Johnson & Wales University-Providence
Providence, RI · Private four-year · City: Midsize
3,952undergraduates
88%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$33,480average net price per year
49%graduate in 6 years
76%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 8,841
- Admitted
- 7,400
- Admit rate
- 88%
- Admit rate, women
- 85%
- Admit rate, men
- 81%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 14%
- First-year students
- 1,056
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 15%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 500-630
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 470-600
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 2%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 20-26
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Considered, not required |
| Essay or personal statement | Considered, not required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
48 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Culinary, entertainment, and personal services (4)
- Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate (145 awarded), Bachelor's (58 awarded)
- Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other Certificate (under 1 year) (2 awarded)
- Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate (94 awarded), Bachelor's (76 awarded)
- Culinary Science/Culinology Bachelor's (20 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (18)
- Accounting Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (56 awarded)
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Fashion Merchandising Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (21 awarded)
- General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations, Other Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Hospitality Administration/Management, General Bachelor's (26 awarded)
- Hospitality Administration/Management, Other Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Operations Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Associate (1 awarded), Bachelor's (17 awarded)
- Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Small Business Administration/Management Bachelor's (44 awarded)
- Tourism and Travel Services Management Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (2)
- Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Foodservice Systems Administration/Management Bachelor's (71 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (2)
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Bachelor's (37 awarded)
- Critical Infrastructure Protection Bachelor's (20 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (3)
- Computer Graphics Bachelor's (27 awarded)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (3)
- Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's (24 awarded)
- Public Health, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (41 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General Bachelor's (34 awarded)
Agricultural/animal/plant/veterinary science and related fields (3)
- Equestrian/Equine Studies Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Urban and Community Horticulture Bachelor's (10 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (2)
- Advertising Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Communication, General Bachelor's (21 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (1)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (18 awarded)
Engineering (2)
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Social sciences (1)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (1)
- Industrial and Product Design Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians (1)
- Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (2)
- Data Analytics, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- General Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Graduate programs (27)
- Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist Doctorate (professional)
- Physician Associate/Assistant Master's
- Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master's
- Education, Other Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Doctorate (research)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Master's
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctorate (research)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other Master's
- Trade and Industrial Teacher Education Master's
- Accounting and Business/Management Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Master's
- Finance, General Master's
- Hospitality Administration/Management, General Master's
- Hospitality Administration/Management, Other Master's
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Master's
- Information Resources Management Master's
- Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management Master's
- Management Science Master's
- Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Master's
- Project Management Master's
- Tourism and Travel Services Management Master's
- Information Technology Project Management Master's
- Systems Science and Theory Master's
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Master's
- Industrial and Organizational Psychology Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $40,408
- Housing and food on campus
- $18,776
- Books and supplies
- $1,200
- Other on-campus costs
- $1,758
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $62,142
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $62,142
- Total cost living at home
- $43,366
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $28,488 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $29,394 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $31,538 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $33,740 |
| Over $110,000 | $35,008 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 100%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $25,112
- Got a grant from the college
- 100%
- Average grant from the college
- $22,844
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 30%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 79%
- Average amount borrowed
- $11,078
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 42%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 48%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 49%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 58%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 55%
- Transferred to another college
- 22%
- Came back for year two
- 76%
| Pell grant students | 39% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 55% |
| Neither | 62% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 875 | 52% |
| Men | 591 | 45% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 78% (small group) |
| Asian | 53 | 45% |
| Black | 251 | 39% |
| Hispanic | 187 | 39% |
| White | 801 | 56% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 46% |
| Race unknown | 99 | 38% |
| International | 40 | 63% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 2,003 | 63% | 21% |
| Started here, part-time | 38 | 16% | 29% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 488 | 67% | 15% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 93 | 46% | 10% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 4,372
- Undergraduates
- 3,952
- Full-time undergraduates
- 3,780
- Part-time undergraduates
- 172
- Graduate students
- 420
- Students per faculty member
- 13 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 17%
- From out of state
- 82%
- From other countries
- 2%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 4%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 1%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 19%
| Women | 62% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 4% |
| Black | 11% |
| Hispanic | 15% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 60% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Race unknown | 5% |
| International | 4% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Midsize
- Address
- 8 Abbott Park Place, Providence, RI, 02903-3703
- County
- Providence County
- Part of
- Johnson & Wales University
- Type
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.