Shaw University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Shaw University

Shaw University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 875 students of which 941 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Shaw University is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 80.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $16,512, with published in-state tuition of $17,538 and a Pell grant recipient share of 66.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $32,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 20.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 51.6%. Graduates earn a median of $34,409 ten years after enrolling, compared with $26,148 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 192500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 40.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.