by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte was awarded 7 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is personal & culinary services.
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JWU Charlotte landed the #208 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when JWU Charlotte held the #425 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
JWU Charlotte is also ranked #6 out of 93 schools in North Carolina.
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When it comes to admittance, Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 73%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
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.
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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 - Charlotte, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is 64%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at JWU Charlotte for first-time, full-time students is 44%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,391 undergraduates at JWU Charlotte with 1,321 being full-time and 70 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25,907 | $26,780 | $28,654 | $30,323 | $33,851 |
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 Charlotte, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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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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: | https://www.jwu.edu/campuses/charlotte/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts | 218 | $32,775 |
| Food, Nutrition & Related Services | 55 | $32,586 |
| Recreation Administration | 23 | $30,963 |
| Business Administration & Management | 21 | $39,917 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 16 | $30,996 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing | 11 | $27,168 |
| Hospitality Management | 8 | $33,374 |
| Food Science Technology | 7 | NA |
| Marketing | 5 | $41,544 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 3 | $37,266 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 306 students took at least one online class at Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte. This is an increase from the 116 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 306 | 12 |
| 2021-2022 | 116 | 15 |
| 2020-2021 | 124 | 19 |
| 2018-2019 | 6 | 5 |
Learn more about online learning at Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte.
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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