Shorter University Teaching Programs

Shorter University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Rome, Georgia. The location of Shorter is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Shorter University?

Contact details for Shorter are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	315 Shorter Ave, Rome, GA 30165
Phone:	706-291-2121
Website:	www.shorter.edu

How Do I Get Into Shorter?

You can apply to Shorter online at: https://apply.shorter.edu/

Admission Requirements for Shorter

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Shorter?

Since Shorter has an acceptance rate of 97%, 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 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 97%, and the acceptance rate for women is 98%.

Average Test Scores

About 15% 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 480 and 690. Math scores were between 480 and 600.

Shorter received ACT scores from 17% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 25. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 17 and 25.

Can I Afford Shorter University?

The overall average net price of Shorter is $23,562. 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

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.

Shorter University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,332 undergraduate students at Shorter, with 1,113 being full-time and 219 being part-time.

There are also 128 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,113 full-time undergraduates at Shorter, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	12
Black or African American	206
Hispanic or Latino	81
White	723
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	62

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Shorter University. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 29 countries are represented at Shorter. The most popular countries sending students to the school are France, Brazil, and Italy.

Online Learning at Shorter University

In 2022-2023, 665 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Shorter University Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	25	25
Elementary Education	0	11	0	11
Elementary Special Education	0	5	0	5
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	5	0	5
Mathematics Education	0	4	0	4
Music Education	0	4	0	4
History Education	0	3	0	3
Other Education	1	0	0	1
English & Language Arts Education	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	32	25	58

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 Thomson200 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.