After Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte: graduation, pay and debt
Charlotte, North Carolina · Private · 1,184 undergrads
52% of Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte students finish within six years, the typical student earns $53,928 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $27,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$53.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
52%
finish within six years.
23%
finish in four years.
72%
of first-years come back for year two.
$27k
median federal debt at graduation.
68%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
23%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
52%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
72%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
48%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
54%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
568
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
53%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
23%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
759
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
18%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$43,995
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$53,928
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
61%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$27,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$16,334
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$18,991
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
68%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
69%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
69%
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