Pennsylvania College of Art and Design vs. Ship

Comparable Facts

Compare Pennsylvania College of Art and Design in Lancaster, PA with Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania in Shippensburg, PA on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is larger than Pennsylvania College of Art and Design based on total student enrollment (5,161 students vs. 414 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is located in Lancaster, PA (Small City setting); Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is in Shippensburg, PA (Distant Town setting).
• Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is a private, non-profit 4-year institution. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is a public, non-profit 4-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Pennsylvania College of Art and Design 10:1; Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 18:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania are 22.6% lower than at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design ($13,340 vs. $17,230).
• Out-of-state tuition is 101.3% higher at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design than at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (about $16,176 more per year; $32,150 vs. $15,974).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design than at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (100% vs. 90%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Pennsylvania College of Art and Design students is 121.9% larger than aid received by Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania students ($14,989 vs. $6,756).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are test-free at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, test optional at Ship.
• Enrolled first-year students at Ship average a 3.23 high school GPA, 0.1 higher than at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design (3.13).
• The share of admitted students who enrolled (yield) is 32.5% at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design vs. 17.5% at Ship.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania graduates have a $2,000 lower median loan debt than Pennsylvania College of Art and Design graduates ($25,000 vs. $27,000).
• Among borrowers, Ship graduates have an estimated $21 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Pennsylvania College of Art and Design graduates ($258 vs. $279).
• More Ship graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Pennsylvania College of Art and Design students, three years after graduation (72% vs. 58%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.