Johnson & Wales University - Providence Overview

Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Providence, Rhode Island. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Johnson & Wales University - Providence Known For?

• The highest award offered at JWU Providence is the doctor's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from JWU Providence with a bachelor's degree make about $43,418 a year. That's 6% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• The average JWU Providence student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Johnson & Wales University - Providence?

Contact details for JWU Providence are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	8 Abbott Park Place, Providence, RI 02903-3703
Phone:	401-598-1000
Website:	www.jwu.edu

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How Do I Get Into JWU Providence?

You can apply to JWU Providence online at: https://apply.jwu.edu/?_ga=2.129878860.1144428041.1661956580-1253747645.1659483415

Admission Requirements for JWU Providence

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 Providence?

JWU Providence has an acceptance rate of 83%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 32% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 18% of students accepted to JWU Providence submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 610. Math scores were between 460 and 580.

JWU Providence received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 31. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 29.

Can I Afford Johnson & Wales University - Providence?

The overall average net price of JWU Providence is $39,596. 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 Providence, approximately 80% of students took out student loans averaging $10,255 a year. That adds up to $41,020 over four years for those students.

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Johnson & Wales University - Providence Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,120 undergraduate students at JWU Providence, with 4,604 being full-time and 516 being part-time.

There are also 556 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,604 full-time undergraduates at JWU Providence, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	157
Black or African American	616
Hispanic or Latino	615
White	2,699
International Students	170
Other Races/Ethnicities	347

Geographic Diversity

Rhode Island students aren't the only ones who study at Johnson & Wales University - Providence. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 76 countries are represented at JWU Providence. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Johnson & Wales University - Providence Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Culinary Arts	2	242	168	0	0	0	412
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	0	0	89	0	0	0	89
Business Administration & Management	0	0	53	0	18	0	71
Hospitality Management	0	0	59	0	12	0	71
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	68	0	0	0	68
Recreation Administration	0	0	43	0	0	0	43
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	38	0	0	0	38
General Psychology	0	0	38	0	0	0	38
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	0	35	0	35
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	0	30	0	30
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	0	28	0	0	0	28
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	24	0	0	0	24
Accounting	0	0	17	0	6	0	23
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	20	0	0	0	20
Computer Science	0	0	19	0	0	0	19
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	18	0	0	0	18
General Biology	0	0	17	0	0	0	17
Marketing	0	0	17	0	0	0	17
Homeland Security	0	0	17	0	0	0	17
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	0	0	16	0	0	0	16
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	0	16	16
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	12	0	3	0	15
Other Education	0	0	0	15	0	0	15
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	0	0	14	14
International Business	0	0	13	0	0	0	13
Information Technology	0	0	0	0	13	0	13
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	0	13	0	13
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	11	0	0	0	11
Animal Services	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	0	8	0	8
Political Science & Government	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Robotics Engineering	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Agricultural Production	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Human Resource Management	0	0	2	0	2	0	4
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
Other Engineering	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Computer Systems Networking	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Public Health	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Systems Theory	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Animal Science	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Horticulture	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Sales & Marketing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Biomedical Engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nursing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Data Analytics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Natural Resource Management	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	242	833	15	150	30	1,272

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Jeffrey Beall under License

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