Shawnee State University Rankings

Located in Portsmouth, OH, Shawnee State University is one of the best universities in the state of Ohio. On this page, you will find in-depth rankings for Shawnee State University in the following areas: graduation rates, teaching  resources, financing opportunities, and alumni donations. Latest acceptance rate is also given to show how competitive is Shawnee State University.

940 Second Street Portsmouth, OH 45662
Phone: (800) 959-2778
Email: To_SSU@shawnee.edu
Web site: http://www.shawnee.edu

Rankings: Shawnee State University

Rankings, Ratings, and Admissions Statistics
Peer college rating (out of 5) 2.2
Graduation and retention ranking: 82
Average freshman retention rate: 59.0%
6-year graduation rate: 25.8%
Predicted graduation rate: N/A
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-): N/A
Faculty resources ranking: 48
Classes with under 20 students (2020): 50.2%
Classes with 50 or more students (2020): 3.0%
Student faculty ratio (2020): 17:1
Percent of faculty who are full-time (2020) 75.0%
Student selectivity ranking: 60
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (2020) 18-23
2020 Freshmen in top 10 percent of high school class: 13%
Freshmen in top 25 percent of high school class (2020): 35%
Fall 2020 Acceptance rate: 100.0%
Financial resources rank: 62
Alumni giving rank: 93
Average alumni giving rate (2020): 0.6%

Shawnee State University History

Essential Facts: Shawnee State University

  • Shawnee State University is also home to the Clark Planetarium which permanently displays the Hubble Space Telescope Viewspace system.
  • Shawnee State University teams, nicknamed athletically as the Bears, are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Mid-South Conference.
  • Shawnee State is a public university located in Portsmouth, Ohio. It is a small institution with an enrollment of 2,832 undergraduate students.

Rules and regulations Sports Activities 

General Information  
Percent of undergraduate students who live in college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing: 20%
Percent of undergraduates who are members of a fraternity: 5%
Percent of student body who are members of a sorority: 3%
Average percentage of students on campus during weekends: 80%
Are all students permitted to have cars on campus? Yes
Percent of students who have cars on campus: 90%
Is alcohol permitted on campus for students of legal age? Yes
Additional policies and regulations: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, other
Collegiate athletic association: NAIA
Men’s scholarship sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer
Women’s scholarship sports: basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball
Student activities: choral groups, drama/theater, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra