unitid 460349 · Providence, RI · private nonprofit 4-year · city (midsize)
Johnson & Wales University-Online
- enrollment 2023
- 3,608
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
91%
82nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
2,202
78th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
36%
undergrads on Pell grants
56th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
0%
finish within 150% time
1st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$26,864
19th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$20,252
after aid, aided students
38th 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 $19,916 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
- $13,365
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 97 | $71,892 | — |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | 79 | $41,943 | $27,000 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | 64 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 50 | $52,954 | $27,000 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | 44 | $46,169 | $26,175 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 42 | — | — |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | 34 | — | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 21 | — | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 21 | $45,190 | $25,500 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. | 20 | $50,488 | $27,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 20 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 19 | — | — |
— 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.