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Johnson C. Smith University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Location Charlotte, NC
Population 1,900,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,047
Men / Women 48% / 52%
Black 93%
White 3%
International 2%
Native American 1%
Hispanic 1%
Asian 0%
Mixed 0%
From State 42%
From Region 29%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 35%
Humanities & Social Sciences 31%
Education 12%
Life & Natural Sciences 8%
Computer Science 7%
Health Sciences 4%
Arts 2%
Engineering 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $21,300
Est. Cost of Attendance $34,923
10-Year ROI $77,000
ROI Percentile 12th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 71%
4-Year Graduation Rate 22%
6-Year Graduation Rate 34%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,680 (63%)
Days Without Precipitation 256 (70%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 42%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #409
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #511
Life & Natural Sciences $0M #548

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Johnson C. Smith University 207 41% / 59% 3% $43,163 93%
Computer Engineering 3 67% / 33% 67% $66,899 79
Computer Science 11 73% / 27% 0% $60,754 70 96%
Information Technology 3 100% / 0% 0% $60,754 70 96%
Mathematics 1 100% / 0% 0% $52,092 51
Biology 17 29% / 71% 18% $41,716 21 96%
Public Health Education and Promotion 8 0% / 100% 0% $40,177 18
Business Administration 46 57% / 43% 0% $47,745 39 90%
Sports Management 26 69% / 31% 0% $32,373 6 95%
Criminology 15 27% / 73% 0% $45,538 32 98%
History 1 100% / 0% 0% $41,026 20
Mass Communications 13 15% / 85% 0% $39,788 17 88%
Political Science 7 14% / 86% 0% $42,695 24
Psychology 14 21% / 79% 0% $39,952 17 90%
Social Work 14 29% / 71% 0% $43,956 28 91%
General Education 24 12% / 88% 4% $38,162 13 96%
Dance 2 50% / 50% 0% $32,980 6
Visual and Performing Arts 2 100% / 0% 0% $33,098 7