Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Large city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
1,184 students
Near the national median
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 59.8%
- TypePrivate nonprofit
- ClassBaccalaureate college
- CalendarSemester
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte, the largest reported group is Black (41.8%), followed by White (33.5%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.6% | 1.4% |
| Asian | 1.6% | 7.1% |
| Black | 41.8% | 7.1% |
| Hispanic | 13.3% | 5.7% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0% |
| White | 33.5% | 74.3% |
| Two or more races | 3.6% | 1.4% |
| Non-resident | 1.1% | 1.4% |
| Unknown | 4.2% | 1.4% |
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Did you know? Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte
- 79.9%Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte admitted 3,689 of 4,480 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 11.4%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 420 of 3,689.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $26,258average net price after grants for aided students, against $44,581 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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