Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
National
Religious Affiliation
Baptist
Population
1,300,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours
2,680 (63%)
Days Without Precipitation
256 (71%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
864
Men / Women
50% / 50%
From State
51%
From Region
11%
Athletes
39.3%
Racial/Ethnic
Black
72%
International
9%
Hispanic
6%
Mixed
4%
White
2%
Native American
0%
Asian
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 46.8% 46.8%
2012 Men: 48.5% 48.5%
2013 Men: 49.1% 49.1%
2014 Men: 48.8% 48.8%
2015 Men: 44.5% 44.5%
2016 Men: 44.8% 44.8%
2017 Men: 41.0% 41.0%
2018 Men: 42.7% 42.7%
2019 Men: 44.9% 44.9%
2020 Men: 48.6% 48.6%
2021 Men: 53.5% 53.5%
2022 Men: 62.0% 62.0%
2023 Men: 61.8% 61.8%
2024 Men: 50.2% 50.2%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2013 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2016 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2023 Native: 2.9% 2.9%
2024 Native: 2.6% 2.6%
2011 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2012 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2023 Asian: 2.0% 2.0%
2024 Asian: 19.5% 19.5%
2011 Black: 89.2% 89.2%
2012 Black: 85.5% 85.5%
2013 Black: 88.7% 88.7%
2014 Black: 93.0% 93.0%
2015 Black: 84.3% 84.3%
2016 Black: 76.6% 76.6%
2017 Black: 76.5% 76.5%
2018 Black: 86.3% 86.3%
2019 Black: 38.2% 38.2%
2020 Black: 70.9% 70.9%
2021 Black: 30.3% 30.3%
2022 Black: 55.3% 55.3%
2023 Black: 75.3% 75.3%
2024 Black: 46.4% 46.4%
2011 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2%
2012 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4%
2013 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2%
2014 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3%
2016 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6%
2017 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4%
2018 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4%
2019 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4%
2020 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2%
2021 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3%
2022 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2%
2023 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8%
2011 White: 0.9% 0.9%
2012 White: 1.5% 1.5%
2013 White: 1.9% 1.9%
2014 White: 1.7% 1.7%
2015 White: 1.9% 1.9%
2016 White: 1.3% 1.3%
2017 White: 1.5% 1.5%
2018 White: 0.2% 0.2%
2019 White: 0.2% 0.2%
2020 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 White: 0.6% 0.6%
2023 White: 2.5% 2.5%
2024 White: 1.3% 1.3%
2011 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2012 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2013 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2014 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2016 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2017 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2018 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2019 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2020 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2021 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2022 International: 1.6% 1.6%
2023 International: 2.5% 2.5%
2024 International: 3.3% 3.3%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2021 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2020 Asian: 3.3% 3.3%
2021 Asian: 3.3% 3.3%
2022 Asian: 2.3% 2.3%
2023 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2024 Asian: 0.1% 0.1%
2025 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2020 Black: 56.2% 56.2%
2021 Black: 60.0% 60.0%
2022 Black: 61.2% 61.2%
2023 Black: 64.7% 64.7%
2024 Black: 62.6% 62.6%
2025 Black: 71.6% 71.6%
2020 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6%
2021 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0%
2022 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4%
2023 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4%
2024 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1%
2025 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8%
2020 White: 1.2% 1.2%
2021 White: 1.7% 1.7%
2022 White: 2.4% 2.4%
2023 White: 2.8% 2.8%
2024 White: 3.1% 3.1%
2025 White: 1.6% 1.6%
2020 International: 5.2% 5.2%
2021 International: 4.2% 4.2%
2022 International: 7.4% 7.4%
2023 International: 9.5% 9.5%
2024 International: 11.8% 11.8%
2025 International: 9.3% 9.3%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Shaw University
141
40% / 60%
14%
$46,309
36
93%
Computer Science
2 —
50% / 50%
50%
$66,288
79
—
Computer Science and Engineering
9 —
67% / 33%
44%
$66,573
79
—
Cybersecurity
3 —
100% / 0%
67%
$64,067
76
—
Biology
5 —
0% / 100%
20%
$43,527
28
—
Exercise Science
18 —
39% / 61%
22%
$44,289
30
100%
Accounting
5 —
20% / 80%
0%
$58,062
66
—
Business Administration
38 —
47% / 53%
13%
$45,836
35
96%
Recreation Management
3 —
100% / 0%
0%
$32,234
7
80%
Interdisciplinary Studies
6 —
50% / 50%
0%
$40,784
20
—
Media Studies
5 —
60% / 40%
0%
$34,894
10
97%
Political Science
4 —
25% / 75%
25%
$44,721
31
—
Psychology
10 —
0% / 100%
10%
$41,401
22
—
Religious Studies
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$43,205
27
—
Social Work
9 —
22% / 78%
0%
$49,971
47
88%
Sociology
6 —
33% / 67%
0%
$41,524
22
—
Early Childhood Education
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$44,668
31
—
Education
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$44,406
30
—
Elementary Education
— —
—
—
$44,461
30
—
Music
3 —
33% / 67%
33%
$35,578
10
—
Criminal Justice
10 —
50% / 50%
0%
$42,334
24
77%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$18,635
ROI Percentile
36th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
52%
4-Year Graduation Rate
10%
6-Year Graduation Rate
22%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 28.6% 28.6%
2012 Graduated: 25.8% 25.8%
2013 Graduated: 30.4% 30.4%
2014 Graduated: 25.4% 25.4%
2015 Graduated: 29.8% 29.8%
2016 Graduated: 18.9% 18.9%
2017 Graduated: 17.6% 17.6%
2018 Graduated: 15.4% 15.4%
2019 Graduated: 17.0% 17.0%
2020 Graduated: 18.7% 18.7%
2021 Graduated: 16.3% 16.3%
2022 Graduated: 13.8% 13.8%
2023 Graduated: 20.2% 20.2%
2024 Graduated: 21.8% 21.8%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 22.6% 22.6%
2012 Men: 19.1% 19.1%
2013 Men: 26.2% 26.2%
2014 Men: 21.0% 21.0%
2015 Men: 25.9% 25.9%
2016 Men: 16.6% 16.6%
2017 Men: 12.0% 12.0%
2018 Men: 12.8% 12.8%
2019 Men: 11.4% 11.4%
2020 Men: 11.3% 11.3%
2021 Men: 11.8% 11.8%
2022 Men: 7.7% 7.7%
2023 Men: 19.0% 19.0%
2024 Men: 15.5% 15.5%
2011 Women: 33.9% 33.9%
2012 Women: 29.8% 29.8%
2013 Women: 33.6% 33.6%
2014 Women: 28.6% 28.6%
2015 Women: 32.6% 32.6%
2016 Women: 20.8% 20.8%
2017 Women: 23.0% 23.0%
2018 Women: 17.8% 17.8%
2019 Women: 22.6% 22.6%
2020 Women: 25.6% 25.6%
2021 Women: 19.9% 19.9%
2022 Women: 18.7% 18.7%
2023 Women: 21.1% 21.1%
2024 Women: 26.6% 26.6%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 27.8% 27.8%
2012 Black: 23.3% 23.3%
2013 Black: 29.7% 29.7%
2014 Black: 25.9% 25.9%
2015 Black: 29.8% 29.8%
2016 Black: 18.8% 18.8%
2017 Black: 17.9% 17.9%
2018 Black: 15.0% 15.0%
2019 Black: 22.1% 22.1%
2020 Black: 18.1% 18.1%
2021 Black: 21.5% 21.5%
2022 Black: 16.4% 16.4%
2023 Black: 20.7% 20.7%
2024 Black: 22.1% 22.1%
2011 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2012 International: 80.0% 80.0%
2013 International: 40.0% 40.0%
2015 International: 60.0% 60.0%
2016 International: 75.0% 75.0%
2017 International: 75.0% 75.0%
2018 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 International: 33.3% 33.3%
2021 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2022 International: 30.0% 30.0%
2023 International: 41.7% 41.7%
2024 International: 38.5% 38.5%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Business & Economics
32.6%
46
48% / 52%
11%
$46,278
36
95%
Humanities & Social Sciences
29.1%
41
29% / 71%
5%
$42,784
26
92%
Health Sciences
12.8%
18
39% / 61%
22%
$44,289
30
100%
Computer Science
9.9%
14
71% / 29%
50%
$65,995
79
—
Professional
7.1%
10
50% / 50%
0%
$42,334
24
77%
Life & Natural Sciences
3.5%
5
0% / 100%
20%
$43,527
28
—
Education
2.8%
4
0% / 100%
0%
$44,472
30
—
Arts
2.1%
3
33% / 67%
33%
$35,578
10
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
65%
Yield (Unbound)
4%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
65%
65%
65%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 47.7% 47.7%
2012 Acceptance: 48.2% 48.2%
2013 Acceptance: 54.5% 54.5%
2014 Acceptance: 59.3% 59.3%
2015 Acceptance: 60.5% 60.5%
2016 Acceptance: 48.9% 48.9%
2017 Acceptance: 52.9% 52.9%
2018 Acceptance: 52.4% 52.4%
2019 Acceptance: 63.4% 63.4%
2020 Acceptance: 70.6% 70.6%
2021 Acceptance: 65.3% 65.3%
2022 Acceptance: 61.0% 61.0%
2023 Acceptance: 30.5% 30.5%
2024 Acceptance: 80.2% 80.2%
2011 Yield: 23.2% 23.2%
2012 Yield: 16.8% 16.8%
2013 Yield: 15.0% 15.0%
2014 Yield: 13.7% 13.7%
2015 Yield: 13.2% 13.2%
2016 Yield: 13.7% 13.7%
2017 Yield: 7.7% 7.7%
2018 Yield: 6.1% 6.1%
2019 Yield: 9.3% 9.3%
2020 Yield: 6.3% 6.3%
2021 Yield: 8.9% 8.9%
2022 Yield: 13.5% 13.5%
2023 Yield: 5.7% 5.7%
2024 Yield: 4.1% 4.1%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 6,551 6,551
2012 Applicants: 6,763 6,763
2013 Applicants: 6,207 6,207
2014 Applicants: 5,766 5,766
2015 Applicants: 5,030 5,030
2016 Applicants: 9,608 9,608
2017 Applicants: 12,060 12,060
2018 Applicants: 12,157 12,157
2019 Applicants: 4,311 4,311
2020 Applicants: 6,437 6,437
2021 Applicants: 2,435 2,435
2022 Applicants: 2,435 2,435
2023 Applicants: 10,699 10,699
2024 Applicants: 7,390 7,390
2011 Admitted: 3,126 3,126
2012 Admitted: 3,259 3,259
2013 Admitted: 3,382 3,382
2014 Admitted: 3,422 3,422
2015 Admitted: 3,042 3,042
2016 Admitted: 4,695 4,695
2017 Admitted: 6,375 6,375
2018 Admitted: 6,365 6,365
2019 Admitted: 2,733 2,733
2020 Admitted: 4,542 4,542
2021 Admitted: 1,591 1,591
2022 Admitted: 1,486 1,486
2023 Admitted: 3,261 3,261
2024 Admitted: 5,924 5,924
2011 Enrolled: 725 725
2012 Enrolled: 548 548
2013 Enrolled: 507 507
2014 Enrolled: 469 469
2015 Enrolled: 402 402
2016 Enrolled: 643 643
2017 Enrolled: 493 493
2018 Enrolled: 391 391
2019 Enrolled: 254 254
2020 Enrolled: 286 286
2021 Enrolled: 142 142
2022 Enrolled: 200 200
2023 Enrolled: 186 186
2024 Enrolled: 243 243
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
Submitting a Test Score
0%
1%
3%
4%
5%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2022 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
