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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

88.4%

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in JWU during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 9,254 3,148 6,060
Admitted students 8,182 2,670 5,478
Enrolled students 1,121 422 697
Acceptance rate 88% 85% 90%
Yield rate 14% 16% 13%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, JWU received a total of 9,254 applications. These applications included 3,148 male applicants and 6,060 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 9,254 applicants, JWU admitted 8,182 students. Among the admitted students, there were 2,670 males and 5,478 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 1,121 students chose to enroll at JWU. This means that 1,121 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 422 were male and 697 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, JWU had an overall acceptance rate of 88% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 85% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 90%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. JWU had an overall yield rate of 14% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 16%, and for female admitted students, it was 13%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for JWU 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 11,971 4,333 7,638 9,807 3,448 6,359 82% 80% 83% 2,006 776 1,230 20% 22% 19%
2016 16,525 5,579 10,680 14,608 4,926 9,682 88% 88% 91% 2,233 873 1,360 15% 18% 14%
2017 14,372 5,157 9,215 12,580 4,330 8,250 88% 84% 90% 1,625 655 970 13% 15% 12%
2018 11,802 4,187 7,615 10,740 3,678 7,062 91% 88% 93% 1,497 598 899 14% 16% 13%
2019 11,668 3,991 7,656 10,819 3,597 7,209 93% 90% 94% 1,494 585 909 14% 16% 13%
2020 10,145 3,501 6,608 8,776 2,902 5,846 86% 83% 88% 1,219 474 743 14% 16% 13%
2021 9,254 3,148 6,060 8,182 2,670 5,478 88% 85% 90% 1,121 422 697 14% 16% 13%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Johnson & Wales University-Providence 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-Providence.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

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

    Accepted