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Shorter University

Shorter University
315 Shorter Avenue
Rome, GA 30165

Official telephone: (706) 291-2121
Fax number: (706) 236-1515
Website: https://www.shorter.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,306
Full-time undergraduates: 1,077
Part-time undergraduates: 229
Total graduate students: 104
Full-time graduate students: 61
Part-time graduate students: 43
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
23.7% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.9% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
59.8% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.3% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.2% Nonresident Alien
2.3% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 155 acres
Nearest major city: Atlanta

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 88%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 54%
Percent of students who live off campus: 53%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 100
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, resumé assistance, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Baptist Collegiate Ministries; Student Government Association; Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Habitat for Humanity; SAVE (Students Advocating Volunteer Efforts)

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 2

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's baseball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's basketballyes 
Men's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's cheerleadingyes 
Men's cheerleading  
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's footballyes 
Men's football NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's golf NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's golfyes 
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's lacrosseyes 
Men's soccer NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's socceryes 
Men's tennisyes 
Men's tennis NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's track and fieldyes 
Women's basketballyes 
Women's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's cheerleadingyes 
Women's cheerleading  
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's golf NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's golfyes 
Women's lacrosseyes 
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's socceryes 
Women's soccer NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's softballyes 
Women's softball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's tennis NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's tennisyes 
Women's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II

Intramural/Recreational sports:
baseball; basketball; bowling; football; golf; lacrosse; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Int

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