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Johnson & Wales University, Providence is a private regional university located in Providence, Rhode Island. Johnson & Wales University-Providence is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Johnson & Wales University-Providence is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $41,977 10 years after enrolling, 10th in Rhode Island, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Johnson & Wales University-Providence bachelor students earn 2% less than the national average. Johnson & Wales University-Providence is ranked 10th in Rhode Island.
Johnson & Wales University, Providence’s median net annual cost of $28,582 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Johnson & Wales University-Providence sorted by number of graduates - Food & Nutrition, Culinary Arts, Hospitality Mgmt., Business Administration, Parks & Recreation Mgmt., Entrepreneurship - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$28,582
Average years to graduate
4.2
Finance
Rank: #268
Economic score: 3.73
Accounting
Rank: #415
Economic score: 3.84
Advertising & PR
Rank: #85
Economic score: 5.64
Clinical / Counseling Psych
Rank: #17
Economic score: 6.46
Marketing
Rank: #340
Economic score: 6.58
Specialized Marketing Ops
Rank: #24
Economic score: 7.04
Criminal Justice
Rank: #298
Economic score: 7.15
International Business
Rank: #76
Economic score: 7.21
Computer software
Rank: #22
Economic score: 8.29
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #491
Economic score: 67.59
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 5 graduate programs at Johnson & Wales University-Providence - Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Business Administration, Mental & Social Health Services, HR Management, Education (subject specific) - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 67% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Johnson & Wales University-Providence is 8% lower than the state average, and 10% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Johnson & Wales University-Providence, Pell Grant recipients represent 35% of the measured graduating class, equal to the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Johnson & Wales University-Providence graduates within 4.3 years.
Johnson & Wales University-Providence is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Johnson & Wales University, Providence’s economic mobility score of 3.24 is calculated by adjusting the 11.88 economic score of lower-income students by the 35% pell grant recipients within the student body. Johnson & Wales University-Providence’s EMS of 3.24 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Johnson & Wales University, Providence pays $28,582 a year, $26,869 less than the $55,451 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $28,582
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Johnson & Wales University-Providence, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $28,582 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 82% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,991. This is 28% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,731
Pell grants
$4,964
State grants
$2,045
Institutional grants
$20,615
Johnson & Wales University, Providence's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 88% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 9,254 applicants, of which 8,182 were admitted and 1,121 enrolled. Johnson & Wales University-Providence has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
While Johnson & Wales University, Providence has a recommended testing policy, their average test scores are not made public.
Full time
94%
83%
Female
64%
59%
First time
75%
59%
In-state
17%
68%
1st generation
35%
35%
White
57%
52%
Black
14%
14%
Hispanic
14%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
12%
12%