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Acceptance Rate 80.16%
Yield 4.10%
Applicants 7,390
Admitted 5,924
Enrolled 243

Shaw Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 80.16% at Shaw University. Total 7,390 students applied and 5,924 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationwww.shawu.edu/Admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://bearsnet.shawu.edu/ICS/Admissions/
Acceptance Rate80.16%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 80.16%. A total of 7,390 students (2,580 men and 4,810 women) have applied to and 5,924 (1,964 men and 3,960 women) students admitted to Shaw University.
Among them, 122 male and 121 female students have enrolled into Shaw and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 4.10%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Shaw
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants7,3902,5804,81000
Admitted5,9241,9643,96000
Enrolled24312212100
Acceptance Rate 80.16% 76.12% 82.33% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 4.10% 6.21% 3.06% - -
[Chart] Shaw University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Shaw University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations.
Application Requirements for Shaw
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Shaw

The calendar system at Shaw University is Semester. Shaw University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Shaw University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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