-21%
Public bachelor's-predominant peer
10-year earnings at Shawnee State University are 21% below the public bachelor's-predominant peer median ($39.6k vs $50.1k).
Ohio · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Shawnee State University
Portsmouth, Ohio. 2,300 undergraduate students. 78 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at Shawnee State University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Shawnee State University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (3.8% → 0.0%).
+19%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Shawnee State University rose 19% between 2021 and 2024 ($14.6k → $17.4k).
-11%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Shawnee State University fell 11% between 2021 and 2024 (2.5k → 2.2k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
Shawnee State University earnings, debt, and completion vs. the Ohio median
Each tile compares this institution to the Ohio median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$39,596+13% · 6→10y
Ohio median $41,039$35,080
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry43.0%+15% · '98→'09
Ohio median 62.5%$12,885+776% · '97→'20
At program completion2,300-27% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS71.1%+7% · '04→'09
first-time, full-time—-6% · '16→'17
latest cohort$9,622+94% · '00→'09
out-of-state $16,157SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How Shawnee State University earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings at Shawnee State University
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.3%Median federal debt $12,885 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $39,596 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Shawnee State University enrollment, completion, and debt over time
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+48%
Shawnee State University · completion · 100% rose
8.6% → 12.7%
-27%
Shawnee State University · undergrad enrollment fell
3,059 → 2,247
+94%
Shawnee State University · in-state tuition rose
$3,162 → $6,132
+212%
Shawnee State University · out-of-state tuition rose
$5,565 → $17,358
+776%
Shawnee State University · median debt rose
$2,625 → $23,000
-100%
Shawnee State University · cohort default rate fell
17.5% → 0.0%
+26%
Shawnee State University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$27,900 → $35,080
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Shawnee State University programs ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$88,820Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$78,591Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other$77,244Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$73,818Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$71,577Health and Physical Education/Fitness$58,904Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$58,823Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$56,236Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$54,865Psychology, General$53,076Accounting and Related Services$52,125Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$50,993Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$48,767Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$45,228Health and Medical Administrative Services$44,610Business Administration, Management and Operations$43,163Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$41,436Social Sciences, General$37,841Sociology$37,486Fine and Studio Arts$33,641Design and Applied Arts$30,713
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
21 Shawnee State University programs with earnings, grouped by field
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$45,228Health and Medical Administrative Services$44,610Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$78,591Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$54,865Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$73,818Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$71,577Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$56,236Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$58,823Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$50,993
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Shawnee State University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$184,791
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 11
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $15,623
- HS-only baseline · OH
- $36,400
- Years to complete
- 2
- CIP family
- 51
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Institutions similar to Shawnee State University in Ohio
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Shawnee State University graduates earn $X” — not “Shawnee State University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Shawnee State University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.