unitid 237792 · Shepherdstown, WV · public 4-year · rural (fringe)
Shepherd University
- enrollment 2023
- 4,252
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
97%
90th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
2,344
28th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
29%
undergrads on Pell grants
42nd pctl among public 4-years
completion
51%
finish within 150% time
61st pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$19,601
34th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$11,363
after aid, aided students
39th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$49,358
after entry, Title IV students
47th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$21,600
70th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $7,906 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k23%
- 30-48k16%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $46,435
- First-generation students
- 41%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,056
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.3× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 66 | $81,437 | $27,206 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 65 | $54,880 | $29,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 59 | $53,057 | $18,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 41 | $48,740 | $25,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 29 | — | — |
| Social Work. | 28 | $54,356 | $27,722 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | 25 | $50,742 | $24,950 |
| Psychology, General. | 25 | $54,041 | $22,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 24 | $79,302 | $21,830 |
| Biology, General. | 24 | $57,987 | $21,937 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 24 | $37,624 | $21,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 19 | $34,523 | $19,558 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.