Students
Who's on campus
A small campus of 4,086 undergrads, where 30% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.42
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
1,094 first-time students
10% came from other states and 0.4% from abroad; 90% are from Pennsylvania. Fewer from other states than at 72% of colleges.
- In-state (Pennsylvania)90%
- Other states10%
- Abroad0.4%
Top home states
- Pennsylvania(home state)90% 980
- Maryland5.3% 58
- New Jersey1.5% 16
- Virginia0.9% 10
- Delaware0.6% 7
From 17 states (counting DC).
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
191
new transfer students, 15% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 26% of colleges.
173 full-time, 18 part-time.
Going on to another college
31%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 579 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
5.5% of undergrads study part-time.
51% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 2,538 students.
Housing
Beds
2,538
About 62 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference comparesROTC
Army
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
Not listed
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- 3% or fewer of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Faith communities · 2
- Catholic 1
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Nonreligious and secular
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Secular Student Alliance
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Councils and chapters
1listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Delta Chi Chapter
1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Kappa-Lambda
LGBTQ+ life
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: 0
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)