unitid 199643 · Raleigh, NC · private nonprofit 4-year · city (large)
Shaw University
- enrollment 2023
- 1,176
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
80%
63rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
875
47th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
66%
undergrads on Pell grants
91st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
22%
finish within 150% time
7th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$30,861
25th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$16,512
after aid, aided students
23rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$34,409
after entry, Title IV students
9th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$32,500
99th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $16,236 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k61%
- 30-48k21%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $21,406
- First-generation students
- 40%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $17,538
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.1× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 40 | $44,619 | $34,265 |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 31 | $44,627 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 21 | $34,207 | $42,500 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 20 | — | $30,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 16 | $41,000 | $37,500 |
| Social Work. | 16 | $48,588 | $38,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 14 | — | — |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | 10 | $31,390 | $39,500 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. | 9 | — | — |
| Sociology. | 8 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 7 | — | — |
| Political Science and Government. | 7 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.