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Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

82.3%

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 4,480 1,263 3,193
Admitted students 3,689 1,003 2,667
Enrolled students 421 143 276
Acceptance rate 82% 79% 84%
Yield rate 11% 14% 10%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte received a total of 4,480 applications. These applications included 1,263 male applicants and 3,193 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 4,480 applicants, Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte admitted 3,689 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,003 males and 2,667 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 421 students chose to enroll at Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte. This means that 421 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 143 were male and 276 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte had an overall acceptance rate of 82% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 79% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 84%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte had an overall yield rate of 11% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 14%, and for female admitted students, it was 10%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 4,537 1,459 3,078 3,287 952 2,335 72% 65% 76% 642 192 449 20% 20% 19%
2016 5,658 1,891 3,767 4,625 1,447 3,178 82% 76% 84% 655 225 430 14% 16% 14%
2017 4,167 1,357 2,810 3,506 1,058 2,448 84% 78% 87% 570 178 392 16% 17% 16%
2018 3,606 1,156 2,450 3,090 951 2,139 86% 82% 87% 487 151 336 16% 16% 16%
2019 3,534 1,158 2,348 2,988 923 2,054 85% 80% 88% 428 158 270 14% 17% 13%
2020 3,920 1,204 2,676 3,225 970 2,229 82% 81% 83% 483 174 309 15% 18% 14%
2021 4,480 1,263 3,193 3,689 1,003 2,667 82% 79% 84% 421 143 276 11% 14% 10%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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