John Carroll University Business Programs

John Carroll University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in University Heights, Ohio. John Carroll is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

John Carroll University Rankings

We have ranked John Carroll as #170 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 80 colleges in Ohio, it is ranked at #8.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

John Carroll has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#121	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at John Carroll.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#26	Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#35	Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#51	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#59	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#65	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#66	Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#175	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards John Carroll has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#107	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#110	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#221	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#224	Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	College Factual
#226	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#259	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is John Carroll University?

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:	sites.jcu.edu/
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/JCU1886?utm_source=go.jcu.edu&utm_medium=urlshortener
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/johncarrollu

How Do I Get Into John Carroll?

You can apply to John Carroll online at: jcu.edu/applynow

Admission Requirements for John Carroll

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into John Carroll?

John Carroll has the high acceptance rate of 88%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 88%.

Average Test Scores

About 43% 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 530 and 630. Math scores were between 530 and 630.

John Carroll received ACT scores from 76% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 28. Math scores were between 20 and 27. Composite scores were between 22 and 28.

Can I Afford John Carroll University?

The overall average net price of John Carroll is $36,724. 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 John Carroll, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $8,161 a year. That adds up to $32,644 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at John Carroll is 2.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

John Carroll University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,771 undergraduate students at John Carroll, with 2,714 being full-time and 57 being part-time.

There are also 507 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,714 full-time undergraduates at John Carroll, 53% are male and 47% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of John Carroll University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	62
Black or African American	94
Hispanic or Latino	110
White	2,362
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	69

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at John Carroll University. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 47 countries are represented at John Carroll. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at John Carroll University

In 2019-2020, 3,278 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at John Carroll has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of John Carroll

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at John Carroll University was 7,675.0%. This is the #32 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at John Carroll regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

John Carroll University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	1	79	80
Accounting	51	11	62
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	58	0	58
Finance	49	0	49
Supply Chain Management	28	0	28
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	22	0	22
General Economics	15	0	15
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	12	12
International Business/Trade/Commerce	10	0	10
TOTAL	234	102	336

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 Patrickneil under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.