| Location: | Southeast |
| Setting: | Large City Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Affiliation: | Baptist |
| Size: | Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Bears |
Shaw University, founded in 1865, is the oldest historically black college of the south. Shaw is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university affiliated with the Baptist Church. The University awards degrees at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Shaw University is committed to providing educational opportunities for a diverse population who otherwise might not have the opportunity for education.
The primary mission of the University is teaching with the commitment to maintain excellence in research and academic programs that foster intellectual enhancement and technological skills. Additionally, the University stresses character development, which includes religious, cultural, social, and ethical values. Ultimately, Shaw University endeavors to graduate students with demonstrated competencies in their chosen fields of study.
Shaw University is a nationally accredited private historically black university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. It is the oldest HBCU in the South. Recently it won a 5-year grant with University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill to create a Partnership for the Elimination of Health Disparities for minorities, which adds to its research capacity. The university offers a variety of undergraduate degrees in fields ranging from natural science, to business and accounting, religion and philosophy, education and computer science. Shaw Divinity School offers a Master of Divinity and Master of Religious Education.
Shaw was founded by the American Home Baptist Mission of the Baptist Church and is currently affiliated with the General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. It is a member of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., which is the largest and oldest African-American Christian denomination in the world. The General Baptist State Convention instituted "Shaw Day" to commemmorate Shaw's founding and commitment of the school's motto, "Pro Christo Et Humanitate, For Christ and Humanity." As of 2007, Shaw's enrollment has increased to 3,700 students.
Shaw University was the first college established for African Americans in the Southern United States. Rev. Dr. Henry Martin Tupper came south immediately after the end of the Civil War. He established the Second Baptist Church of Raleigh (the name was changed to Tabernacle Baptist Church in 1910, and is now the Tupper Memorial Baptist Church.) Later Tupper and his Bible study students constructed a two-story church, with one story being dedicated to the church, and the other to what is known as the Raleigh Institute, where he taught freedmen. By 1915, still supported by the American Baptist Home Mission or ABHM, the Institute had an enrollment of 291 students, about evenly divided between men and women.
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| Percent of Students International: | 1% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 47% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Assoc) Basketball (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Assoc) Baseball (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Assoc) Track (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Assoc) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 9,438 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 7,800 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 1,638 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 4,447 | 70% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 3,020 | 51% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 7,609 | 24% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 6,484 | 83% | |
Any Aid: |
93% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 56% (Highly Selective) |
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| SAT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 47% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 330, Math: 320 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 440, Math: 440 |
| ACT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 14% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 14, Verbal: 11, Math: 14 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 18, Verbal: 18, Math: 17 |
| Application Fee: | $ 25.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Recommended |
| TOEFL: | Recommended |
| Test Scores: | Required |
