Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte
Charlotte, NC · Private · 1,184 undergrads · website ↗
- 42% Black undergrads
- Test-optional
- No application fee
This is a regional campus of a university, not a standalone community college. Students here often “transfer” to the main campus, which inflates the rate below relative to a true community college.
Does anyone get out?
The point of starting here is finishing somewhere else. This is how often that happens.
21%
of students transfer to a four-year institution
- Completed after transferring
- 0.8%
- Still enrolled after transferring
- 5.2%
had finished a degree by year 2
still progressing at year 2
What it costs
| Household income | Avg net price / year |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $23,414 |
| $30,000 – $48,000 | $24,568 |
| $48,000 – $75,000 | $25,109 |
| $75,000 – $110,000 | $30,117 |
| Over $110,000 | $33,680 |
| All incomes (average) | $27,426 |
Sticker tuition and fees: $42,419 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.
These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.
Net price calculator ↗Other costs of attendance, 2025–26
The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.
| Housing and meals, on campus | $15,064 |
| Housing and meals, off campus (not with family) | $12,700 |
| Books and supplies | $1,200 |
| Other expenses, on campus | $1,958 |
| Other expenses, off campus | $1,958 |
Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23
What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (388 of them) in 2022–23; 100% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.
| Type of aid | Students awarded | Average amount |
|---|---|---|
| Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own | 100% | $26,471 |
| Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government | 54% | $5,908 |
| The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college | 100% | $21,331 |
| Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans | 84% | $6,322 |
IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.
Outcomes
- Completion rate
- 49%
- Students with Pell grants
- 52%
- Earnings @ 10yr
- $43,418
- Median debt
- $26,000
at this college
after entering
at graduation
Admission and teaching
- SAT/ACT policy
- Test-optional
- Application fee
- None
- Students per faculty member
- 14 to 1
- Faculty who are full-time
- 100%
- Open admission
- No
Not required, but considered if submitted (fall 2024)
undergraduate, 2023–24
undergraduates, fall 2024
fall 2024
fall 2024
Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024
25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.
- SAT Reading and Writing
- 450–570
- SAT Math
- 430–560
- ACT composite
- 16–23
What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023
How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.
| High school GPA | Required |
| High school class rank | Considered if submitted |
| High school record | Required |
| Completion of a college-preparatory program | Considered if submitted |
| Recommendations | Considered if submitted |
| Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio) | Considered if submitted |
| English proficiency test (for applicable students) | Required |
| Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.) | Not considered |
| Work experience | Considered if submitted |
| Personal statement or essay | Considered if submitted |
| Legacy status | Considered if submitted |
- First-time applicants
- 4,677
- Admitted
- 3,521
- Enrolled
- 432
fall 2023
fall 2023
fall 2023, full and part time
IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.
What students study
Earnings and debt by field of study
Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.
Associate degrees (1)
| Field of study | Degrees awarded 2023–24 | Earnings, 1 yr after | Earnings, 4 yrs after | Median federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | 157 | $36,999 | $42,395national $39,605 | $14,000 |
Bachelor's degrees (13)
| Field of study | Degrees awarded 2023–24 | Earnings, 1 yr after | Earnings, 4 yrs after | Median federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | 50 | $42,057 | $50,571national $54,945 | $27,000 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 27 | $39,293 | $47,042national $61,027 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 13 | $47,732 | $59,186national $68,257 | $27,000 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | 9 | $45,406 | $55,056national $47,668 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General | 9 | $40,287 | —national $50,706 | $27,000 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | 7 | $44,141 | $56,241national $50,468 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 5 | $56,753 | $73,476national $76,194 | $28,000 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 5 | $48,497 | $55,790national $56,726 | $27,000 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | 5 | $40,011 | $53,539national $59,631 | $28,000 |
| Marketing | 2 | $47,057 | $64,321national $69,303 | $27,000 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 1 | $42,268 | —national $61,296 | $27,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 0 | $36,547 | $51,247national $56,359 | $27,000 |
| Public Health | 0 | — | —national $58,808 | $31,000 |
A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 3 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed. These figures are calculated for all 3 campuses that share this college's federal student-aid ID, so a branch campus shows its institution's figures.
Best transfer rates elsewhere in NC
Contact and accreditation
- Address
- Academic Center, 801 West Trade Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
- Phone
- (866) 598-2427
- Institutional accreditor
- New England Commission on Higher Education
Where would you transfer to?
Find four-year colleges ranked by what they'd cost your family and what graduates earn — then check which of your credits they accept before you commit.
Find four-year matches →Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Transfer rate is the share of entrants transferring to a four-year institution; it is published for roughly a third of community colleges, and a blank means unpublished rather than zero. Which specific credits transfer is set by agreements between individual institutions and is not published nationally — confirm with both colleges before enrolling.
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