Shaw University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Shaw University is a private baccalaureate college in Raleigh, NC (city setting), with 843 undergraduates (52% women), affiliated with the Baptist. It admitted 30% of 10,699 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division II schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $30,856 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $14,111 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 20% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, kinesiology, parks & recreation, criminal justice & protective services. The campus reported 6.57 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Shaw University ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 60 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- Baptist
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 20%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $17,272
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Shaw University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Shaw University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Independent | 34 | — | 2 | $327k | $9,618 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 17 | — | 1 | $534k | $31,406 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 17 | — | 1 | $628k | $36,944 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 10 | — | 1 | $124k | $12,424 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 10 | — | 1 | $120k | $11,976 | — | |
| Football | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 111 | — | 5 | $1.3M | $11,750 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Independent | 39 | — | 1 | $299k | $7,654 | — | |
| Softball | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 25 | — | 1 | $162k | $6,472 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 8 | — | 1 | $207k | $25,825 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 24 | — | 1 | $144k | $6,000 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 13 | — | 2 | $287k | $22,041 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.