Shaw University
Raleigh, North Carolina · Website
$34,409
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$34,409
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Shaw University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Raleigh, North Carolina with 875 undergraduates and 87 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $16,512 a year (tuition and fees $17,538). It admits 80% of applicants and 22% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $34,409 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $32,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$16,512
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$17,538
US median $11,837
Admission rate
80%
US median 78%
Completion rate
22%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$32,500
About $345 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$34,409
Rank 3,554 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $16,512
- Tuition and fees
- $17,538
- Cost of attendance
- $30,861
- Students with a need-based grant
- 66%
- Students with federal loans
- 71%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $16,236
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $16,276
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $21,145
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $24,966
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $16,580 in 2015-16 to $17,538 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 80%
- Undergraduates
- 875
- Graduate students
- 87
- Part-time students
- 6.2%
- Women
- 51%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 22%
- Retention rate
- 52%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 32
- Endowment
- $14.3M
- Other
- Historically Black college, Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,554 of 5,094 US colleges and 87 of 147 in North Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $16,512 | $14,086 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $17,538 | $6,906 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 80% | 75% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 22% | 48% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 52% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $32,500 | $20,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $26,148 | $31,569 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $34,409 | $36,048 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 17% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 42% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
32 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $28,672 | $34,652 | $47,401 | $68,257 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's | Master's | 31 | $82,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $61,300 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $40,500 | Withheld | $28,545 | $56,359 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $28,000 | $18,987 | $44,010 | $54,562 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $37,484 | $25,649 | $43,299 | $55,378 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $29,836 | $31,138 | $46,981 | $51,790 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $35,000 | $32,241 | Withheld | $50,983 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,532 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Religious EducationMaster's | Master's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,328 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Education, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,113 |
| Curriculum and InstructionMaster's | Master's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,399 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsPost-bachelor certificate | Post-bachelor certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,414 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | - | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Shaw University cost?
$16,512 a year is the average net price at Shaw University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $17,538, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $30,861. Families earning under $30,000 pay $16,236 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Shaw University?
80% of applicants are admitted to Shaw University. The median admission rate of colleges in North Carolina is 75%.
How much do Shaw University graduates earn?
$34,409 a year is the median pay of former Shaw University students who work, 10 years after they started ($26,148 after 6 years). That ranks 3,554 of 5,094 US colleges and 87 of 147 in North Carolina. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's) at $34,652.
How much student debt do Shaw University graduates have?
$32,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Shaw University graduates, about $345 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 71% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Shaw University?
22% of first-time, full-time students at Shaw University finish within 6 years. 52% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Shaw University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (40 bachelor's graduates), Theological and Ministerial Studies (31 master's graduates), Communication and Media Studies (21 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 32 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.