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The real 4-year cost of Shaw University in North Carolina
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Shaw University went from $11,696 to $17,272, an average of 0.5% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $11,696 | – | – |
| 2009 | $11,696 | – | – |
| 2010 | $12,580 | – | – |
| 2011 | $13,226 | – | – |
| 2012 | $14,414 | – | – |
| 2013 | $16,480 | – | – |
| 2014 | $16,480 | – | – |
| 2015 | $16,480 | – | – |
| 2016 | $16,480 | – | – |
| 2017 | $16,480 | – | – |
| 2018 | $16,480 | – | – |
| 2019 | $16,480 | – | – |
| 2020 | $16,480 | – | – |
| 2021 | $16,480 | – | – |
| 2022 | $16,480 | – | – |
| 2023 | $17,272 | $17,272 | – |
| 2024 | – | $17,362 | $16,614–$18,111 |
| 2025 | – | $17,453 | $15,981–$18,990 |
| 2026 | – | $17,544 | $15,372–$19,913 |
| 2027 | – | $17,636 | $14,786–$20,880 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $17,544 |
| Year 2 | $17,636 |
| Year 3 | $17,728 |
| Year 4 | $17,821 |
| 4-year total | $70,730 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $30,730
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $45,324
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $8,940/ yr
- rising 1.0% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $37,437
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here has kept rising even while tuition was frozen; the creep moved to room & board.
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See my 4-year cost at Shaw University4-year schools with similar prices in North Carolina
Closest to Shaw University by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Mid-Atlantic Christian University$17,280
- Saint Augustine's University$16,896
- Galen Health Institutes-Asheville$16,400
- Livingstone College$18,296
- Cabarrus College of Health Sciences$16,070
- Carolina University$16,000
- Carolinas College of Health Sciences$19,095
- Bennett College$19,140
Use this data
Published figures for Shaw University from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.