Shorter University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Shorter University is a private master's university in Rome, GA (city setting), with 1,322 undergraduates (55% women), affiliated with the Baptist. It admitted 97% of 783 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 900–1130 on the SAT and 17–23 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $37,188 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $16,692 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 36% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, education, kinesiology, parks & recreation. The campus reported 1.26 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Shorter University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 61 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 36%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $24,044
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Shorter University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Shorter University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Conference Carolinas | 24 | — | 2 | $281k | $11,708 | — | |
| Baseball | Conference Carolinas | 40 | — | 1 | $570k | $14,238 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Conference Carolinas | 16 | — | 1 | $379k | $23,714 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Conference Carolinas | 19 | — | 1 | $457k | $24,055 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Conference Carolinas | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Conference Carolinas | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Conference Carolinas | 151 | — | 14 | $1.6M | $10,417 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Conference Carolinas | 13 | — | 1 | $151k | $11,604 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Conference Carolinas | 5 | — | 1 | $100k | $19,960 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Conference Carolinas | 19 | — | 1 | $323k | $16,996 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Conference Carolinas | 21 | — | 1 | $238k | $11,333 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Conference Carolinas | 30 | — | 2 | $336k | $11,204 | — | |
| Softball | Conference Carolinas | 20 | — | 3 | $263k | $13,152 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Conference Carolinas | 10 | — | 1 | $152k | $15,220 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Conference Carolinas | 6 | — | 1 | $104k | $17,301 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Conference Carolinas | 26 | — | 1 | $225k | $8,638 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Conference Carolinas | 26 | — | 2 | $215k | $8,264 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Conference Carolinas | 20 | — | 2 | $331k | $16,551 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Conference Carolinas | 15 | — | 1 | $305k | $20,360 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.