Shepherdstown, WV
Shepherd University
https://WWW.SHEPHERD.EDURepayment outcome
83.0%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$23,600–$52,500
middle 50% · median $38,500
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$9,824
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$14,000
Sticker price
before any aid
$14,846
Default rate
11.4%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Health Professions$61,020
- Computer Science$45,852
- Education$38,289
- Social Sciences$36,674
- Biology$35,416
- Public Admin$33,565
- Business$32,391
- Communication and Media Studies.$32,284
- Liberal Arts$31,763
- Visual & Performing Arts$31,127
- Parks & Fitness$29,685
- Family Sciences$27,439
- Psychology$25,100
- Interdisciplinary$23,340
- English & Literature$22,806
- History$21,964
Academics
Acceptance
81.0%
Avg SAT
1,007
Enrollment
3,695
What students study
18 fields offered
Liberal Arts
18% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Education12.1%
- 03Business10.6%
- 04Health Professions9.0%
- 05Social Sciences7.9%
- 06Parks & Fitness6.2%
- 07Visual & Performing Arts5.9%
- 08Biology4.5%
- 09Psychology4.0%
- 10Communications3.6%
- 11Natural Resources3.3%
- 12English & Literature3.0%
- 13Public Admin2.6%
- 14History2.6%
- 15Computer Science2.3%
- 16Physical Sciences1.7%
- 17Engineering1.0%
- 18Family Sciences1.0%