Student Population at Shaw University

2023 Student PopulationUndergraduateGraduate
1,067924143
For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 1,067 students have enrolled in Shaw University with 924 undergraduate and 143 graduate students.
By gender, 500 male and 567 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively fewer students compared to similar colleges (1,143 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields).
170 students are enrolled exclusively, and 434 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, and online enrollment.
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Student Population by Gender

Shaw University has a total of 1,067 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 924 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 143 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 500 male and 567 female students (the male-female ratio is 47:53) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total1,067924143
Men50043268
Women56749275

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 29 White, 706 Black, and 12 Asian students out of a total of 1,067 are attending at Shaw University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American312
Asian1275
Black706347359
Hispanic734
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders303
White291118
Two or more races792257
Race Unknown1497673
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American312
Asian1275
Black599297302
Hispanic734
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders303
White291118
Two or more races772255
Race Unknown1155857
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American000
Asian000
Black642539
Hispanic000
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders000
White422
Two or more races202
Race Unknown981

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Shaw University, 170 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 434 students are enrolled in some online courses.
150 students lived in North Carolina or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 20 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students1,067170434
Undergraduate924151382
Graduate1431952
Online Student Population by Locality
North Carolina ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students150200
Undergraduate132190
Graduate1810

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 924 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 97 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.50%.95 students have transferred in as full-time status and 2 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time738
Transfer-in Full-time95
Regular Part-time89
Transfer-in Part-time2
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