Shepherd University academics

Shepherdstown, West Virginia · Public · 2,344 undergrads

Shepherd University has 2,344 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 33 fields of study. The most degrees go to Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.

The short answers

2,344

undergraduates.

412

graduate students.

fields of study with a bachelor's degree.

510

bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.

41%

of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.

Who studies here

UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024

2,344

Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023

412

All studentsIPEDS, 2023

3,318

Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release

60%

First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid

41%

Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid

22.6 years

Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid

$62,583

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

WhiteCollege Scorecard

72%

Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard

8.4%

BlackCollege Scorecard

Two or more racesCollege Scorecard

6.4%

UnknownCollege Scorecard

2.1%

AsianCollege Scorecard

1.6%

InternationalCollege Scorecard

1.1%

American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard

0.2%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard

0.1%

Degrees awarded in a year

Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023

510

Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023

Doctoral degreesIPEDS, 2023

How it works

School yearIPEDS, 2023

Semester

Online classesIPEDS, 2023

Offered

Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025

Master's

Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025

Mixed Baccalaureate

Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025

Higher Access, Lower Earnings

Where these numbers come from

Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers