Shaw University academics

Raleigh, North Carolina · Private · 875 undergrads · HBCU

Shaw University has 875 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 22 fields of study. The most degrees go to Business Administration and Management, General.

The short answers

875

undergraduates.

119

graduate students.

fields of study with a bachelor's degree.

184

bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.

40%

of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.

Who studies here

UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024

875

Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023

119

All studentsIPEDS, 2023

962

Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release

56%

First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid

40%

Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid

21.3 years

Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid

$28,163

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

BlackCollege Scorecard

63%

UnknownCollege Scorecard

14%

InternationalCollege Scorecard

10%

Two or more racesCollege Scorecard

Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard

3.8%

WhiteCollege Scorecard

2.7%

AsianCollege Scorecard

0.6%

American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard

0.2%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard

0.2%

Degrees awarded in a year

Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023

184

Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023

How it works

School yearIPEDS, 2023

Semester

Online classesIPEDS, 2023

Offered

Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025

Bachelor's

Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025

Mixed Baccalaureate

Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025

Higher Access, Medium Earnings

Where these numbers come from

Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers