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Shaw University

Raleigh, North Carolina 27601

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Data last updated: August 29, 2026

30%Admit rate
$14,083Avg net price
20%Grad in 4 yrs
839Undergrads

Known for business — close-knit campus

Shaw University is a private urban institution in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school is accessible to a wide range of students.

A small campus of 839 undergraduates with a 11:1 student-faculty ratio. The urban location puts students at the center of city life.

20% of students graduate within four years, and graduates earn a median of $34,409 a decade after enrollment. Net price after aid averages $14,083.

Established
1865
Motto
Pro Christo Et Humanitate
Mascot
The Bear
Type
Private historically Black university
Division
Division II
30%
Acceptance
—
SAT Avg
839
Undergrads
11:1
Student : Faculty
20%
Grad Rate (4yr)
$34,409
Earnings 10yr
$14,083
Avg Net Price

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History & Fun Facts

  • •In 1873, Estey Hall was built in honor of Deacon Jacob Estey and sons of Brattleboro, Vermont, who gave $8,000 ($187,365 in 2021) toward its construction.
  • •Estey Hall was the first building constructed in the U.
  • •In 1879, a third major building was erected – a chapel and dining hall called the Greenleaf Building.
  • •It was the first four-year medical school to train African-American doctors in the South.

Source: Wikipedia

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