Portsmouth College and University Demographics

Portsmouth's 4 colleges and universities offer a total of 56 degree and certificate programs for you to choose from, in fields ranging from general studies to emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) to business administration and management, general.

Paramount Beauty Academy is the top-ranked school in Portsmouth. It was ranked 76th in the nation in 2010. Paramount Beauty Academy has a student population of approximately 92. The most popular course of study at Paramount Beauty Academy is Beauty.

Tuition

On average, colleges and universities in Portsmouth schools charge students $7,077 per year in tuition fees. In Portsmouth, tuition rates can vary from $15,215 per year to $6,546 per year. The school charging the highest tuition rates is Daymar College, while the school with the lowest tuition rates is Shawnee State University.

Financial Aid

An estimated $22,764,110 in financial aid was received by students at Portsmouth colleges in 2008. Institutional grants and scholarships represented $21,991,521 of this aid. Shawnee State University gave its students $12,761,547 in institutional financial aid. This was the highest amount of financial aid given by any Portsmouth school.

Portsmouth Student Demographics

Portsmouth schools had an enrollment of 8,944 students in 2010. This is 1% of the total number of Ohio college students. The school with the highest number of student enrolled in Portsmouth was Shawnee State University, with 4,300 students. Paramount Beauty Academy, with only 92 students, had the lowest total enrollment in Portsmouth.

Graduation and Retention Rates

The retention rate for Portsmouth colleges and universities, which is the percent of students who return to college after their first year, is about 67%. For every 100 students who enroll in Portsmouth schools, 48 eventually graduate. Paramount Beauty Academy has a graduation rate of 61%, which is the highest in amongst Portsmouth schools. The lowest graduation rate is 26% for Shawnee State University.

Diversity

Approximately 60% of students enrolled in Portsmouth schools are female. The ratio of Portsmouth students who are 24 years old or younger to those who are over 24 years old is 77 to 100. For every 100 Portsmouth college students, 13 students identified themselves as being from a racial or ethnic minority background in 2009. The highest percentage of diverse students in Portsmouth in 2009 was at Shawnee State University, which had a minority student population that was 13% of the total student population of the school.

Portsmouth Faculty Demographics

Portsmouth schools had 663 faculty members in 2010. 52% of faculty members at Portsmouth schools were female. 49% of them identified themselves as being racially or ethnically diverse.

The average faculty to student ratio for Portsmouth schools was 1 to 15 in 2009. Valley Beauty School had faculty to student ratio of 1 to 1, which was the highest for all schools in Portsmouth.