22%
Graduation Rate
52%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Shaw University, the graduation rate is 22 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 52 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 43.93% (private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 85 students out of 390 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Shaw University.
By gender, 26 male and 59 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 390 | 85 | 21.79% |
|---|
| Men | 168 | 26 | 15.48% |
|---|
| Women | 222 | 59 | 26.58% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Shaw University.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 0.00%
- Asian: 17.11%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 22.10%
- Hispanic: 14.29%
- White: 20.00%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 11.11%
- Two or More Race: 28.99%
- Unknown: 13.79%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.00%(-/1) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Asian | 17.11%(13/76) |
2.63%(1/38) |
31.58%(12/38) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 22.10%(40/181) |
16.67%(13/78) |
26.21%(27/103) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 14.29%(1/7) |
- |
20.00%(1/5) |
|---|
| White | 20.00%(1/5) |
100.00%(1/1) |
- |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 11.11%(1/9) |
- |
16.67%(1/6) |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 28.99%(20/69) |
22.22%(6/27) |
33.33%(14/42) |
|---|
| Unknown | 13.79%(4/29) |
18.18%(2/11) |
11.11%(2/18) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Shaw University, 5 of 13 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 38.46%.