- The Inkwell
- North Carolina
- Johnson C Smith University
Charlotte, NCCity: largeZIP 28216Founded 1867
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1867
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.jcsu.edu
North CarolinaHBCUPrivate nonprofit
Johnson C Smith University
Johnson C Smith University is a private nonprofit university in Charlotte, North Carolina, with 1,244 undergraduates. It admits 45% of applicants, graduates 34% within six years and costs $21,397 a year after aid.
34%graduate
Admission rate45%
Retention71%
4-year graduation17%
Pell Grant share75%
Federal loans77%
$21,397net price / year
45%admission rate
—average SAT
34%graduate in 6 years
$44,849median earnings, 10 yrs
$30,750median debt
#1,450 of 1,704 for earnings#976 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,489 of 1,738 for graduation rate#211 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
- $36,350tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $22,370
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $22,370
- Average net price
- $21,397national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,863
$30,001–48,000$20,176
$48,001–75,000$20,317
$75,001–110,000$25,561
$110,001+$27,176
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 45%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college45%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college71%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college34%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college75%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 34%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 17%
- First-year retention
- 71%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 38%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $36,987
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $44,849middle 50%: $28,925–$62,184
- Median debt at graduation
- $30,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$62,184
Median, Johnson C Smith University$44,849
Lower quarter$28,925
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
- 1,244
- Part-time
- 3.1%
- Women / men
- 52% / 48%
- Average age at entry
- 23.3
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 75%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 59%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,806 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,570
- Endowment, end of year
- $69,181,754
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White0.6%
Hispanic0.5%
Black80%
Asian0.2%
Two or more races0.2%
U.S. nonresident2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown15%
14 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management24%
Parks, recreation & fitness13%
Computer & information sciences10%
Liberal arts & humanities8.5%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.9%
Psychology7.9%
Public administration & social service7.9%
Social sciences6.7%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Catawba College Salisbury, NC | $15,993 | 48% | $52,260 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Randall University Moore, OK | $19,995 | 37% | $45,886 |
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| Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach, VA | $20,237 | 45% | $54,390 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 198756. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q11979088.