College · Private nonprofit · University Heights, OH · Suburb
John Carroll University
University Heights, OH
Religious affiliation
Admit rate81%
6-yr median pay$53k
Net price / yr$29k
Undergrad size2,274
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $29k/yr for a shot at a $53k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 81% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1298 · ACT 27.
If you get in
2,274 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $66k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $29k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$263k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$115k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$148k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $50.5k
- Room & board
- $14.5k
- Books & supplies
- $1,250
How students pay for it.
Pell grants21%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans55%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
Graduation · 6 yr79%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$53k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$63k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Suburb
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 2,274
- Location
- University Heights, OH
- Region
- Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · medium · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Also known as
- JCU
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White80%
- Black6%
- Hispanic4%
- International4%
- Two or more races3%
- Asian3%
First-gen students19%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$97k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 39
What you can study.