New EnglandUrbanPrivate4-yearPersonal & Culinary

Johnson & Wales University: Providence

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

Providence, RI3,868 students
Acceptance Rate
88%
less selective
Median SAT
1,107
Middle 50%: 890–1160
Net Price After Aid
$33.5k
Sticker $43.9k
Graduation Rate
55%
6-year, full-time

Johnson & Wales University: Providence is a private institution in Providence, RI with an acceptance rate of 88% and 3,868 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 890–1160 on the SAT. The average net price after financial aid is $33,480 per year.

About Johnson & Wales University: Providence

A private 4-year urban university in Providence, RI.

Johnson & Wales University: Providence campus
Campus · Providence

Johnson & Wales University: Providence is a college in Providence, RI. It enrolls roughly 3,868 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 88%. Admitted students typically score between 890 and 1160 on the SAT.

New EnglandUrbanPrivate4-yearPersonal & Culinary
Acceptance Rate
88%
Less Selective
Total Enrollment
3,868
Medium
Retention
82%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
55%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

What admitted students look like here. Sign in to see how your own profile compares.

Acceptance Rate
88%
88 of every 100 applicants admitted
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Admitted Student GPA
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Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

What strengthens an application here

  1. SAT scores of 890 to 1160
    The middle half of admitted students scored in this range. A score in the upper part of it strengthens an application.
  2. Depth in one or two activities
    Sustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.

Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into Johnson & Wales University: Providence. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
9701,230
1,107
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
2227
25
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
—

This school doesn't require test scores, so these ranges reflect only students who chose to submit — applicants who submit tend to have higher scores. The real admitted range likely runs lower. Don't rule yourself out on scores alone.

Application requirements

  • Tests sometimes required
  • No application fee

Deadlines (2026-27)

Early Action
Nov 1, 2026
Early Action 2
Jan 3, 2027
Regular Decision
Mar 1, 2027

Source: Common App 2026-27 requirements grid (verified Aug 2026). Always confirm on the college's own site.

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at Johnson & Wales University: Providence after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
—
Tuition $43,872
Average net price after aid
$33,480
After grants and scholarships

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$28,488
$30,001 – $48,000
$29,394
$48,001 – $75,000
$31,538
$75,001 – $110,000
N/A
$110,001 +
$35,008

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
30%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
72%
Avg loan $16,334 / year
Avg Grant Aid
—
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at Johnson & Wales University: Providence concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
14:1
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Personal & Culinary
37% of degrees awarded
Retention
82%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends Johnson & Wales University: Providence. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White61%
  • Asian4%
  • Hispanic18%
  • Black11%
  • Two or more races3%
  • International3%

Gender

  • Female63%
  • Male37%
International
3%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
—
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
3,868

Outcomes after graduation

What Johnson & Wales University: Providence graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$43.4k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
—
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
—
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
55%
6-year, full-time

Is it worth it?

Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.

Median earnings
$43.4k
10 yrs after entry
Typical debt
$16.3k
median, borrowers only
Avg. net price
$33.5k/yr
after aid
  • These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
  • Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
  • Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
  • Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.

What this means

$43k is below the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 55% graduation rate is below the national average.

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