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Johnson & Wales University - Online was awarded 105 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is hotel, motel, and restaurant management.
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JWU Online was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
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Johnson & Wales University - Online has an acceptance rate of 45%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for JWU Online.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Johnson & Wales University - Online, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
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 Johnson & Wales University - Online is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,318 undergraduates at JWU Online with 419 being full-time and 899 being part-time.
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 JWU Online, 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 JWU Online, approximately 83% of students took out student loans averaging $9,500 a year. That adds up to $38,000 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at JWU Online is 6.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for JWU Online are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 8 Abbott Park Pl, Providence, RI 02903 |
| Phone: | 401-598-1000 |
| Website: | https://online.jwu.edu/?_ga=2.36357734.752362341.1629739669-391300583.1600981500 |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/johnsonandwales |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/JWUNorthMiami |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Food, Nutrition & Related Services | 79 | $32,511 |
| Hospitality Management | 54 | $35,901 |
| Business Administration & Management | 52 | $36,180 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 19 | $33,237 |
| Recreation Administration | 19 | $32,446 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing | 11 | $35,690 |
| Marketing | 8 | $39,411 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 4 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 4 | NA |
| Human Resource Management | 3 | NA |
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, 2,349 students took at least one online class at Johnson & Wales University - Online. This is an increase from the 2,152 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,349 | 2,349 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,152 | 2,152 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,752 | 1,752 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,508 | 1,508 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,172 | 1,172 |
Learn more about online learning at Johnson & Wales University - Online.
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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