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Pennsylvania · Public · Predominantly bachelor's

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. 4,179 undergraduate students. 90 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

UNITID 216010 · OPEID 003326 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

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.

ENROLLMENT CLIFF · TRENDING WORSE-35%

Undergraduate enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment fell 35% at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania vs the 2003–2007 baseline (4.2k vs 6.5k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.9% → 0.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+12%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania rose 12% between 2006 and 2009 ($14.2k → $15.9k).

COMPLETION DROP · TRENDING WORSE-11pp

150%-time completion

150%-time completion fell 11 pp at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania vs the 2003–2007 baseline (51.6% vs 62.3%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Pennsylvania

Each tile compares this institution to the Pennsylvania median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$56,351+25% · 6→10y
Pennsylvania median $49,859
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$45,010
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
51.6%+3% · '97→'09
Pennsylvania median 66.1%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$16,192+218% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
4,179+22% · '96→'09
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
76.1%-4% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
85.5%+38% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$13,544+189% · '00→'24
out-of-state $15,798
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How 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).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
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

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

3.8%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $16,192 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $56,351 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996–20096,833
6,8335,57919962009
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997–200963.1%
65%58%19972009
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2020$25,000
$25,500$7,87419972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 1996→2009+22%

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · undergrad enrollment rose

5,579 → 6,833

IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+189%

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · in-state tuition rose

$4,746 → $13,720

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2009+52%

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · out-of-state tuition rose

$10,434 → $15,880

MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2020+218%

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · median debt rose

$7,874 → $25,000

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 2011→2024-100%

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · cohort default rate fell

3.8% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 2008→2024+49%

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · pell share rose

20.0% → 29.8%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 2007→2020+22%

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · earnings_median_10yr rose

$46,100 → $56,351

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 2005→2020+20%

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · earnings_median_8yr rose

$42,100 → $50,617

SECTION 05 · 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.

Business Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Master's Degree$90,94778 gradsComputer Systems Analysis.CIP 1105 · Bachelor's Degree$88,575—Computer Engineering.CIP 1409 · Bachelor's Degree$84,50916 gradsManagement Information Systems and Services.CIP 5212 · Bachelor's Degree$77,33827 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Bachelor's Degree$72,32829 gradsFinance and Financial Management Services.CIP 5208 · Bachelor's Degree$70,93559 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Bachelor's Degree$70,082125 gradsRhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.CIP 2313 · Bachelor's Degree$67,06915 gradsBiology, General.CIP 2601 · Bachelor's Degree$64,13250 gradsMarketing.CIP 5214 · Bachelor's Degree$63,73673 gradsHuman Resources Management and Services.CIP 5210 · Master's Degree$63,34016 gradsNatural Resources Conservation and Research.CIP 0301 · Bachelor's Degree$63,0798 gradsSpecial Education and Teaching.CIP 1310 · Master's Degree$62,0379 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.CIP 1313 · Master's Degree$61,38812 gradsMathematics.CIP 2701 · Bachelor's Degree$60,73221 gradsGeography and Cartography.CIP 4507 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$60,71912 gradsStudent Counseling and Personnel Services.CIP 1311 · Master's Degree$58,61819 gradsSocial Work.CIP 4407 · Master's Degree$57,38923 gradsCriminal Justice and Corrections.CIP 4301 · Bachelor's Degree$56,66965 gradsHealth and Physical Education/Fitness.CIP 3105 · Bachelor's Degree$55,20732 gradsCriminal Justice and Corrections.CIP 4301 · Master's Degree$55,06910 gradsJournalism.CIP 0904 · Bachelor's Degree$54,42948 gradsEconomics.CIP 4506 · Bachelor's Degree$52,0408 gradsHistory.CIP 5401 · Bachelor's Degree$51,18632 grads
Showing top 24 of 31 ranked programs.90 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

31 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

Computer Systems Analysis.Bachelor's Degree$88,575—

EDUCATION · CIP 13

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.Bachelor's Degree$46,54658 gradsStudent Counseling and Personnel Services.Master's Degree$58,61819 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.Master's Degree$61,38812 gradsSpecial Education and Teaching.Master's Degree$62,0379 grads

ENGINEERING · CIP 14

Computer Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$84,50916 grads

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23

English Language and Literature, General.Bachelor's Degree$46,67220 gradsRhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.Bachelor's Degree$67,06915 grads

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

Biology, General.Bachelor's Degree$64,13250 grads

MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27

Mathematics.Bachelor's Degree$60,73221 grads

PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31

Health and Physical Education/Fitness.Bachelor's Degree$55,20732 grads

PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42

Psychology, General.Bachelor's Degree$46,41071 grads

HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43

Criminal Justice and Corrections.Bachelor's Degree$56,66965 gradsCriminal Justice and Corrections.Master's Degree$55,06910 grads

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44

Social Work.Bachelor's Degree$50,73742 gradsSocial Work.Master's Degree$57,38923 grads

SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45

Political Science and Government.Bachelor's Degree$50,53224 gradsSociology.Bachelor's Degree$43,82417 gradsGeography and Cartography.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$60,71912 gradsEconomics.Bachelor's Degree$52,0408 grads

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

Fine and Studio Arts.Bachelor's Degree$45,33517 grads

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

Business Administration, Management and Operations.Bachelor's Degree$70,082125 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.Master's Degree$90,94778 gradsMarketing.Bachelor's Degree$63,73673 gradsFinance and Financial Management Services.Bachelor's Degree$70,93559 gradsAccounting and Related Services.Bachelor's Degree$72,32829 gradsManagement Information Systems and Services.Bachelor's Degree$77,33827 gradsHuman Resources Management and Services.Master's Degree$63,34016 grads

HISTORY · CIP 54

History.Bachelor's Degree$51,18632 grads

NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03

Natural Resources Conservation and Research.Bachelor's Degree$63,0798 grads

COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09

Journalism.Bachelor's Degree$54,42948 grads
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

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
$551,306
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 9
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 9year 0year 39
Cost per year
$21,912
HS-only baseline · PA
$38,100
Years to complete
4
CIP family
52

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

Same sector and degree mix in Pennsylvania

Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.

EAST STROUDSBURG$56.1k

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 44% completion
MILLERSVILLE$55.2k

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 54% completion
KUTZTOWN$53.8k

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 54% completion
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY$43.2k

Lincoln University

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 52% completion
SLIPPERY ROCK$53.0k

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 66% completion
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

“Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania graduates earn $X” — not “Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 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.

Methodology →