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Shawnee State University

Shawnee State University
940 Second Street
Portsmouth, OH 45662

Official telephone: (740) 354-3205
Fax number: (740) 351-3416
Website: www.shawnee.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 3,746
Full-time undergraduates: 3,098
Part-time undergraduates: 648
Total graduate students: 170
Full-time graduate students: 114
Part-time graduate students: 56
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 22
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 10%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.5% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.5% Hispanic/Latino
83.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.5% Nonresident Alien
2.8% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.6% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.7% Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
86.6% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.3% Nonresident Alien
3.3% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 50 acres
City or town school is located in: Portsmouth, OH
Population of city/town: 20,430
Nearest major city: Columbus, OH
Distance of nearest major city: 100 miles
Population of nearest major city: 822,553

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: no
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (100%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 43%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 24%
Percent of students who live off campus: 76%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried, non-veteran first-year students under age 23 without children must live on campus unless living within a 50-mile radius.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 90%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 620
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Motion capture studio, planetarium.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 100%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 2
Percent of men who join fraternities: 1%
Number of social sororities on campus: 2
Percent of women who join sororities: 1%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine
School newspaper(s): University Chronicle
Number of honor societies: 1
Total number of registered organizations: 44
Campus-based religious organizations:
Campus Crusade for Christ, Innermission
Minority student organizations:
AHANA
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Conservative Student Organization, Gay Straight Student Alliance, Residence Life Council, Democratic Society, Student Programming Board

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Jeff Hamilton,
Athletic Director
School colors: blue and white
School mascot: Bear
Athletic conference memberships: Mid-South Conference

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNAIA
Men's basketballyesNAIA
Men's cross-countryyesNAIA
Men's golfyesNAIA
Men's socceryesNAIA
Women's basketballyesNAIA
Women's cross-countryyesNAIA
Women's socceryesNAIA
Women's softballyesNAIA
Women's tennisyesNAIA
Women's volleyballyesNAIA

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 5%
Athletic facilities:
athletic center

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Columbus, OH (100 miles)
Nearest other airport: Cincinnati (120 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: South Shore, KY (3 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Portsmouth, OH (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 29% within one year of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Miami University--Oxford, Morehead State University, Ohio State University--Columbus, Ohio University, University of Cincinnati.

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