Shaw University
Raleigh, North Carolina
About
Shaw University is a private historically Black university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded on December 1, 1865, Shaw University is the oldest HBCU to begin offering courses in the Southern United States. The school had its origin in the formation of a theological class of freedmen in the Guion Hotel. The following year it moved to a large wooden building, at the corner of Blount and Cabarrus Streets in Raleigh, where it continued as the Raleigh Institute until 1870. In 1870, the school moved to its current location on the former property of Confederate General Barringer and changed its name to the Shaw Collegiate Institute, in honor of Elijah Shaw. In 1875, the school was officially chartered with the State of North Carolina as Shaw University.
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$19,278
- Estimated total for international students
- US$31,486
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 875
- Graduate students
- 87
- International undergraduates
- 9%
- Students per teacher
- 14 to 1
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 80%
Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 20%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$38,822
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (26)
Bachelor's degrees22 subjects
Master's degrees3 subjects
Post-baccalaureate certificates1 subject
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.