Private company

Shorter University

Baptist college in Rome, Georgia, US

Shorter University is a private Baptist university in Rome, Georgia. It was founded in 1873 and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees through six colleges and schools.2 It employed 260 people in 2020.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1873Founded1
  • Industryhigher education1
  • HeadquartersRome, United States1
  • Websitewww.shorter.edu
  • Legal formProfit Corporation3
  • LEI5493005TA1CGB73HSM243
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressC/O Dowless, Donald V, 30165 Rome, United States3
  • Registered withGeorgia Secretary of State Corporations Division, 01039833
Shorter University School of Education - panoramio
Photo: Thomson M, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Shorter University is a private Baptist university in Rome, Georgia. It was founded in 1873 and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees through six colleges and schools.2

Corporate structure

Shorter University sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Shorter University Rome, Georgia, United States
    • Livingston Library Subsidiary · Rome, United States
    • Shorter University Museum & Archives Subsidiary · Rome, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Livingston Library
  • Shorter University Museum & Archives

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20202601

Timeline

  1. 1873Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$2.8M 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $2.8M in all. PPP loans $2.8M.$0$1M$2M$3M2020 · PPP loans: $2.8M2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$2.8M$2.8M

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA5. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. May 1, 2020$2.8M PPP loan (first draw) from Synovus Bank5To SHORTER UNIVERSITY, INC., Rome GA; $2.8M forgiven Jul 30, 2021