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What Shaw University costs

Raleigh, North Carolina · Private · 875 undergrads · HBCU

Shaw University's sticker price was $31,486 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $24,242 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $24,057.

What does Shaw University cost?

$24,242 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $31,486.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$24,057
$30,000–$48,000$22,091
$48,000–$75,000$25,925
$75,000–$110,000$31,486
over $110,000$31,486

Own a business or have divorced parents? Run Shaw University's own calculator.

Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$24,057
$30,000–$48,000$22,091
$48,000–$75,000$25,925
$75,000–$110,000$31,486
Over $110,000$31,486

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 24% off Shaw University's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Shaw University cost more than Livingstone College, Winston-Salem State University and Edward Waters University.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Shaw University$25,925$24,242
Livingstone College$13,803$10,838
Winston-Salem State University$12,967$12,817
Edward Waters University$12,376$13,748

Public colleges: in-state students.

The sticker price

$19,278
Tuition, 2025-26
$31,486
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
71%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$14,417
average grant for students who got aid.
71%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$24,439
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Shaw University cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $24,057 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $31,486. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Shaw University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Shaw University cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $22,091 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $31,486. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Shaw University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Shaw University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $25,925 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $31,486. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Shaw University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
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