Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Shippensburg U is slightly skewed towards women students, with 52.8% of undergraduate students being women and 47.2% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 4,900, with 2,586 women and 2,314 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Shippensburg U is largely skewed towards women students, with 62.5% of undergraduate students being women and 37.5% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 767, with 479 women and 288 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 47.2% 2,314 students
- women 52.8% 2,586 students
Graduate Students
- men 37.5% 288 students
- women 62.5% 479 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 71.4% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 3,493 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 14.1% of the student body, with 688 students. Hispanic students represent 6.6% of the population, with 322 students, while Mixed race students account for 4.6%, with 225 students. Asian students account for 1.5% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 74 students.
International students make up 1.1% of the undergraduate population, totaling 56 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 0.8% of the population, totaling 37 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Shippensburg U.
Undergraduate Students
- White 71.4% 3,493 students
- African American 14.1% 688 students
- Hispanic 6.6% 322 students
- Mixed race 4.6% 225 students
- Asian 1.5% 74 students
- International students 1.1% 56 students
- Unknown race 0.8% 37 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Graduate Students
- White 80.5% 616 students
- African American 6.0% 46 students
- Hispanic 4.8% 37 students
- International students 2.7% 21 students
- Mixed race 2.6% 20 students
- Asian 2.4% 18 students
- Unknown race 0.9% 7 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 78.5% 183 students
- African American 9.9% 23 students
- Hispanic 6.4% 15 students
- Mixed race 3.9% 9 students
- Unknown race 0.9% 2 students
- Asian 0.4% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 40% 1,955 students
- 18-19 37% 1,825 students
- 22-24 13% 662 students
- 25-29 3% 131 students
- 30-34 1% 57 students
- 35-39 1% 37 students
- 40-49 1% 34 students
- 50-64 0% 21 students
- 22-24 27% 205 students
- 25-29 25% 193 students
- 30-34 15% 116 students
- 40-49 15% 116 students
- 35-39 12% 96 students
- 50-64 4% 29 students
- 20-21 1% 11 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 896 | 89.87% | |
| Maryland | 49 | 4.91% | |
| New Jersey | 21 | 2.11% | |
| Delaware | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 7 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 3 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 2 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 1 | less than 1% |
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