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Shaw University Football

Raleigh, NC · the Bears · Shaw University overview
111
Roster
2024–25 season
$1.3M
Team budget
19th percentile in Division II
$11,750
Per roster spot
median $14,113
8
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
30%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Shaw University fields a football team in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 111 players, below the median of 128, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $1,304,306, below the median of $1.7M — $11,750 per roster spot, lower half of Division II football programs. The school gave $1,316,945 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $7,118 per roster spot.

Among Division II football programs

Where this program sits against its 158 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$1.3M
Spend per player$11,750
Roster size111
Coaching staff8

Team budgets across the division

$550k$6.6M
this programevery Division II football program

Roster sizes

69316
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster111 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,304,306 for the year
  • Operating expenses$176,785 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$11,750 division median $14,113
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$1,316,945 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$7,118 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$49,700 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Lamar Manigo head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Coleman BlackstonRunning Backs Coach / Video CoordinatorOn file · sign in
Cedric DarganOffensive Line CoachOn file · sign in
Randy GrissomKicking Coach / Equipment Managernot on file
Jaden JonesAssistant Football CoachOn file · sign in
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots20,787 158 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 50 2.0% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

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843undergraduates · 962 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Baccalaureate college
Affiliation
Baptist
HBCU
Yes
30%admitted · of 10,699 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
20%
111on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$1,304,306 $11,751 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$1,316,945
Recruiting spend, men's
$49,700
$14,111net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$30,856
Average net price$14,111
Net price by family income
$0–30k$12,125
$30–48k$14,508
$48–75k$16,310
$75–110k$15,059
$110k and up$24,706
Tuition & fees
$17,272

Campus safety

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6.57violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent6.57
Property5.53
In residence halls
8 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 13 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business30 · 23%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation25 · 20%
Criminal justice & protective services16 · 13%
Psychology9 · 7%
Communication & journalism8 · 6%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Shaw UniversityNorth Carolina State University · 2 miNorth Carolina Central University · 20 miDuke University · 23 miUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 25 miCampbell University · 26 miBarton College · 41 miMethodist University · 46 miFayetteville State University · 50 miNorth Carolina Wesleyan University · 51 miElon University · 54 miNorth Carolina A&T State University · 67 miGreensboro College · 68 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference2125$41M96240%
North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.20110$4.9M94790%
Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference23121$47M9867%
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference25123$49M95919%
Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association26126$5.2M95194%
Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas41153$1.5M—96%
Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference46175$751k—75%
Fayetteville State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association5075$1.4M—80%
North Carolina Wesleyan University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference51145$494k—78%
Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association54109$7.7M98867%
North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association67146$4.3M96646%
Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference68118$407k—92%

Other football programs in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Winston-Salem State University116$2.1M$18,499—vs
Johnson C. Smith University123$2.1M$17,163—vs
Virginia State University132$1.8M$13,844—vs
Virginia Union University113$1.6M$14,312—vs
Bluefield State University93$1.6M$17,297—vs
Bowie State University135$1.5M$11,256—vs
Fayetteville State University75$1.4M$18,113—vs
Shaw University111$1.3M$11,750—vs
Elizabeth City State University120$1.2M$9,617—vs
Livingstone College84$1.2M$13,721—vs
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)99$913k$9,217—vs

Every Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football program · Football budgets ranked