Shaw University Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

Shaw University's acceptance rate dropped significantly to 30.5% for the application year 2023, with 10,699 applicants and 3,261 admissions. This marks a notable decline from 61.0% in 2022 and 65.3% in 2021, reflecting a tightening of acceptance standards over the past few years. Historically, the overall acceptance rates have shown a downward trend from 70.5% in 2020 and 63.4% in 2019. Such a sharp decrease illustrates an increasingly competitive applicant pool at Shaw University.