Shaw University
Raleigh, NC118 East South Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
919-546-8200
Shaw University, founded in 1865, is a private, co-educational, historically black university (HBCU) located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. It is the oldest HBCU in the Southern United States. Shaw is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Shaw University awards bachelor's and master's degrees in a variety of liberal arts, business, sciences, and professional disciplines. The school offers doctoral programs in educational leadership, physical therapy, and library science. The primary focus of Shaw's athletics program is on basketball. The Shaw Bears compete in the NCAA Division II Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA).
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 1283
Acceptance Rate: 70.56%
Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.shawu.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.shawu.edu/Admissions/Financial_Aid.aspx
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $29734
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $29734
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Shaw University is $115293.61. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Shaw University. For graduates of Shaw University, we saw an average early-career income of $38800.00 and mid-career income of $58800.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.