Johnson & Wales University - Online Business Programs

Johnson & Wales University - Online is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Johnson & Wales University - Online?

Contact details for JWU Online are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	8 Abbott Park Pl, Providence, RI 02903
Phone:	401-598-1000
Website:	online.jwu.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/johnsonandwales
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/jwuprovidence

How Do I Get Into JWU Online?

You can apply to JWU Online online at: https://online.jwu.edu/apply-step-1

Admission Requirements for JWU Online

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into JWU Online?

With an acceptance rate of 68%, JWU Online does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 63%.

Can I Afford Johnson & Wales University - Online?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At JWU Online, approximately 83% of students took out student loans averaging $9,500 a year. That adds up to $38,000 over four years for those students.

Johnson & Wales University - Online Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,571 undergraduate students at JWU Online, with 500 being full-time and 1,071 being part-time.

There are also 778 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 500 full-time undergraduates at JWU Online, 26% are male and 74% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	17
Black or African American	128
Hispanic or Latino	63
White	228
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	51

Geographic Diversity

Rhode Island students aren't the only ones who study at Johnson & Wales University - Online. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Johnson & Wales University - Online

There are 93 bachelor’s degree and 78 master’s degree programs available online at JWU Online. In 2022-2023, 2,505 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the most popular in Rhode Island for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of JWU Online majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Advertising	50%
Entrepreneurship	57%
Fashion Merchandising	59%
Finance	33%
General Business Administration and Management	7%
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	15%
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	35%
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	47%
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	27%
Project Management	33%
Restaurant/Food Services Management	40%
Small Business Administration/Management	16%
Supply Chain Management	55%
Tourism and Travel Services Management	50%

Johnson & Wales University - Online Business Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	8	53	0	54	0	115
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	0	22	0	70	0	92
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	0	6	0	53	0	59
Finance	0	0	0	0	36	0	36
Fashion Merchandising	0	0	15	0	12	0	27
Tourism and Travel Services Management	0	0	17	0	7	0	24
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	0	0	2	20	0	22
Supply Chain Management	5	0	2	2	13	0	22
Small Business Administration/Management	0	0	19	0	0	0	19
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	0	0	17	0	0	0	17
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	0	15	0	0	0	15
Interior Design Management	0	0	0	0	11	0	11
Project Management	0	0	0	0	9	0	9
Other Hospitality Administration/Management	0	0	0	0	8	0	8
Entrepreneurship	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Organizational Behavior Studies	0	0	0	0	0	7	7
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Restaurant/Food Services Management	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Accounting	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Advertising	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Accounting and Business/Management	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Management Science	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Information Resources Management	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Organizational Leadership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Risk Management	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brewery/Brewpub Operations/Management	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Organizational Communication	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	5	8	192	4	296	7	512

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.