Shorter University
Rome, GA315 Shorter Ave, Rome, GA 30165
706-291-2121
Shorter University is a private, coeducational university located in Rome, Georgia, United States. The university is affiliated with the Georgia Baptist Convention. Shorter offers bachelor's and master's degrees in business, education, nursing, and the liberal arts. The school was founded in 1873 as Shorter College, and was named for Bishop Francis Asbury Shorter, a founder of the Georgia Baptist Convention. The college was originally located in Little River Canyon in Alabama. In 1950, the college moved to its current location in Rome. In 2013, Shorter University was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the 176th best university in the South. The school has an enrollment of 1,377 students.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 1410
Acceptance Rate: 70.93%
Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.shorter.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.shorter.edu/financial-aid/
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $35570
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $35570
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Shorter University is $132563.88. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Shorter University. For graduates of Shorter University, we saw an average early-career income of $48700.00 and mid-career income of $80700.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.