Student Population at SU

Total Enrollment

5,162

Undergraduate

4,443

Graduate

719

Online Enrollment

350

Men Students

2,401

Women Students

2,761

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 5,162 students have enrolled at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania - 4,443 undergraduate and 719 graduate.

By gender, 2,401 male and 2,761 female students are attending Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. By attendance status, there are 4,203 full-time students and 959 part-time students.

The number of students at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is relatively small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Arcadia University and Carlow University, its population is average (average population is 4,402).

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania offers online degree/certificate programs and 350 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,401 male and 2,761 female students attending SU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.87 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at SU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	4,443	3,987	456
Men	2,152	1,956	196
Women	2,291	2,031	260

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	719	216	503
Men	249	71	178
Women	470	145	325

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,790 White students (73.42%) and 606 Black or African American students (11.74%) at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	5	3	2
Asian	67	30	37
Black or African American	553	303	250
Hispanic	313	142	171
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	3,238	1,530	1,708
Two or More Races	202	107	95
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	30	19	11
Total	4,443	2,152	2,291

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	0
Asian	15	6	9
Black or African American	53	23	30
Hispanic	36	11	25
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	552	185	367
Two or More Races	26	9	17
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	7	5	2
Total	719	249	470

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 4,442 students whose age under twenty five and 454 students whose age is over thirty years old at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

Especially, 136 students are younger than eighteen and 5 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

Population by Student Age at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
	Total	Men	Women
Total	4,443	2,152	2,291
Under 18	136	44	92
18-19	1,760	827	933
20-21	1,706	824	882
22-24	603	340	263
25-29	120	70	50
30-34	44	17	27
35-39	25	13	12
40-49	24	9	15
50-64	21	5	16
65 and over	4	3	1
Total	4,443	2,152	2,291

Population by Student Age at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
	Total	Men	Women
Total	719	249	470
20-21	7	2	5
22-24	230	64	166
25-29	146	53	93
30-34	109	48	61
35-39	92	35	57
40-49	101	30	71
50-64	33	16	17
65 and over	1	1	0
Total	719	249	470

Online Student Population

At Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, 401 students (7.77% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 350 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 322 students live in Pennsylvania where Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is located in and 24 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	5,162	4,443	719
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	350	60	290
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	51	9	42
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	4,761	4,374	387

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	350	60	290
Pennsylvania Residents	322	60	262
Other State in U.S.	24	0	24
Outside of U.S.	4	0	4
Unknown	0	0	0