Shepherd University Teaching Programs

Shepherd University is a public institution located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The surrounding location of Shepherdstown is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Shepherd University?

Contact details for Shepherd University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	301 North King St, Shepherdstown, WV 25443
Phone:	304-876-5000
Website:	www.shepherd.edu

How Do I Get Into Shepherd University?

You can apply to Shepherd University online at: www.shepherd.edu/admissions/apply-to-shepherd

Admission Requirements for Shepherd University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	3
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Shepherd University?

Since Shepherd University has an acceptance rate of 96%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 97%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Average Test Scores

About 55% of students accepted to Shepherd University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 600. Math scores were between 450 and 570.

Shepherd University received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 24.

Can I Afford Shepherd University?

The overall average net price of Shepherd University is $22,519. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Shepherd University, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $6,673 a year. That adds up to $26,692 over four years for those students.

Shepherd University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,450 undergraduate students at Shepherd University, with 2,040 being full-time and 410 being part-time.

There are also 565 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,040 full-time undergraduates at Shepherd University, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Shepherd University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	42
Black or African American	159
Hispanic or Latino	152
White	1,475
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	182

Geographic Diversity

West Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Shepherd University. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 25 countries are represented at Shepherd University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Australia, Nigeria, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Shepherd University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 6 master’s degree programs available online at Shepherd University. In 2022-2023, 2,066 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Shepherd University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 9th most popular in West Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Shepherd University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	24	0	24
Secondary Education	21	0	21
General Education	0	15	15
Curriculum & Instruction	0	11	11
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	0	11	11
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	2	0	2
TOTAL	47	37	84

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Ecragg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.