- The Inkwell
- Rhode Island
- Johnson & Wales University-Providence
Providence, RICity: midsizeZIP 02903Founded 1914
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1914
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Campuses
- 2
Rhode IslandPrivate nonprofit
Johnson & Wales University-Providence
Johnson & Wales University-Providence is a private nonprofit university in Providence, Rhode Island, with 3,868 undergraduates. It admits 88% of applicants, graduates 49% within six years and costs $29,952 a year after aid.
49%graduate
Admission rate88%
Retention82%
4-year graduation36%
Pell Grant share38%
Federal loans74%
$29,952net price / year
88%admission rate
1050average SAT
49%graduate in 6 years
$53,928median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#1,072 of 1,704 for earnings#1,454 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,074 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,132 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
- $62,760tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $44,581
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $44,581
- Average net price
- $29,952national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$26,196
$30,001–48,000$25,194
$48,001–75,000$25,185
$75,001–110,000$31,332
$110,001+$35,887
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 88%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1050
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 460–590
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 430–570
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–27
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college88%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college82%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college49%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college38%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 49%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 36%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 57%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,995
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,928middle 50%: $35,957–$74,775
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$74,775
Median, Johnson & Wales University-Providence$53,928
Lower quarter$35,957
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
- 3,868
- Part-time
- 3.3%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 21.0
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,624 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,658
- Endowment, end of year
- $297,396,538
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White59%
Hispanic17%
Black11%
Asian3.7%
Two or more races3.3%
U.S. nonresident2.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.3%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Personal & culinary services36%
Business & management20%
Family & consumer sciences8.6%
Health professions7.6%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting7.3%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.7%
Psychology4.7%
Computer & information sciences2.8%
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Williams University Bristol, RI | $37,645 | 67% | $77,127 |
| Providence College Providence, RI | $49,594 | 86% | $90,260 |
| Bryant University Smithfield, RI | $39,186 | 81% | $104,456 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Online Providence, RI | $22,071 | 0% | $53,928 |
| Salve Regina University Newport, RI | $36,528 | 73% | $73,336 |
| Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI | $50,513 | 92% | $69,341 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL | $28,424 | 49% | $77,598 |
| Life University Marietta, GA | $29,594 | 43% | $48,303 |
| Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC | $29,421 | 58% | $58,736 |
| Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, ME | $29,029 | 56% | $69,579 |
| Missouri Baptist University Saint Louis, MO | $27,032 | 50% | $49,360 |
| Doane University Crete, NE | $28,885 | 59% | $57,009 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 217235. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1798494.