Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg, PA · public · 4,086 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania field?
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, in Shippensburg, PA, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.
The latest Equity in Athletics filing lists 11 on the women's side in 2025.
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 11 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference median of 8, by 38%, and 22% above the NCAA Division II median of 9. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.7 players per coach, well below the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference median of 6.5, by 44%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania fund its athletes?
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania reported 480 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 250 men and 230 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $1,291,924, about $2,708 per male athlete and $2,673 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $19,902 for men's sports and $19,420 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $80 and $84 per athlete.
What is Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania like academically?
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 87% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1120, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $30,785 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $23,726 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 23% of the sticker price on average.
56% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 77% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $56,351, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 27% of degrees, followed by Education (13%) and Psychology (8%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (127 degrees)
- Marketing (95 degrees)
- Psychology, General (80 degrees)
- Biology, General (76 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (76 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (67 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (59 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (52 degrees)
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other (42 degrees)
- Social Work (41 degrees)
What is Shippensburg, PA like to live in?
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania sits in Shippensburg, a town on the edge of a metro area of about 5,811 people in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Household incomes in Shippensburg, a median of about $52,344, sit far below the Pennsylvania median and likewise far below the national one, 33% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $163,200, 32% below the Pennsylvania median and a typical rent of $898 a month is 23% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 10% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 10% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.6 times the national share, and the median age of 35 is younger than the country's 39.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania have a tennis program?
- Yes. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania fields women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania?
- Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is in Shippensburg, PA, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $30,785 a year, and an average net price of $23,726 after grants and scholarships.