by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Johnson & Wales University - Providence was awarded 53 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is culinary arts.
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JWU Providence is ranked #483 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when JWU Providence held the #2,207 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 9 colleges in Rhode Island, JWU Providence is ranked at #6.
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With an acceptance rate of 88%, JWU Providence has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
The student to faculty ratio at Johnson & Wales University - Providence is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Johnson & Wales University - Providence is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Johnson & Wales University - Providence is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At JWU Providence the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 55%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,120 undergraduates at JWU Providence with 4,604 being full-time and 516 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $26,602 | $26,667 | $28,090 | $28,656 | $30,858 |
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 Providence, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At JWU Providence, approximately 82% of students took out student loans averaging $9,991 a year. That adds up to $39,964 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at JWU Providence 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 Providence are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 8 Abbott Park Place, Providence, RI 02903-3703 |
| Phone: | 401-598-1000 |
| Website: | https://www.jwu.edu/campuses/providence/ |
| 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 | 171 | $32,511 |
| Culinary Arts | 107 | $30,833 |
| Hospitality Management | 99 | $35,901 |
| Business Administration & Management | 82 | $36,180 |
| Recreation Administration | 71 | $32,446 |
| Other Education | 71 | NA |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 54 | $33,237 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 53 | $34,100 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing | 42 | $35,690 |
| Accounting | 36 | $48,464 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 1,201 students took at least one online class at Johnson & Wales University - Providence. This is a decrease from the 1,674 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,201 | 197 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,674 | 275 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,000 | 91 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,052 | 126 |
| 2016-2017 | 984 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Johnson & Wales University - Providence.
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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