Shippensburg University, a member of the Pennsylvania State University system, was founded in 1871 and is located in the scenic Cumberland Valley. The campus covers an area of about 200 acres. The school offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and more than 50 master's programs, as well as doctoral programs in engineering, business, criminology, journalism, education and other fields. The campus teaching is moderate in scale, with a student-teacher ratio of about 17:1. It focuses on practical internships and community integration, and has 24-hour psychological and academic support services. In terms of sports, its "Raiders" team belongs to the NCAA D-II PSAC League and has many honors in track and field, football, ice hockey and other projects.
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