Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte Business Programs

Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte Rankings

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.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at JWU Charlotte.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#25	Most Popular Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte?

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:	www.jwu.edu/campuses/charlotte/index.html
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/johnsonandwales
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/JWUNorthMiami

How Do I Get Into JWU Charlotte?

You can apply to JWU Charlotte online at: https://enroll.jwu.edu/apply/?_ga=2.195915498.752362341.1629739669-391300583.1600981500

Admission Requirements for JWU Charlotte

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into JWU Charlotte?

The acceptance rate at Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is 82%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 83%.

Can I Afford Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte?

The overall average net price of JWU Charlotte is $32,150. 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

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 $8,298 a year. That adds up to $33,192 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at JWU Charlotte 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.

Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,391 undergraduate students at JWU Charlotte, with 1,321 being full-time and 70 being part-time.

There are also 5 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,321 full-time undergraduates at JWU Charlotte, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	25
Black or African American	631
Hispanic or Latino	126
White	441
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	89

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte. At this time, 31 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 19 countries are represented at JWU Charlotte. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Bahamas, Bermuda, and Panama.

Online Learning at Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte

In 2019-2020, 124 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of JWU Charlotte

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte was 223.3%. This is the #211 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at JWU Charlotte 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%.

Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Small Business Administration/Management	42	42
General Business Administration and Management	26	26
Fashion Merchandising	13	13
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	9	9
Accounting and Finance	3	3
Restaurant/Food Services Management	3	3
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	1	1
TOTAL	97	97

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.