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Johnson & Wales University - Online Data & Information Overview

105 awards Ranking Badges
45% Acceptance Rate
7% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Johnson & Wales University - Online Ranked?

Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Johnson & Wales University - Online was awarded 105 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is hotel, motel, and restaurant management.

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Overall Quality

JWU Online was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into JWU Online?

45% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

Johnson & Wales University - Online has an acceptance rate of 45%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for JWU Online.

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Johnson & Wales University - Online Faculty

13 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Johnson & Wales University - Online, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Johnson & Wales University - Online is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Johnson & Wales University - Online

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Johnson & Wales University - Online Undergraduate Student Diversity

419 Full-Time Undergraduates
37.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
74.2% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,318 undergraduates at JWU Online with 419 being full-time and 899 being part-time.

How Much Does Johnson & Wales University - Online Cost?

$18,929 Net Price
83% Take Out Loans
$38,000 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of JWU Online is $18,929. 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.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of JWU Online, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

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 Online, approximately 83% of students took out student loans averaging $9,500 a year. That adds up to $38,000 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at JWU Online is 6.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do JWU Online Graduates Make?

$41,977 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from JWU Online with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $41,977 in their early years. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

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Location of Johnson & Wales University - Online

Rhode Island State
419 Full-Time Undergraduates
Midsize City Campus Setting
Located in Providence, Rhode Island, Johnson & Wales University - Online is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Providence makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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Contact details for JWU Online are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 8 Abbott Park Pl, Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-598-1000
Website: https://online.jwu.edu/?_ga=2.36357734.752362341.1629739669-391300583.1600981500
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/johnsonandwales
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JWUNorthMiami

Johnson & Wales University - Online Majors

29 Majors With Completions
261 Undergraduate Degrees
303 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 29 majors graduated from Johnson & Wales University - Online. Of these students, 261 received undergraduate degrees and 303 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 79 $32,511
Hospitality Management 54 $35,901
Business Administration & Management 52 $36,180
Entrepreneurial Studies 19 $33,237
Recreation Administration 19 $32,446
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 11 $35,690
Marketing 8 $39,411
Liberal Arts General Studies 4 NA
Health Sciences & Services 4 NA
Human Resource Management 3 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Johnson & Wales University - Online along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at JWU Online

100% Take At Least One Class Online
100% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 2,349 students took at least one online class at Johnson & Wales University - Online. This is an increase from the 2,152 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 2,349 2,349
2019-2020 2,152 2,152
2018-2019 1,752 1,752
2017-2018 1,508 1,508
2016-2017 1,172 1,172

Learn more about online learning at Johnson & Wales University - Online.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

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