unitid 445708 · Charlotte, NC · private nonprofit 4-year · city (large)
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte
- enrollment 2023
- 1,237
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
80%
62nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,184
57th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
52%
undergrads on Pell grants
81st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
49%
finish within 150% time
35th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$58,022
71st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$27,426
after aid, aided students
72nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$43,418
after entry, Title IV students
24th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$26,000
71st 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 $23,414 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
- 0-30k32%
- 30-48k17%
- 48-75k16%
- 75-110k15%
- 110k+21%
- Median family income
- $41,456
- First-generation students
- 35%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $42,419
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.7× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 161 | $36,778 | $14,745 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | 51 | $41,943 | $27,000 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 22 | $45,190 | $25,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 19 | $52,954 | $27,000 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. | 15 | $50,488 | $27,000 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | 8 | $46,169 | $26,175 |
| Food Science and Technology. | 6 | — | — |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations. | 5 | $48,340 | $27,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 3 | — | $25,125 |
| Marketing. | 3 | $55,595 | $26,675 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 1 | $75,585 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 1 | — | — |
— 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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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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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.