- The Inkwell
- North Carolina
- Shaw University
Raleigh, NCCity: largeZIP 27601Founded 1865
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1865
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.shawu.edu
North CarolinaHBCUReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Shaw University
Shaw University is a private nonprofit university in Raleigh, North Carolina, with 875 undergraduates. It admits 80% of applicants, graduates 20% within six years and costs $24,242 a year after aid.
20%graduate
Admission rate80%
Retention52%
4-year graduation13%
Pell Grant share71%
Federal loans71%
$24,242net price / year
80%admission rate
—average SAT
20%graduate in 6 years
$38,822median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,439median debt
#1,604 of 1,704 for earnings#1,179 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,652 of 1,738 for graduation rate#872 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $31,486tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $19,278
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $19,278
- Average net price
- $24,242national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$24,057
$30,001–48,000$22,091
$48,001–75,000$25,925
$75,001–110,000$31,486
$110,001+$31,486
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 80%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college80%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college52%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college20%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college71%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 20%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 13%
- First-year retention
- 52%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 25%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $29,924
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $38,822middle 50%: $24,995–$54,705
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,439
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$54,705
Median, Shaw University$38,822
Lower quarter$24,995
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 875
- Part-time
- 6.2%
- Women / men
- 51% / 49%
- Average age at entry
- 21.3
- First-generation students
- 40%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 71%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 57%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,041 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,287
- Endowment, end of year
- $14,298,337
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White1.7%
Hispanic5.8%
Black72%
Asian0.5%
Two or more races3.9%
U.S. nonresident9.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown6.9%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management30%
Parks, recreation & fitness15%
Computer & information sciences9.9%
Psychology7.1%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting7.1%
Social sciences7.1%
Public administration & social service6.4%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies4.3%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 199643. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3443493.