Student Population at Shaw

The following chart compares Shaw's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in North Carolina.

Shaw has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 1,709 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in North Carolina average (1,973 students).

The below chart compares the student population between Shaw University and similar colleges.

By gender, there are 453 male and 511 female students attending Shaw. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.89 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Shaw.

At Shaw University, 587 students (60.89% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 120 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 95 students live in North Carolina where Shaw University is located in and 25 students have enrolled from other states.