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What Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte costs

Charlotte, North Carolina · Private · 1,184 undergrads

Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte's sticker price was $59,382 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $26,258 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $23,697.

What does Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte cost?

$26,258 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $59,382.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$23,697
$30,000–$48,000$23,588
$48,000–$75,000$24,639
$75,000–$110,000$27,754
over $110,000$33,666

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$23,697
$30,000–$48,000$23,588
$48,000–$75,000$24,639
$75,000–$110,000$27,754
Over $110,000$33,666

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 60% off Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte cost more than North Carolina Wesleyan University and Lenoir-Rhyne University.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte$24,639$26,258
North Carolina Wesleyan University$14,952$20,318
Lees-McRae College$23,599$28,253
Lenoir-Rhyne University$15,080$18,641

The sticker price

$44,581
Tuition, 2025-26
$59,382
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
60%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$30,033
average grant for students who got aid.
83%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$27,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $23,697 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $59,382. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $23,588 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $59,382. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $24,639 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $59,382. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers