Shaw University Location & Details
Location & details
Where the campus is, how far it sits from a major city, and other colleges within reach.
Shaw UniversityRaleigh, NC, United States
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Campus
Shaw University
Raleigh, NC, United States
- Private nonprofit
- Baccalaureate college
Large city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
Nearest major cityIn or next to Raleigh, NC
In the city250 mi
- Calendar
- Semester
- Website
- shawu.edu
Colleges nearby
William Peace University1.2 miRaleigh
Saint Augustine's University1.3 miRaleigh
North Carolina State University at Raleigh2.3 miRaleigh
Meredith College3.5 miRaleigh
Wake Technical Community College9.2 miRaleigh
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College12.6 miWendell
Verified facts
Did you know? Shaw University
- 80.2%Shaw University admitted 1,591 of 2,435 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 8.9%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 141 of 1,591.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $38,822median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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