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John Carroll University was awarded 12 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business, management & marketing.
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College Factual ranked John Carroll as #605 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 91 colleges in Ohio, John Carroll is ranked at #20.
When it comes to admittance, John Carroll University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 82%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 18% of students accepted to John Carroll submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 660. Math scores were between 570 and 660.
The student to faculty ratio at John Carroll University is about average at 14 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
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 John Carroll University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
John Carroll University has a freshmen retention rate of 86%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at John Carroll for first-time, full-time students is 67%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,771 undergraduates at John Carroll with 2,714 being full-time and 57 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $23,663 | $23,107 | $24,892 | $27,553 | $33,700 |
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 John Carroll, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 John Carroll, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $8,345 a year. That adds up to $33,380 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for John Carroll are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1 John Carroll Boulevard, University Heights, OH 44118-4538 |
| Phone: | 888-388-2977 |
| Website: | jcu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 136 | $54,238 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 103 | $55,590 |
| Marketing | 90 | $48,890 |
| General Biology | 71 | NA |
| Accounting | 68 | $62,145 |
| Health & Physical Education | 64 | $27,971 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 60 | $41,072 |
| General Psychology | 57 | $36,602 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 43 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 33 | $28,507 |
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 2022-2023, 675 students took at least one online class at John Carroll University. This is a decrease from the 785 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 675 | 141 |
| 2021-2022 | 785 | 116 |
| 2020-2021 | 3,278 | 3,278 |
| 2018-2019 | 30 | 1 |
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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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