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Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte Overview

Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of JWU Charlotte is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte Known For?

296 Undergraduate Awards
$32,150 Avg Cost After Aid
73% Acceptance Rate
  • The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at JWU Charlotte.
  • In a recent academic period100% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from JWU Charlotte makes roughly $43,418 a year. This is 6% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
  • On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from JWU Charlotte to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte?

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Contact details for JWU Charlotte are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Academic Center, 801 West Trade Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
Phone: 866-598-2427
Website: www.jwu.edu

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How Do I Get Into JWU Charlotte?

You can apply to JWU Charlotte online at: https://apply.jwu.edu/?_ga=2.226896733.1144428041.1661956580-1253747645.1659483415

Admission Requirements for JWU Charlotte

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into JWU Charlotte?

73% Acceptance Rate
71% Of Accepted Are Women
11% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 73%, JWU Charlotte may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 28% of accepted students are men and 71% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 68%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Average Test Scores

About 11% of students accepted to JWU Charlotte submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 562. Math scores were between 440 and 560.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte  ( 450 to 562 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte  ( 440 to 560 )
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800
JWU Charlotte received ACT scores from 10% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 23. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 and 22.

ACT English Scores for Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte  ( 14 to 23 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte  ( 16 to 22 )
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36

Can I Afford Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte?

$32,150 Net Price
88% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of JWU Charlotte is $32,150. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At JWU Charlotte, approximately 88% of students took out student loans averaging $8,937 a year. That adds up to $35,748 over four years for those students.

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Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,321 Full-Time Undergraduates
65% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,391 undergraduate students at JWU Charlotte, with 1,321 being full-time and 70 being part-time.

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There are also 5 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,321 full-time undergraduates at JWU Charlotte, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 25
Black or African American 631
Hispanic or Latino 126
White 441
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 89

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte. At this time, 31 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 19 countries are represented at JWU Charlotte. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Bahamas, Bermuda, and Panama.

Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Associate’s Bachelor’s TOTAL
Culinary Arts 161 1 162
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 51 51
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 22 22
Business Administration & Management 0 19 19
Recreation Administration 0 15 15
Hospitality Management 0 8 8
Food Science Technology 0 6 6
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 0 5 5
Marketing 0 3 3
Communication & Media Studies 0 3 3
Accounting 0 1 1
General Psychology 0 1 1
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 0
Nursing 0 0 0
Public Health 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0
TOTAL 161 135 296

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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