Shaw University Overview

Shaw University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Shaw University Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Shaw University.
• In <nil>, 47% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Shaw University?

Contact details for Shaw University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	118 East South Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone:	919-546-8200
Website:	www.shawu.edu

How Do I Get Into Shaw University?

You can apply to Shaw University online at: https://bearsnet.shawu.edu/ICS/Admissions/

Admission Requirements for Shaw University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Shaw University?

The acceptance rate at Shaw University is 65%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 63%, and the acceptance rate for women is 67%.

Can I Afford Shaw University?

The overall average net price of Shaw University is $19,690. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Shaw University, approximately 70% of students took out student loans averaging $6,113 a year. That adds up to $24,452 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Shaw University is 9.2%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Shaw University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 998 undergraduate students at Shaw University, with 886 being full-time and 112 being part-time.

There are also 143 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 886 full-time undergraduates at Shaw University, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Shaw University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	21
Black or African American	529
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	23
International Students	67
Other Races/Ethnicities	217

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Shaw University. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 29 countries are represented at Shaw University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Bahamas, United Kingdom, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Shaw University

In 2020-2021, 694 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Shaw University has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Shaw University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Shaw University was -0.9%. This is the #1,862 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Shaw University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.