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Johnson & Wales University - Online is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. Providence is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

45% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Johnson & Wales University - Online?

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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: online.jwu.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/johnsonandwales
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jwuprovidence

How Do I Get Into JWU Online?

You can apply to JWU Online online at: https://online.jwu.edu/apply-step-1

Admission Requirements for JWU Online

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Recommended
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into JWU Online?

45% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
JWU Online has a fairly low acceptance rate of 45%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 61%, and the acceptance rate for women is 39%.

Can I Afford Johnson & Wales University - Online?

83% Take Out Loans
1.5% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Johnson & Wales University - Online Undergraduate Student Diversity

500 Full-Time Undergraduates
74% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,571 undergraduate students at JWU Online, with 500 being full-time and 1,071 being part-time.

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There are also 778 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 500 full-time undergraduates at JWU Online, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Johnson & Wales University - Online students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 17
Black or African American 128
Hispanic or Latino 63
White 228
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 51

Geographic Diversity

Rhode Island students aren't the only ones who study at Johnson & Wales University - Online. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Johnson & Wales University - Online

2,349 Took All Classes Online
2,349 Took At Least One Class Online
28.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 93 bachelor’s degree and 78 master’s degree programs available online at JWU Online. In 2020-2021, 2,349 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at JWU Online has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 3rd most popular in Rhode Island for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of JWU Online

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Johnson & Wales University - Online was 28.6%. This is the #515 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at JWU Online regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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