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Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Shaw University · Campus

Raleigh, NC · City · Private · Baccalaureate college · the Bears · Website ↗

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.

Large city
Setting
250,000+
843
Undergraduates
+ 119 graduate students
11:1
Student–faculty
Division II median 15:1
56%
Return for year two
Division II median 72%
34%
From out of state
+ 11% from abroad
$9k
Food & housing
on campus · median $12k

The place

  • SettingLarge city (250,000+) Raleigh, NC
  • TypePrivate · Baccalaureate college
  • CalendarSemester
  • Religious affiliationBaptist
  • DesignationsHBCU
  • Admissions30% admitted · admissions
Shaw University

Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.

Who is on campus

Students

843119
Undergraduates 843Graduate students 119

Where first-years come from

55%34%11%
In state 55%Other states 34%Abroad 11%

Division II median: 75% in state.

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

63%10%14%
White 3%Hispanic 4%Black 63%Asian 1%Two or more 5%International 10%Not reported 14%
  • Women52%
  • Full-time90% of undergraduates · median 82%
  • First-year class186 entered last fall
  • Transfers in73 9% of undergraduates, last fall
  • Online49% take some classes online 14% fully online
  • Registered with disability services3% or fewer of undergraduates

Living there

Where you liveFood & housingOther expensesA year
On campus$8,940$3,440$12,380
Off campus$8,100$4,390$12,490
With family—$4,390$4,390

The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division II median for on-campus food and housing is $11,540. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.

Services a recruit asks about

  • ROTCArmy · Air Force
  • Study abroadOffered
  • Veteran and military supportDedicated services
  • Campus safety6.57 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page bottom quarter for safety in Division II
  • Degrees offeredBachelor's · Master's · majors

Division II campuses

39%22%31%
City 39%Suburb 22%Town 31%Rural 8%

50% of the 300 Division II schools are public; the median has 2,932 undergraduates and a 15:1 student-faculty ratio.

Where it ranks

Among Division II schools; every list Shaw University is on.

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