Shenandoah University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Shenandoah University

Shenandoah University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Winchester, Virginia (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 2,116 students of which 2,794 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Shenandoah University is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 77.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $30,298, with published in-state tuition of $36,950 and a Pell grant recipient share of 18.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 68.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 81.7%. Graduates earn a median of $58,433 ten years after enrolling, compared with $48,167 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 101000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 65.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.