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Shaw University

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Raleigh, NCSee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

Acceptance Rate

80.2%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$17,176

Undergrad Enrollment

839

Applicants

10,699

Yield Rate

5.7%

Student:Faculty

11:1

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What you pay

$16,512/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $66,048 over four years.

What grads earn

$44,010/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$46,657 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 6% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.5 years of pay.

53% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

30.3%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

9%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.9%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Shaw University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$16,236
$30–48k$16,276
$48–75k$21,145
Over $110k$24,966

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

18%

Completion · all

23%

Completion · Pell

21%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

17%

Median debt

$32,500

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
10,699
Admitted
3,26130.5%
Enrolled
1866% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Motor Vehicle Theft77
Rape2
Robbery76

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation57% / 43%
MenWomen

Men's

Basketball17Football111Soccer39Tennis8Track & Field10

Women's

Basketball17Bowling7Soccer34Softball25Tennis8Track & Field34Volleyball13

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business Administration and Management, General30 grads
Kinesiology and Exercise Science20 grads
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies16 grads
Psychology, General9 grads
Mass Communication/Media Studies8 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General7 grads
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General6 grads
Political Science and Government, General5 grads
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies5 grads
Social Work5 grads

4yr Grad Rate

9%

6yr Grad Rate

16%

Retention Rate

52%

Median Earnings

$34,409