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Shaw University

118 East South Street
Raleigh, NC 27601

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Financial aid office
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(919) 546-8200 Ext.
(919) 546-8240 Ext.
(919) 546-8275 Ext.

Type of institution:	Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Federal Aid:	Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered:	Associate degree, Bachelor degree, Master's degree, First-Professional degree
Carnegie classification:	Baccalaureate Colleges--Diverse Fields
Number of students:	2,762 (2006)
2007-08 Undergraduate application fee:	$25.00

About this School

Shaw University is a historically black college located in Raleigh, North Carolina . It offers several undergraduate degrees in the fine and liberal arts as well as natural science, and also degrees in allied health, business, public administration, education and computer science. Shaw Divinity School offers a Master of Divinity and Master of Religious Education. Shaw University is the oldest HBCU in the American South. A liberal arts university, Shaw is associated with the Baptist church and, as of 2004, enrolls over 2,300 students.

History

Started as a theology class by the Rev. Henry Martin Tupper in 1865, the present university was named the Raleigh Institute in 1866 until 1870 when it was renamed Shaw Collegiate Institute after the benefactor of Shaw Hall, Elijah Shaw. In 1875 it became Shaw University. In 1873 Estey Hall was erected for female students making it the first such dormitory in the U.S. on a coeducational campus. The Leonard Medical School, now closed, was founded in 1885 as the first four-year medical school in the South to train black doctors and pharmacists. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a major force in the American Civil Rights movement began at a conference held at Shaw in 1960.

Tuition and Fees	2007-08	2006-07	2005-06
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
In-State	$10,840	$10,020	$9,438
Out of State	$10,840	$10,020	$9,438
Books and Supplies	$1,100	$700	$700
On-Campus
Room and board	$6,800	$6,410	$6,050
Other Expenses	$2,550	$1,500	$1,500
Off Campus
Room and board	$6,800	$6,410	$6,050
Other Expenses	$2,550	$1,500	$1,500
Off Campus w/ family
Other Expenses	$2,550	$1,500	$1,500

Financial aid 2005-2006

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of Aid	Percentage of students receiving aid	Average amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship)	71%	$3,604
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship)	41%	$2,245
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship)	71%	$2,572
Loans to students	83%	$5,482

Degrees offered by this school

Associate degree Religion + Religious Studies	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Associate degree Religion + Religious Studies: A program that focuses on the nature of religious belief and specific religious and quasi-religious systems. Includes instruction in phenomenology; the sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, literature and art of religion; mythology; scriptural ...

Associate degree Criminal Justice + Safety Studies	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Associate degree Criminal Justice + Safety Studies: A program that focuses on the criminal justice system, its organizational components and processes, and its legal and public policy contexts. Includes instruction in criminal law and policy, police and correctional systems organization, the administr...

Associate degree Business Administration and Management General	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Associate degree Business Administration and Management, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting a...

Bachelor degree Therapeutic Recreation + Recreational Therapy	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree Therapeutic Recreation + Recreational Therapy: A program that prepares individuals to plan, organize, and direct recreational activities designed to promote health and well-being for patients who are physically, mentally, or emotionally disabled. Includes instruction in the foundations...

Bachelor degree Sociology	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree Sociology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, fa...

Bachelor degree Social Work	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree Social Work: A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welf...

Bachelor degree Public Administration	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree Public Administration: A program that prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state, and federal government; and that focuses on the systematic study of executive organization and management. Includes instruction in the roles, development, and principle...

Bachelor degree Psychology General	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree Psychology, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various ...

Bachelor degree Political Science and Government General	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree Political Science and Government, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and interest groups, public ...

Bachelor degree Philosophy and Religious Studies Other	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other: Any instructional program in philosophy and religion not listed in the Philosophy and Religious Studies, General category.

Bachelor degree Parks Recreation and Leisure Studies	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies: A program that focuses on the principles underlying recreational and leisure activities, and the practices involved in providing indoor and outdoor recreational facilities and services for the general public.

Bachelor degree Music General	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree Music, General: A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media.

Bachelor degree Mathematics General	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree Mathematics, General: A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathemat...

Bachelor degree Mass Communication + Media Studies	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree Mass Communication + Media Studies: A program that focuses on the analysis and criticism of media institutions and media texts, how people experience and understand media content, and the roles of media in producing and transforming culture. Includes instruction in communications regul...

Bachelor degree Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies: A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs.

Bachelor degree Kinesiology and Exercise Science	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree Kinesiology and Exercise Science: A scientific program that focuses on the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and biophysics of human movement, and applications to exercise and therapeutic rehabilitation. Includes instruction in biomechanics, motor behavior, motor development and coord...

Bachelor degree International Relations and Affairs	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree International Relations and Affairs: A program that focuses on the systematic study of international politics and institutions, and the conduct of diplomacy and foreign policy. Includes instruction in international relations theory, foreign policy analysis, national security and strate...

Bachelor degree International Business + Trade + Commerce	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree International Business + Trade + Commerce: A program that prepares individuals to manage international businesses and/or business operations. Includes instruction in the principles and processes of export sales, trade controls, foreign operations and related problems, monetary issues, ...

Bachelor degree Environmental Science	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree Environmental Science: A program that focuses on the application of biological, chemical, and physical principles to the study of the physical environment and the solution of environmental problems, including subjects such as abating or controlling environmental pollution and degradatio...

Bachelor degree English Language and Literature General	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree English Language and Literature, General: A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.

Bachelor degree Elementary Education and Teaching	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree Elementary Education and Teaching: A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject mat...

Bachelor degree Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts General	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts, General: A program that focuses on the general study of dramatic works and their performance. Includes instruction in major works of dramatic literature, dramatic styles and types, and the principles of organizing and producing full live or filmed pr...

Bachelor degree Criminal Justice + Safety Studies	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree Criminal Justice + Safety Studies: A program that focuses on the criminal justice system, its organizational components and processes, and its legal and public policy contexts. Includes instruction in criminal law and policy, police and correctional systems organization, the administra...

Bachelor degree Computer Science	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree Computer Science: A general program that focuses on computers, computing problems and solutions, and the design of computer systems and user interfaces from a scientific perspective. Includes instruction in the principles of computational science, and computing theory; computer hardware...

Bachelor degree Computer and Information Sciences General	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree Computer and Information Sciences, General: A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confused with ...

Bachelor degree Chemistry General	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree Chemistry, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena.

Bachelor degree Business Administration and Management General	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree Business Administration and Management, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting an...

Bachelor degree Biology + Biological Sciences General	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree Biology + Biological Sciences, General: A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biologica...

Bachelor degree Audiology + Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology + Pathologist	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree Audiology + Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology + Pathologist: An integrated or coordinated program that prepares individuals as audiologists and speech-language pathologists. Includes instruction in a variety of communication disorder studies, audiology, speech pathology, langua...

Bachelor degree Accounting	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Bachelor degree Accounting: A program that prepares individuals to practice the profession of accounting and to perform related business functions. Includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, le...

Master's degree Religious Education	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Master's degree Religious Education: A program that focuses on the theory and practice of providing educational services to members of faith communities, within the context of a particular religion, and that prepares individuals to serve as religious educators. Includes instruction in planning and tea...

Master's degree Curriculum and Instruction	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University Master's degree Curriculum and Instruction: A program that focuses on the curriculum and related instructional processes and tools, and that may prepare individuals to serve as professional curriculum specialists. Includes instruction in curriculum theory, curriculum design and planning, instructional...

First-Professional degree Divinity + Minstry (B.D., M.Div.).	Shaw University
General Description for: Shaw University First-Professional degree Divinity + Minstry (B.D., M.Div.): A program that prepares individuals for ordination as ministers or priests in any of the Christian religious traditions. Includes instruction in the theology and polity of a particular church, church law, liturgy and ritual, principles of pa...

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