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
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 live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A 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
#15Internationalof 299 · Division II#16Smallestof 299 · Division II#33Class sizeof 299 · Division II#45Most menof 299 · Division II
Among Division II schools; every list Shaw University is on.
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