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Shawnee State University

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Shawnee State University-the regional state university for Southern Ohio-prepares students for the changing needs of business, industry, education, and society through its diversified degree programs. Recognizing the importance of knowledge, values, and cultural enrichment, Shawnee State University is committed to providing higher education that fosters competence in oral and written communication, scientific and quantitative reasoning, and critical analysis/logical thinking. To enrich the lives of the community, the University provides opportunities for continuing personal and professional development, intellectual discovery, and appreciation for the creative and performing arts.

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School Overview:

	Shawnee State University
County	Scioto County, OH
Title IV Eligible	Yes
Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges I
Institution Level	4 or more years
Institution Control	Public
Full-Time Undergraduate	3,197 students
Part-Time Undergraduate	623 students

Total Enrollment	3,820 students
Total Dormitory Capacity	519 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	62%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants	35%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received	$2,644
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants	25%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received	$1,108
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants	38%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received	$1,593
% Students Receiving Loans	39%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received	$3,654

School Notes:

The University’s commitment to liberal education begins with the College of Arts and Sciences’ General Education Program, which emphasizes the importance of knowledge, values, and cultural enrichment. Building on the General Education Program, the College provides a spectrum of liberal arts degree programs in the arts and humanities, mathematics, the natural sciences, the social sciences, and teacher education. These degree programs prepare you for a career or successful matriculation into a graduate or professional degree program.
Offering more than 80 bachelor’s and associate degree programs in areas such as arts and humanities, mathematical sciences, natural sciences, social sciences, teacher education, business administration, industrial and engineering technologies, and health sciences, at the lowest tuition rate among Ohio public universities and reduced in-district rates to eligible students in Kentucky and West Virginia; Shawnee State University is the university of opportunity. Enrollment at Ohio’s newest four-year university is typically around 3,500.
The only public university in Ohio located on the banks of the Ohio River, Shawnee State University sports a beautifully-landscaped 52-acre campus featuring 21 buildings including the Advanced Technology Center that features one of only 50 Digistar II planetariums in the world; a three-story library featuring computers, Internet access, and thousands of books, videocassettes, CDs, government documents, and periodicals; the 102,000 square foot Vern Riffe Center for the Arts featuring a 1,139 seat Main Theater; the James A. Rhodes Athletic Center that features weight rooms, racquetball courts, gymnasium, a dance classroom, and a junior Olympic-size swimming pool; and the Children’s Learning Center, a facility that serves as a learning center for the children of students/faculty/staff/community members and a lab school for teacher education students at SSU.
Shawnee State University has a rich tradition of success in athletics. A member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, SSU has participated in 24 National Championships in 6 of 11 sponsored sports. The SSU women’s basketball team won the NAIA Division II National Championship on March 16, 1999. A member of the American Mideast Conference since 1991, formerly the Mid-Ohio Conference, the Shawnee State Bears have won 17 championships and made 2.
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In the News:

Reynolds returns to SSU Board of Trustees (Portsmouth Daily Times)
posted on July 27, 2011 at 12:05:32 pm
Gov. John Kasich has appointed area businesswoman and former Shawnee State University Board Member Kay Boynton Reynolds back to the university board to complete a five-year term. Reynolds previousl...
Council ponders SSU aid agreement (Portsmouth Daily Times)
posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:05:38 am
First Ward Portsmouth City Councilman Kevin Johnson says that although he doesn’t oppose the extension of the jurisdiction of the new Shawnee State University Police Department, he would like to se...
Pandemic preparations: Red Cross, health departments, others plan for flu outbreak (Portsmouth Daily Times)
posted on July 23, 2011 at 11:05:38 am
Preparation typically pays off, and Portsmouth and Scioto County health department officials hope Friday’s drill at Shawnee State University will pay off in the event of flu outbreak. “We are setti...
SSU Board OKs tuition hike (Portsmouth Daily Times)
posted on July 22, 2011 at 02:36:00 am
During a special meeting of the Shawnee State University Board of Trustees last week, the Executive Committee approved a 2012 fiscal year budget, which includes an increase in undergraduate tuition...
Making a splash (Portsmouth Daily Times)
posted on July 22, 2011 at 12:46:20 am
The Blue and Gold Swim Camp has been going on all week at Shawnee State University's Warsaw Natatorium. Young swimmers from grades 5-12 have been learning the basics of competitive swimming as wel...