by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Shorter University was awarded 31 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general studies.
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Shorter is ranked #1,791 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Shorter also holds the #51 spot on the Best Colleges in Georgia ranking.
The acceptance rate at Shorter University is 81%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Shorter is a good fit for you.
About 12% of students accepted to Shorter submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 600. Math scores were between 460 and 590.
With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, Shorter University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Shorter University is 55%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Shorter University is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Shorter this rate is 29%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,306 undergraduates at Shorter with 1,077 being full-time and 229 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,529 | $16,168 | $19,199 | $19,614 | $19,212 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Shorter, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Shorter, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $6,373 a year. That adds up to $25,492 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Shorter is 9.7%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
Get more details about the location of Shorter University.
Contact details for Shorter are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 315 Shorter Ave, Rome, GA 30165 |
| Phone: | 706-291-2121 |
| Website: | https://www.shorter.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/shorteru |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/shorteruniv |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 49 | $43,806 |
| Nursing | 26 | $58,578 |
| Health & Physical Education | 19 | $23,359 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 16 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 13 | $36,642 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 12 | $36,165 |
| General Biology | 11 | NA |
| Human Services | 9 | $32,710 |
| General Psychology | 7 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 7 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 651 students took at least one online class at Shorter University. This is an increase from the 613 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 651 | 388 |
| 2019-2020 | 613 | 382 |
| 2018-2019 | 565 | 391 |
| 2017-2018 | 545 | 420 |
| 2016-2017 | 575 | 475 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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