unitid 198756 · Charlotte, NC · private nonprofit 4-year · city (large)
Johnson C Smith University
- enrollment 2023
- 1,193
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
45%
17th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,244
59th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
69%
undergrads on Pell grants
93rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
34%
finish within 150% time
16th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$34,923
30th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$20,894
after aid, aided students
42nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$42,680
after entry, Title IV students
23rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$30,000
98th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $19,940 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k48%
- 30-48k20%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $26,404
- First-generation students
- 36%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $21,300
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.4× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 37 | $47,745 | $37,038 |
| Biology, General. | 24 | $41,716 | $28,123 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 20 | $32,373 | $34,078 |
| Social Work. | 20 | $56,861 | — |
| Criminology. | 17 | $45,538 | $32,047 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 16 | — | $36,285 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 14 | $60,754 | $31,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 12 | — | $31,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 10 | $39,952 | $33,093 |
| Social Work. | 10 | $43,956 | $41,000 |
| Public Health. | 7 | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 3 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.