Rome, GA
Shorter University
https://www.shorter.eduRepayment outcome
67.2%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$27,500–$62,800
middle 50% · median $43,000
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
$17,121
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$25,250
Sticker price
before any aid
$30,642
Default rate
12.1%
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$55,512
- Business$48,823
- Liberal Arts$39,585
- Education$36,992
- Criminal Justice$33,281
- Public Admin$31,133
- Parks & Fitness$29,685
- Psychology$25,194
- Communication and Media Studies.$24,035
- Biology$22,424
Academics
Acceptance
68.1%
Avg SAT
954
Enrollment
1,518
What students study
15 fields offered
Business
22% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Liberal Arts14.2%
- 03Health Professions12.4%
- 04Education10.2%
- 05Biology6.9%
- 06Parks & Fitness6.6%
- 07Psychology5.5%
- 08Visual & Performing Arts4.7%
- 09Communications3.6%
- 10History2.9%
- 11Natural Resources2.5%
- 12Interdisciplinary2.2%
- 13Computer Science1.5%
- 14Philosophy1.5%
- 15Foreign Languages1.1%