Colleges / Johnson University
College · Private nonprofit · Knoxville, TN · Rural
JU

Johnson University

Knoxville, TN

Religious affiliation
Address7900 Johnson Dr, Knoxville, TN 37998
Websitejohnsonu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate65%
6-yr median pay$36k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size743
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $36k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 65% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1078 · ACT 22.

If you get in

743 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $34k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$137k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$88k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$49k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$21.1k
Room & board
$9.9k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants39%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans55%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention72%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr57%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$36k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$41k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out12%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Rural
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
743
Location
Knoxville, TN
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White71%
  • International9%
  • Hispanic7%
  • Black6%
  • Unknown3%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students25%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$51k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 30

What you can study.

Colleges / Johnson University
College · Private nonprofit · Knoxville, TN · Rural
JU

Johnson University

Knoxville, TN

Religious affiliation
Address7900 Johnson Dr, Knoxville, TN 37998
Websitejohnsonu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate65%
6-yr median pay$36k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size743
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $36k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 65% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1078 · ACT 22.

If you get in

743 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $34k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$137k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$88k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$49k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$21.1k
Room & board
$9.9k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants39%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans55%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention72%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr57%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$36k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$41k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out12%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Rural
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
743
Location
Knoxville, TN
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White71%
  • International9%
  • Hispanic7%
  • Black6%
  • Unknown3%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students25%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$51k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 30

What you can study.