Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,100,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,606 (49%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (39%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,882
Men / Women 37% / 63%
From State 14%
From Region 47%
Athletes 408 (10.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 58%
Hispanic 17%
Black 11%
Asian 4%
Mixed 3%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 259 36% 63% 3% 10% 17% 3% $58,109 6 -0.47 36 95%
Cybersecurity 15 — 87% 73% 7% 7% 0% 7% $88,474 41 -0.28 87 — — — — —
Data Analytics 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,361 4 -1.67 72 — — — — —
Biology 11 — 18% 55% 9% 0% 18% 0% $41,261 0 -2.92 5 94% — — — —
Equestrian Studies 6 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,826 44 -0.21 22 100% — — — —
Equine Science and Management 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,224 46 -0.16 23 — — — — —
Urban Horticulture 13 — 31% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $55,164 20 -0.58 28 — — — — —
Exercise Science 8 — 50% 62% 0% 0% 25% 12% $55,603 25 -0.72 29 — — — — —
Health Sciences 24 — 17% 42% 0% 12% 38% 0% $55,599 11 -0.88 29 90% — — — —
Public Health 11 — 45% 55% 0% 18% 0% 9% $55,010 15 -0.94 27 — — — — —
Advertising 3 — 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $74,772 45 -0.22 73 94% — — — —
Health Services Administration 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,014 21 -0.53 30 — — — — —
Recreation Management 37 — 54% 68% 5% 11% 14% 3% $55,510 27 -0.46 29 94% — — — —
General Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,834 29 -0.43 22 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 — 50% 62% 12% 0% 25% 0% $55,380 46 -0.19 28 — — — — —
Communication 11 — 55% 73% 0% 9% 18% 0% $65,804 68 +0.37 56 97% — — — —
Pediatric Psychology — — — — — — — — $53,150 42 -0.29 23 96% — — — —
Political Science 6 — 83% 33% 0% 0% 17% 33% $54,323 5 -1.32 26 — — — — —
Psychology 45 — 13% 69% 0% 11% 11% 4% $56,133 61 +0.16 30 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 55 — 35% 55% 4% 15% 27% 0% $57,614 36 -0.31 34 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 148 43% 67% 3% 7% 11% 5% $58,200 6 -0.94 36 95%
Accounting 6 — 33% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $78,978 33 -0.52 78 100% — — — —
Business Administration 48 — 58% 67% 2% 8% 12% 0% $60,758 11 -0.88 43 94% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 18 — 61% 72% 6% 6% 0% 0% $47,904 4 -1.24 12 95% — — — —
Finance 7 — 100% 57% 0% 14% 0% 29% $79,424 17 -0.68 79 100% — — — —
Hospitality Marketing — — — — — — — — $56,209 32 -0.40 31 95% — — — —
Human Resources Management 4 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 25% 25% $82,788 81 +0.49 82 94% — — — —
International Business 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $62,514 9 -0.93 48 92% — — — —
Marketing 15 — 47% 60% 0% 0% 20% 7% $64,306 13 -1.03 52 99% — — — —
Retail Merchandising — — — — — — — — $65,037 14 -0.98 54 — — — — —
Small Business Management 37 — 19% 70% 3% 8% 11% 8% $47,904 4 -1.24 12 95% — — — —
Supply Chain Management — — — — — — — — $60,758 1 -1.81 43 94% — — — —
Tourism Promotion Operations 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $56,209 32 -0.40 31 95% — — — —
Fashion Merchandising 11 — 0% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% $56,209 27 -0.54 31 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering and Design 44 64% 68% 2% 11% 14% 2% $63,966 23 -0.73 52 96%
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,597 1 -1.81 77 — — — — —
Engineering 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $85,560 10 -0.99 85 — — — — —
Robotics Engineering 6 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 17% 17% $83,588 1 -1.96 83 — — — — —
Computer Science 7 — 100% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $66,335 1 -1.71 57 94% — — — —
Computer Graphics 20 — 35% 70% 5% 10% 15% 0% $54,372 54 -0.09 26 97% — — — —
Industrial Design 6 — 83% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $55,600 36 -0.35 29 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $101,303 92 +1.05 94 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Food Innovation and Technology 276 33% 56% 4% 6% 16% 8% $51,374 1 -1.29 19 96%
Baking and Pastry Arts 49 — 10% 63% 2% 2% 20% 8% $47,780 3 -1.54 12 95% — — — —
Culinary Arts 87 — 52% 59% 3% 7% 17% 3% $47,780 3 -1.54 12 95% — — — —
Culinary Science 20 — 45% 40% 5% 5% 30% 15% $47,780 3 -1.54 12 95% — — — —
Dietetics 19 — 5% 58% 0% 0% 0% 21% $54,584 14 -0.89 26 — — — — —
Food and Nutrition 22 — 50% 73% 0% 9% 9% 0% $49,250 7 -1.40 14 96% — — — —
Nursing 18 — 0% 50% 11% 6% 11% 0% $88,942 43 -0.33 87 — — — — —
Food Service Management 61 — 34% 46% 5% 8% 16% 15% $49,250 7 -1.02 14 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Hospitality Management 41 24% 51% 5% 5% 15% 10% $57,276 4 -0.30 34 95%
Hospitality Administration — — — — — — — — $57,276 43 -0.30 34 95% — — — —
Hospitality Management 33 — 21% 52% 6% 3% 18% 9% $57,276 43 -0.30 34 95% — — — —
Hotel Administration — — — — — — — — $57,276 43 -0.30 34 95% — — — —
Hotel and Restaurant Management 8 — 38% 50% 0% 12% 0% 12% $57,276 43 -0.30 34 95% — — — —
Restaurant Management — — — — — — — — $57,276 43 -0.30 34 95% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $45,388
ROI Percentile 30th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 39%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 36.5% 280 41% 59% 4% 8% 13% 8% $56,008 1 -0.81 30 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 28.3% 217 35% 63% 2% 5% 15% 6% $49,132 8 -1.37 14 95% —
Social Sciences 8.1% 62 27% 66% 0% 10% 13% 6% $57,674 47 +0.06 35 97% —
Health Sciences 7.9% 61 21% 49% 3% 10% 21% 3% $65,332 10 -0.71 55 90% —
Professional 7.3% 56 36% 54% 4% 16% 27% 0% $58,394 22 -0.29 37 97% —
Arts 4.8% 37 32% 73% 3% 11% 11% 0% $55,117 66 -0.26 28 96% —
Computer Science 3.3% 25 88% 80% 4% 4% 4% 4% $80,582 7 -0.85 80 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 1.4% 11 18% 55% 9% 0% 18% 0% $41,261 0 -2.92 5 94% —
Engineering 1.3% 10 80% 60% 0% 0% 20% 10% $82,784 1 -1.74 82 — —
Humanities 1.2% 9 44% 67% 11% 0% 22% 0% $55,097 51 -0.21 28 100% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Computer Science $0.0M #507 71% — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0 #622 — — — — — —
Education — — — — 12 #302 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.0M #651 71% — 12 #446 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Wrestling 40 $268K $268K $0
Baseball 34 $332K $332K $0
Lacrosse 29 $143K $143K $0
Ice Hockey 28 $249K $249K $0
Soccer 28 $167K $167K $0
Basketball 16 $221K $221K $0
Other Sports 1 $2K $2K $0
Total 174 $1.4M $1.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 39 $51K $51K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 38 $51K $51K $0
Soccer 33 $173K $173K $0
Cross Country 30 $168K $168K $0
Ice Hockey 26 $303K $303K $0
Other Sports 24 $64K $64K $0
Softball 24 $182K $182K $0
Field Hockey 22 $141K $141K $0
Volleyball 22 $175K $175K $0
Equestrian 17 $51K $51K $0
Lacrosse 16 $140K $140K $0
Basketball 15 $166K $166K $0
Total 234 $1.7M $1.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 61 $341K $341K $0
Ice Hockey 54 $552K $552K $0
Lacrosse 45 $284K $284K $0
Wrestling 40 $268K $268K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 39 $51K $51K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 38 $51K $51K $0
Baseball 34 $332K $332K $0
Basketball 31 $388K $388K $0
Cross Country 30 $168K $168K $0
Other Sports 25 $66K $66K $0
Softball 24 $182K $182K $0
Field Hockey 22 $141K $141K $0
Volleyball 22 $175K $175K $0
Equestrian 17 $51K $51K $0
Total 408 $4.2M $4.2M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 88%
Yield (non-ED) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 88% 88% 88%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 16%
SAT Range 890 – 1160
SAT Math Range 430 – 570
SAT RW Range 460 – 590