Johnson University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Johnson University

Johnson University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee (rural: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 743 students of which 831 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Johnson University is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 65.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,078 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,063, with published in-state tuition of $21,122 and a Pell grant recipient share of 38.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 59.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 69.4%. Graduates earn a median of $40,596 ten years after enrolling, compared with $35,649 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 40800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 50.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.