Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina · Website
$43,418
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$43,418
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Charlotte, North Carolina with 1,184 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $27,426 a year (tuition and fees $42,419). It admits 80% of applicants and 49% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $43,418 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$27,426
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$42,419
US median $11,837
Admission rate
80%
US median 78%
Completion rate
49%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,000
About $276 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$43,418
Rank 2,174 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $27,426
- Tuition and fees
- $42,419
- Cost of attendance
- $58,022
- Students with a need-based grant
- 52%
- Students with federal loans
- 81%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $23,414
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $24,568
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $25,109
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $30,117
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $33,680
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $29,576 in 2015-16 to $42,419 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1,007
- Undergraduates
- 1,184
- Part-time students
- 2.6%
- Women
- 65%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 49%
- Retention rate
- 72%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 19
- Endowment
- $9.07M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,174 of 5,094 US colleges and 42 of 147 in North Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $27,426 | $14,086 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $42,419 | $6,906 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 80% | 75% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 49% | 48% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 72% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,000 | $20,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $35,802 | $31,569 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $43,418 | $36,048 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 68% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 61% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
19 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 161 | $14,167 | $27,514 | $42,395 | $39,605 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $27,000 | $32,586 | $50,571 | $54,945 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $25,125 | $30,996 | $47,042 | $61,027 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $27,000 | $39,917 | $59,186 | $68,257 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $26,100 | $30,963 | $56,241 | $50,468 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | $25,768 | $33,374 | $55,790 | $56,726 |
| Food Science and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | $26,982 | $27,168 | $53,539 | $59,631 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | $23,786 | $28,062 | $51,247 | $56,359 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | $26,100 | $41,544 | $64,321 | $69,303 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | $27,000 | $32,775 | $55,056 | $47,668 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | $26,229 | $45,450 | $73,476 | $76,194 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | $27,000 | $37,266 | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | $27,000 | $39,502 | Withheld | $61,296 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | - | $34,341 | $57,220 | $73,821 | $103,485 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Charlotte and North Carolina on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte cost?
$27,426 a year is the average net price at Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $42,419, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $58,022. Families earning under $30,000 pay $23,414 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte?
80% of applicants are admitted to Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,007. The median admission rate of colleges in North Carolina is 75%.
How much do Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte graduates earn?
$43,418 a year is the median pay of former Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte students who work, 10 years after they started ($35,802 after 6 years). That ranks 2,174 of 5,094 US colleges and 42 of 147 in North Carolina. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $57,220.
How much student debt do Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte graduates have?
$26,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte graduates, about $276 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 81% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte?
49% of first-time, full-time students at Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte finish within 6 years. 72% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte?
Culinary Arts and Related Services (161 associate's graduates), Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (51 bachelor's graduates), Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (22 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 19 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.