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Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Johnson & Wales University - Providence
8 Abbott Park Place
Providence, RI 02903-3703

Official telephone: (401) 598-1000
Fax number: (401) 598-1835
Website: https://www.jwu.edu/campuses/providence/index.html
Screen last updated on: September 2025
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 3,908
Full-time undergraduates: 3,761
Part-time undergraduates: 147
Total graduate students: 408
Full-time graduate students: 282
Part-time graduate students: 126
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
3.7% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
16.9% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
58.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.3% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.9% Nonresident Alien
3.6% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 138 acres
Nearest major city: Boston, MA

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms

STUDY FACILITIES
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 3

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball  
Men's basketball  
Men's cross-country running  
Men's equestrian sports  
Men's ice hockey  
Men's lacrosse  
Men's soccer  
Men's wrestling  
Women's basketball  
Women's cross-country running  
Women's equestrian sports  
Women's field hockey  
Women's ice hockey  
Women's lacrosse  
Women's soccer  
Women's softball  
Women's volleyball  

Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball; cheerleading; crew; golf; gymnastics; rugby; volleyball; wrestling; skiing (downhill); cross-country running; skiing (cross-country)

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: T.F. Green

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes

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