The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 18.70% where the last year rate was 21%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 53.40% for full-time students and 26.90% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 18.70% where the current academic year rate is 21%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Shaw University over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 30% | 26% | 33% |
| 2016-17 | 19% | 17% | 21% |
| 2017-18 | 18% | 12% | 23% |
| 2018-19 | 15% | 13% | 18% |
| 2019-20 | 17% | 11% | 22% |
| 2020-21 | 18% | 11% | 25% |
| 2021-22 | 16% | 11% | 19% |
| 2022-23 | 13% | 7% | 18% |
| 2023-24 | 20% | 19% | 21% |
| 2024-25 | 21% | 15% | 26% |
| Average | 18.70% | 14.20% | 22.60% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 53.40% for full-time students and 26.90% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Shaw from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 49% | 33% |
| 2016-17 | 48% | - |
| 2017-18 | 43% | - |
| 2018-19 | 47% | - |
| 2019-20 | 57% | - |
| 2020-21 | 67% | 67% |
| 2021-22 | 58% | 30% |
| 2022-23 | 57% | 100% |
| 2023-24 | 56% | 14% |
| 2024-25 | 52% | 25% |
| Average | 53.40% | 26.90% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 14.70 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 14 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Shaw University since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 14:1 |
| 2016-17 | 19:1 |
| 2017-18 | 17:1 |
| 2018-19 | 16:1 |
| 2019-20 | 15:1 |
| 2020-21 | 14:1 |
| 2021-22 | 15:1 |
| 2022-23 | 12:1 |
| 2023-24 | 11:1 |
| 2024-25 | 14:1 |
| Average | 14.70:1 |
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