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College Factual ranked JCSU as #2,049 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when JCSU held the #2,139 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
JCSU is also ranked #88 out of 93 schools in North Carolina.
With an acceptance rate of 25%, JCSU is one of the most selective schools in the country. Good grades and high test scores alone may not be enough to get you into the school, so do your best to submit a stellar application.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at JCSU it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
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 C Smith University is 55%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Johnson C Smith University this rate is 57%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from JCSU have a four-year graduation rate of 29%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Johnson C Smith University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,253 undergraduates at JCSU with 1,191 being full-time and 62 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,031 | $18,437 | $21,783 | $25,945 | $25,504 |
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 JCSU, 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 JCSU, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $6,405 a year. That adds up to $25,620 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for JCSU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 100 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, NC 28216-5398 |
| Phone: | 704-378-1000 |
| Website: | https://www.jcsu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 59 | $37,906 |
| Social Work | 37 | NA |
| General Biology | 27 | $28,675 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 20 | $26,090 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 18 | $33,847 |
| Computer Information Systems | 16 | $29,621 |
| Health & Physical Education | 16 | $29,678 |
| Criminology | 16 | $32,751 |
| Public Health | 7 | NA |
| General Psychology | 7 | NA |
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, 66 students took at least one online class at Johnson C Smith University. This is a decrease from the 67 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 66 | 66 |
| 2021-2022 | 67 | 67 |
| 2020-2021 | 51 | 51 |
| 2018-2019 | 63 | 63 |
Learn more about online learning at Johnson C Smith University.
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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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