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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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| 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
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| Part-Time Undergraduate |
623 students
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| Total Enrollment |
3,820 students
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| Total Dormitory Capacity |
519 students
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| % 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 |
- 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
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- Profile last updated: 00/00/0000.
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