Johnson C Smith University
Charlotte, North Carolina
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 1,244 undergrads
- HBCU
- Admit rate
- 45%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $21,397per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 34%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $44,84910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 45%About 5 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for Johnson C Smith University's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $21,397full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $36,350sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $22,370Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 34%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 71%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $44,84910 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $30,750federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,244Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 75%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 36%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- North Carolina Wesleyan University Rocky Mount, NC — admits 80%
- Methodist University Fayetteville, NC — admits 75%
- Catawba College Salisbury, NC — admits 75%
- Belmont Abbey College Belmont, NC — admits 75%
Also worth a look
- Austin College Sherman, TX — admits 48%
- Russell Sage College Troy, NY — admits 53%
- Brevard College Brevard, NC — admits 42%
- Mars Hill University Mars Hill, NC — admits 68%
- The College of Idaho Caldwell, ID — admits 49%
- Quincy University Quincy, IL — admits 51%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Johnson C Smith University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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