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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?

0 Undergraduate Awards
$32,150 Avg Cost After Aid
82% Acceptance Rate
  • The 2% student loan default rate at JWU Charlotte is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at JWU Charlotte.
  • In <nil>, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, JWU Charlotte bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $41,886 a year. That's about 3% more than their peers at other schools.
  • 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

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 Required
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Recommended
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into JWU Charlotte?

82% Acceptance Rate
72% Of Accepted Are Women
With an acceptance rate of 82%, 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 27% of accepted students are men and 72% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Can I Afford Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte?

$32,150 Net Price
86% Take Out Loans
1.5% Loan Default Rate
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 86% of students took out student loans averaging $8,988 a year. That adds up to $35,952 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at JWU Charlotte is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,231 Full-Time Undergraduates
66% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,262 undergraduate students at JWU Charlotte, with 1,231 being full-time and 31 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,231 full-time undergraduates at JWU Charlotte, 34% are male and 66% 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 564
Hispanic or Latino 141
White 396
International Students 15
Other Races/Ethnicities 90

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.

Online Learning at Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte

15 Took All Classes Online
116 Took At Least One Class Online
223.3% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 116 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at JWU Charlotte has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of JWU Charlotte

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte was 223.3%. This is the #259 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at JWU Charlotte regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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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