1871 Old Main Drive
Shippensburg, PA 17257

Shippensburg University was established as Cumberland Valley State Normal School in 1871. Today, it is a thriving, comprehensive public university in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. Shippensburg University strives to have a diverse student body, and students from 15 foreign countries and 20 states attend this Pennsylvania university. A majority of its students are from the state of Pennsylvania.

Shippensburg University offers over 50 undergraduate, eight pre-professional, over 15 graduate and three post-master's degree programs. The curriculum offered at the Pennsylvania university is intended to help students with their analytical and communication skills. Academic concentrations range the gamut, from the arts and sciences to business and education.

The Pennsylvania university employs over 300 full-time faculty and over 90 percent of them have terminal degrees. Unlike other universities, the classes at Shippensburg University are taught by faculty members, not teaching assistants. The student to faculty ratio is low (20 to 1), which gives students a more personalized-learning experience.

Quick Facts

Over 7,600 students attend Shippensburg University. Only 1,000 are graduate students, the rest are undergraduates. More than 2,500 undergrads live in the dorms.

Shippensburg University offers over 200 clubs and organizations, 29 intramural groups and 18 varsity teams.

The campus of the Pennsylvania university is located 40 miles from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Shippensburg University has a university-run child care center that offers child care services for students with children and faculty and staff members.

Shippensburg University did not become a university until 1983. Prior to then, it was called Shippensburg state college.

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