Shaw University, founded on December 1, 1865, is a private liberal arts institution and historically black university (HBCU) in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. It was formerly named Raleigh Institute and is affiliated with the General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. Shaw was the first college in North Carolina to offer a four-year medical school; the first institution of higher learning established for freedmen after the Civil War and the first historically Black college in the nation to open its doors to women. Shaw University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). Shaw has a 15 to 1 student to faculty ratio, ensuring that students find a major that is a perfect fit and a professor that knows them by name. The university offer

Bachelor of Arts (BA)Bachelor of Science (BS)Master of Divinity (MDiv)Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) Undergraduate degreesMaster of Arts in Christian Education (MACE)Master of Science in Curriculum and InstructionEarly Childhood Education (MS) Graduate degrees.

Shaw has a total enrolment of 1,411 students of which 1,310 are full-time students and 101 are part-time students. The gender distribution of this number is 57% female and 43%, male. 60% of Shaw’s students are from North Carolina, 35% are from the other states and territories of the U.S and the remaining 5% are international students.

Shaw University Tuition & Fees

The University Board of Trustees establishes tuition and fees annually. The chart below is the cost of attending Shaw University in the 2022 academic session for on-campus and off-campus Undergraduates, Undergraduate Adult Program and Graduate program. Undergraduate ON-CAMPUS Note: On-Campus students must be Full-Time (no less than 12 hours) Note Overload 19+ hours (will be charged based on $492 per credit hour charge), and students may waive the health insurance fee if they have valid proof of current health insurance coverage. Undergraduate OFF-CAMPUS Note: Overload 19+ hours (will be charged based on $492 per credit hour charge) Undergraduate ADULT DEGREE PROGRAM (CAPE) (Ahoskie, Durham, Fayetteville, Greenville, High Point, Kannapolis, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, and Wilmington) Graduate Program Note: Overload 10+ hours (will be charged based on $578 per credit hour charge)

Shaw University Scholarship and Aid

At Shaw University, the financial aid application process runs from August 15 to September 15. The chart below is a list of available Shaw University scholarships. Scholarship types and award amounts are subject to change based on funding availability and the available funding amount for an individual scholarship award can be divided among multiple students.

HOW TO APPLY FOR SHAW UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS /FINANCIAL AID

Students are required to complete the FAFSA application online. Visit www.fafsa.gov. Complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible to receive priority packaging. The student and parent must have the following information before completing the FAFSA:

Parent and student income information, including W-2s and Tax Return Transcripts.FSA ID for both student and parent. You can create an FSA ID here – https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa/filling-out/fsaidShaw University’s Federal School Code: 002962

After completion of FAFSA, a Student Aid Report (SAR) will be generated and emailed to the student by the federal processor. Review the Student Aid Report, and determine if it is necessary to make corrections. Students FAFSA will be transmitted electronically to Shaw University.

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