Applying to Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV)

Shepherd's acceptance rate is 96% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 1,338 students applied and 1,290 were admitted to the school. Based on its acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into Shepherd. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 32.48% with 419 enrolled students out of 1,290 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,070 and the ACT score is 23 at Shepherd.

To apply to Shepherd, the admission test scores is considered but not required and recommendation letter(s) is recommended to submit. Below tables and charts analyze Shepherd's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $45 for applying undergraduate school and $40 for graduate school at Shepherd University. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$45
Graduate Application Fees	$40
Admission Information	www.shepherd.edu/admissions
Online Application	www.shepherd.edu/admissions/apply-to-shepherd
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	1-Year Certificate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 96.41% and the yield is 32.48%. 495 men and 843 women applied to Shepherd and 471 men and 819 women students were accepted. Among them, 149 men and 270 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	1,338	495	843
Admitted	1,290	471	819
Enrolled	419	149	270
Acceptance Rate	96.41%	95.15%	97.15%
Yield	32.48%	31.63%	32.97%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 199 students (47% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 72 students (17%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 610 and the 25^th percentile is 500. The SAT Math score is 570 (75^th) and 460 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 26 (75^th percentile) and 19 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	500	610
SAT Math	460	570
ACT Composite	19	26
ACT Math	17	24
ACT English	19	26

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Shepherd University are low when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,139, ACT: 67 - public Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA and High School Rank to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA, High School Rank and High School Record (or Transcript). The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Shepherd University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Shepherd Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Recommended
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Considered but not Required
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Recommended
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended