Does Shaw University have a tennis program?

Yes. Shaw University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Shaw University?

Shaw University is in Raleigh, NC, in the Southeast region of the United States.

How much does Shaw University cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $30,861 a year, and an average net price of $16,512 after grants and scholarships.

Shaw University

Raleigh, NC · private, nonprofit · 875 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Shaw University field?

Shaw University, in Raleigh, NC, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

Both rosters carried the same number of players, 8, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Shaw University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 6 in 2021 and as high as 8 in 2020, and ended 2025 at 8. That 2025 roster is 23% above the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association median of 7, and 20% below the NCAA Division II median of 10. Shaw University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5.2, by 55%.

Shaw University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 6 in 2023 and as high as 9 in 2024, and ended 2025 at 8. That 2025 roster is 14% above the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association median of 7, and 11% below the NCAA Division II median of 9. Shaw University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5, by 60%.

Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.

How does Shaw University fund its athletes?

Shaw University reported 298 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 173 men and 125 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

Athletically related student aid came to $2,527,429, about $7,612 per male athlete and $9,684 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.

Recruiting spending was $49,700 for men's sports and $29,000 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $287 and $232 per athlete.

What is Shaw University like academically?

Shaw University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 80% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

The full cost of attendance is around $30,861 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $16,512 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 46% of the sticker price on average.

66% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.

22% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 52% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $34,409, below the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Shaw University?

Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 23% of degrees, followed by Parks, Recreation & Fitness (20%) and Homeland Security & Law Enforcement (13%).

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Business Administration, Management and Operations (28 degrees)
Criminal Justice and Corrections (20 degrees)
Social Work (18 degrees)
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (16 degrees)
Psychology, General (13 degrees)
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (12 degrees)
Communication and Media Studies (8 degrees)
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies (8 degrees)
Biology, General (8 degrees)
Sociology (7 degrees)

What is Raleigh, NC like to live in?

Shaw University sits in Raleigh, a large city of about 471,000 people in Wake County, North Carolina.

The median household in Raleigh earns about $82,424, which is above the North Carolina median ($69,904) but about the national median ($78,538).

Housing costs more here than in most of North Carolina: a typical home is valued around $377,800, 46% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,468 a month is 26% over the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 23 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 23% work from home.

The population skews young, with a median age of 35 against 39 nationally and 20% under 18.

53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the North Carolina average of 35%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Shaw University have a tennis program?: Yes. Shaw University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Shaw University?: Shaw University is in Raleigh, NC, in the Southeast region of the United States.
How much does Shaw University cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $30,861 a year, and an average net price of $16,512 after grants and scholarships.