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Acceptance Rate 86.50%
Yield 17.51%
ACT Score 22
Applicants 7,224
Admitted 6,249

SU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 86.5% at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. Total 7,224 students applied and 6,249 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$45
Graduate Application Fees$45
Admission Informationwww.ship.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationwww.ship.edu/admissions/apply/
Acceptance Rate86.50%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 86.50%. A total of 7,224 students (3,398 men and 3,826 women) have applied to and 6,249 (2,919 men and 3,330 women) students admitted to Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.
Among them, 544 male and 550 female students have enrolled into SU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 17.51%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at SU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants7,2243,3983,82600
Admitted6,2492,9193,33000
Enrolled1,09454455000
Acceptance Rate 86.50% 85.90% 87.04% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 17.51% 18.64% 16.52% - -
[Chart] Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for SU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✔
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at SU

The calendar system at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is Semester. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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