 6,459
Geographical Setting: Rural
Endowment: $17,459,329
Admissions
Application Fee: $30
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $6,549 in-state, 14,109 out-of-state
Room/Board: $5,696
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, other
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 76%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 80%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: N/A
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 450,517
Number of current serial subscriptions: 1,243
Number of microforms: 1,446,147
Number of audiovisuals: 78,144
Number of ebooks: 0
Other library facilities: Keystone Library Network – access to books held in participating library’s general circulating collection. Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium (PALCI) and Associated College Libraries of Central Pennsylvania (ACLCP) – access to the monograph collections of the member libraries of these groups.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Art Gallery, Vertebrate Museum, On-campus elementary school, greenhouse, herbarium, planetarium, electron microscope, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, public service centers, Luhr’s Performing Arts Center
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 903
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 0
Classrooms: 0
Labs: 0
Other areas: 0
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 3,000
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 40%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 6%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 8%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 50%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 40%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (68%), women’s dorms (9%), apartment for single students (23%), special housing for disabled students (0%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: 77%
Triples or Suites: 14%
Apartments: 9%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 9
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 200 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Harrisburg (44)
Nearest train station: Harrisburg (55)
Nearest bus station: Shippensburg
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – No
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – N/A
Average undergraduate wage: N/A
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: N/A