Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte

Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,184 students of which 1,220 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 & Wales University-Charlotte is categorized as “22” 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 79.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,007. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $27,426, with published in-state tuition of $42,419 and a Pell grant recipient share of 52.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 50.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 71.5%. Graduates earn a median of $43,418 ten years after enrolling, compared with $35,802 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 972600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 60.9% 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.