Shaw University
Raleigh, NC · Private nonprofitAt a glance
80.2%
Acceptance rate
$14,083
Avg net price
839
Enrollment
Degrees awarded
2024-25
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 141Master’s 18 |
| Bachelor’s 43Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 21Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 14Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 10Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 10Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 10Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 9Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 6Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 5Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 5Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 4Master’s 5 |
| Bachelor’s 3Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 1Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 13 |
College athletics
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division II
- Primary conference
- Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Projected sponsored sports13
BowlingFootball — Non-Division IMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's SoccerMen's TennisSoftballWomen's Basketball
Athletic participation
298 unique student-athletes · 13 varsity teams
Cost
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $12,792
- Required fees
- $4,746
- Food and housing
- $9,210
- Books and supplies
- $1,300
- Other expenses
- $3,440
- Total
- $31,488
- $29,7342019–2019–20
- $29,7342020–2120–21
- $29,7342021–2221–22
- $29,7342022–2322–23
- $30,8562023–2423–24
- $31,4882024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $14,083 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Graduation and Retention
4-year graduation12%
6-year graduation20%
Retention rate56%
Earnings and Debt
Median earnings (10yr)$34,409
Median debt$32,500
Campus
Enrollment839
Student-faculty ratio11:1
SettingCity
HBCU
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
No parsed Common Data Set answers
Parsed answers aren’t available for Shaw University. Available federal outcome figures appear below.
56% of Shaw University’s first-years return for a second year and 20.3% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03