How has Johnson & Wales University-Online changed over time?
Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.
Admission rate
Admission rate rose from 64% (2015) to 91% (2024).
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2015–2024
Applicants and students admitted
Applicants rose from 11 (2015) to 476 (2024).
Enrollment
Total enrollment rose from 39 (2010) to 2,839 (2024).
SAT mid-50% range
Not enough history yet
Johnson & Wales University-Online doesn't have enough years of comparable SAT data to chart. Many schools stopped reporting scores after going test-optional.
ACT mid-50% range
Not enough history yet
Johnson & Wales University-Online doesn't have enough years of comparable ACT data to chart. Many schools stopped reporting scores after going test-optional.
Cost
In-state tuition fell from $14,823 (2016) to $13,365 (2025).
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Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.