- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- John Carroll University
University Heights, OHSuburb: largeZIP 44118Founded 1886
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1886
- Motto
- Ad majorem Dei gloriam.
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- jcu.edu
- Member of
- AJCU
OhioReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
John Carroll University
John Carroll University is a private nonprofit university in University Heights, Ohio, with 2,274 undergraduates. It admits 81% of applicants, graduates 74% within six years and costs $27,167 a year after aid.
74%graduate
Admission rate81%
Retention83%
4-year graduation68%
Pell Grant share25%
Federal loans50%
$27,167net price / year
81%admission rate
1298average SAT
74%graduate in 6 years
$74,509median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#283 of 1,704 for earnings#1,351 of 1,739 for lowest net price#269 of 1,738 for graduation rate#885 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $66,958tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $51,960
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $51,960
- Average net price
- $27,167national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,479
$30,001–48,000$22,738
$48,001–75,000$21,014
$75,001–110,000$24,059
$110,001+$34,399
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 81%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1298
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 600–660
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 580–670
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 25–32
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college81%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college83%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college74%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college25%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 74%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 68%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 76%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $60,450
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $74,509middle 50%: $52,422–$105,822
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$105,822
Median, John Carroll University$74,509
Lower quarter$52,422
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,274
- Part-time
- 1.8%
- Women / men
- 46% / 54%
- Average age at entry
- 20.0
- First-generation students
- 19%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 25%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,285 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $15,871
- Endowment, end of year
- $286,479,073
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White80%
Hispanic3.9%
Black6.3%
Asian2.9%
Two or more races3.2%
U.S. nonresident3.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Unknown0.3%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management39%
Biological & biomedical sciences11%
Parks, recreation & fitness9.6%
Social sciences8.9%
Communication & journalism6.3%
Psychology6.3%
Computer & information sciences3.5%
Physical sciences3.1%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 203368. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1666981.