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Shorter College was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
Shorter College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio at Shorter College is an impressive 12 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Shorter College is 52%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 32% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don't stick around for a second year at Shorter College. Students may have a variety of reasons for this, such as only intending to attend a school for one year while they brush up on certain subjects.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 223 undergraduates at Shorter College with 199 being full-time and 24 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Shorter College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Shorter College, approximately 91% of students took out student loans averaging $8,806 a year. That adds up to $35,224 over four years for those students.
Get more details about the location of Shorter College.
Contact details for Shorter College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 604 Locust St, N Little Rock, AR 72114 |
| Phone: | 501-374-6305 |
| Website: | www.shortercollege.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 16 | NA |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 6 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 4 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 2 | NA |
| Religious Studies | 1 | NA |
| Computer Science | 0 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 250 students took at least one online class at Shorter College. This is an increase from the 189 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 250 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | 189 | 1 |
| 2020-2021 | 223 | 223 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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