by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
John Carroll University was awarded 45 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is accounting.
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College Factual ranked John Carroll as #469 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 96 colleges in Ohio, John Carroll is ranked at #18.
Because it has a high acceptance rate of 88%, some consider John Carroll to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
About 16% of students accepted to John Carroll submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 670. Math scores were between 550 and 670.
With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, John Carroll University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at John Carroll University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
John Carroll University has a freshmen retention rate of 86%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At John Carroll the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 68%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,771 undergraduates at John Carroll with 2,714 being full-time and 57 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $18,315 | $18,160 | $22,974 | $25,375 | $28,540 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of John Carroll, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At John Carroll, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $7,487 a year. That adds up to $29,948 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at John Carroll is 2.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at John Carroll University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of John Carroll University.
Contact details for John Carroll are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1 John Carroll Boulevard, University Heights, OH 44118-4538 |
| Phone: | 888-388-2977 |
| Website: | jcu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 64 | $34,976 |
| Health & Physical Education | 60 | $27,675 |
| General Biology | 58 | $25,822 |
| Marketing | 58 | $42,447 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 56 | $51,563 |
| Accounting | 51 | $55,750 |
| General Psychology | 49 | $25,116 |
| General Education | 40 | $32,429 |
| Sociology | 32 | $31,528 |
| Political Science & Government | 32 | $28,250 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 785 students took at least one online class at John Carroll University. This is a decrease from the 3,278 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 785 | 116 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,278 | 3,278 |
| 2018-2019 | 577 | 11 |
| 2017-2018 | 30 | 1 |
| 2016-2017 | 51 | 1 |
Learn more about online learning at John Carroll University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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