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Shenandoah University is a private national university located in Winchester, Virginia. Shenandoah University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Shenandoah University is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $50,385 10 years after enrolling, 16th in Virginia, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Shenandoah University bachelor students earn 4% less than the national average. Shenandoah University is ranked 25th in Virginia.
Shenandoah University’s median net annual cost of $30,878 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Shenandoah University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Physiology & Pathology, Drama, Psychology, Music - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$30,878
Average years to graduate
4.3
Education (subject specific)
Rank: #218
Economic score: 6.66
Therapeutic professions
Rank: #24
Economic score: 7.26
Criminal Justice
Rank: #313
Economic score: 7.69
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 8.74
Health & Fitness
Rank: #286
Economic score: 9.22
Biology
Rank: #634
Economic score: 46.87
Dance
Rank: #35
Economic score: 1113.76
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Shenandoah University - Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Business Administration, Therapeutic professions, Music, Registered Nursing, Education - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Clinical / Counseling Psych
Rank: #19
Economic score: 0.4
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 56% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Shenandoah University is 7% lower than the state average, and 12% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At Shenandoah University, Pell Grant recipients represent 21% of the measured graduating class, 14% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Shenandoah University graduates within 4.4 years.
Shenandoah University is in the bottom 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Shenandoah University’s economic mobility score of 9.55 is calculated by adjusting the 4.05 economic score of lower-income students by the 21% pell grant recipients within the student body. Shenandoah University’s EMS of 9.55 ranks in the bottom 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Shenandoah University pays $30,878 a year, $17,932 less than the $48,810 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $30,878
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Shenandoah University, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $30,878 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 94% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,811. This is 40% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,736
Pell grants
$4,860
State grants
$3,520
Institutional grants
$16,306
Shenandoah University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 74% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,616 applicants, of which 1,945 were admitted and 509 enrolled. Shenandoah University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
96%
83%
Female
61%
59%
First time
70%
59%
In-state
61%
68%
1st generation
28%
35%
White
65%
52%
Black
11%
14%
Hispanic
1%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
2%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
17%
12%