After Shaw University: graduation, pay and debt
Raleigh, North Carolina · Private · 875 undergrads · HBCU
20% of Shaw University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $38,822 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $24,439 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$38.8k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
20%
finish within six years.
12%
finish in four years.
52%
of first-years come back for year two.
$24.4k
median federal debt at graduation.
17%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
12%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
20%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
52%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
19%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
21%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
489
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
18%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
50%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
437
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$29,924
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$38,822
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
40%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$24,439
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$19,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$20,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$10,690
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
17%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
21%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
27%
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