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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Jesuit)
Location University Heights, OH
Population 1,700,000
Website https://jcu.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,196 (7% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 209 (7% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,278
Men / Women 54% / 46%
From State 69%
From Region 11%
Athletes 36.6%

Racial/Ethnic

White 80%
Black 6%
Hispanic 4%
International 4%
Asian 3%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 56.2% 56.2% 2012 Men: 54.0% 54.0% 2013 Men: 51.8% 51.8% 2014 Men: 52.4% 52.4% 2015 Men: 49.7% 49.7% 2016 Men: 53.6% 53.6% 2017 Men: 51.7% 51.7% 2018 Men: 55.8% 55.8% 2019 Men: 54.1% 54.1% 2020 Men: 53.2% 53.2% 2021 Men: 56.5% 56.5% 2022 Men: 54.8% 54.8% 2023 Men: 50.4% 50.4% 2024 Men: 53.2% 53.2%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2014 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2016 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2014 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2016 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2017 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2018 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2019 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2020 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2021 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2022 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2023 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2024 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2011 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2012 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2013 Black: 5.3% 5.3% 2014 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2015 Black: 5.3% 5.3% 2016 Black: 3.0% 3.0% 2017 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2018 Black: 3.1% 3.1% 2019 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2020 Black: 3.3% 3.3% 2021 Black: 4.6% 4.6% 2022 Black: 4.8% 4.8% 2023 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2024 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2011 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2012 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2013 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2014 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2015 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2016 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2017 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2018 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2019 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2020 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2021 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2022 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2023 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2024 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2011 White: 84.4% 84.4% 2012 White: 84.8% 84.8% 2013 White: 77.9% 77.9% 2014 White: 73.5% 73.5% 2015 White: 85.0% 85.0% 2016 White: 78.7% 78.7% 2017 White: 84.0% 84.0% 2018 White: 88.2% 88.2% 2019 White: 86.7% 86.7% 2020 White: 85.7% 85.7% 2021 White: 86.2% 86.2% 2022 White: 81.5% 81.5% 2023 White: 87.4% 87.4% 2024 White: 86.5% 86.5% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2019 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2021 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2022 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2023 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 International: 0.4% 0.4%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2021 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2022 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2023 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2024 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2025 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2020 Black: 4.3% 4.3% 2021 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2022 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2023 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2024 Black: 4.3% 4.3% 2025 Black: 6.3% 6.3% 2020 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2021 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2022 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2023 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2024 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2025 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2020 White: 85.1% 85.1% 2021 White: 87.0% 87.0% 2022 White: 85.5% 85.5% 2023 White: 84.0% 84.0% 2024 White: 83.0% 83.0% 2025 White: 79.8% 79.8% 2020 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2021 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2025 International: 3.5% 3.5%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
John Carroll University 571 57% / 43% 4% $72,029 68 97%
Pre-Engineering 3 — 100% / 0% 33% $100,276 94 —
Computer Science 20 — 60% / 40% 0% $89,116 88 84%
Data Science 11 +2 64% / 36% 0% $80,158 80 —
Chemistry 15 — 47% / 53% 7% $68,964 62 97%
Mathematics 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $73,174 70 —
Physics 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $77,427 77 —
Physics & Applied Physics 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $76,985 76 —
Biology 60 +1 43% / 57% 2% $67,881 59 96%
Cell Biology 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $67,795 59 —
Environmental Science 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $55,960 26 —
Exercise Science 40 +1 52% / 48% 0% $66,689 56 100%
Sports Studies 14 +1 79% / 21% 0% $66,689 56 100%
Accounting 40 +2 75% / 25% 0% $94,068 91 97%
Economics 6 +8 83% / 17% 0% $83,691 83 96%
Finance 68 +2 85% / 15% 10% $86,086 85 100%
Financial Planning and Services 12 +7 83% / 17% 0% $86,086 85 100%
Human Resources Management 11 +2 36% / 64% 9% $74,164 72 100%
International Business 8 — 25% / 75% 38% $80,685 80 —
Logistics 21 +19 67% / 33% 14% $81,708 81 98%
Marketing 62 +14 66% / 34% 10% $76,247 75 99%
Social Entrepreneurship 2 — 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Sports Management 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $66,689 56 100%
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $52,663 17 —
Communication 36 — 42% / 58% 0% $62,345 45 93%
English 13 +2 23% / 77% 0% $47,712 9 97%
History 8 +2 62% / 38% 0% $51,640 15 92%
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — $53,737 20 —
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 3 +5 67% / 33% 0% $58,890 34 —
Philosophy 5 — 100% / 0% 0% $26,661 1 94%
Political Science 19 +5 47% / 53% 0% $63,846 49 94%
Psychology 36 +2 25% / 75% 6% $53,932 20 96%
Religious Studies — +2 — — $45,917 7 —
Sociology 26 — 58% / 42% 0% $60,542 39 98%
Spanish 1 +6 0% / 100% 0% $52,924 18 —
Education 15 +5 20% / 80% 0% $52,173 16 100%
Elementary Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Mathematics Education — — — — $57,883 31 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $53,450
ROI Percentile 68th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 72%
6-Year Graduation Rate 79%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 71.2% 71.2% 2012 Graduated: 75.3% 75.3% 2013 Graduated: 75.3% 75.3% 2014 Graduated: 71.5% 71.5% 2015 Graduated: 72.6% 72.6% 2016 Graduated: 76.4% 76.4% 2017 Graduated: 77.9% 77.9% 2018 Graduated: 77.6% 77.6% 2019 Graduated: 76.2% 76.2% 2020 Graduated: 75.2% 75.2% 2021 Graduated: 75.8% 75.8% 2022 Graduated: 78.2% 78.2% 2023 Graduated: 76.5% 76.5% 2024 Graduated: 78.6% 78.6%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 66.0% 66.0% 2012 Men: 75.8% 75.8% 2013 Men: 71.5% 71.5% 2014 Men: 69.2% 69.2% 2015 Men: 69.2% 69.2% 2016 Men: 74.6% 74.6% 2017 Men: 73.6% 73.6% 2018 Men: 72.3% 72.3% 2019 Men: 70.7% 70.7% 2020 Men: 67.9% 67.9% 2021 Men: 69.2% 69.2% 2022 Men: 71.3% 71.3% 2023 Men: 75.1% 75.1% 2024 Men: 75.2% 75.2% 2011 Women: 76.3% 76.3% 2012 Women: 74.8% 74.8% 2013 Women: 79.1% 79.1% 2014 Women: 73.8% 73.8% 2015 Women: 75.8% 75.8% 2016 Women: 77.9% 77.9% 2017 Women: 83.4% 83.4% 2018 Women: 84.0% 84.0% 2019 Women: 82.2% 82.2% 2020 Women: 83.1% 83.1% 2021 Women: 82.2% 82.2% 2022 Women: 86.1% 86.1% 2023 Women: 78.0% 78.0% 2024 Women: 82.8% 82.8%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 44.8% 44.8% 2012 Black: 64.3% 64.3% 2013 Black: 60.5% 60.5% 2014 Black: 67.7% 67.7% 2015 Black: 34.3% 34.3% 2016 Black: 66.7% 66.7% 2017 Black: 74.1% 74.1% 2018 Black: 76.2% 76.2% 2019 Black: 67.6% 67.6% 2020 Black: 57.7% 57.7% 2021 Black: 57.1% 57.1% 2022 Black: 58.8% 58.8% 2023 Black: 59.3% 59.3% 2024 Black: 73.3% 73.3% 2011 Hispanic: 41.2% 41.2% 2012 Hispanic: 65.2% 65.2% 2013 Hispanic: 96.3% 96.3% 2014 Hispanic: 58.6% 58.6% 2015 Hispanic: 63.0% 63.0% 2016 Hispanic: 71.4% 71.4% 2017 Hispanic: 84.6% 84.6% 2018 Hispanic: 62.5% 62.5% 2019 Hispanic: 69.2% 69.2% 2020 Hispanic: 81.5% 81.5% 2021 Hispanic: 65.2% 65.2% 2022 Hispanic: 82.9% 82.9% 2023 Hispanic: 61.5% 61.5% 2024 Hispanic: 61.1% 61.1% 2011 White: 74.7% 74.7% 2012 White: 76.8% 76.8% 2013 White: 83.1% 83.1% 2014 White: 85.2% 85.2% 2015 White: 77.0% 77.0% 2016 White: 78.5% 78.5% 2017 White: 77.5% 77.5% 2018 White: 78.8% 78.8% 2019 White: 77.4% 77.4% 2020 White: 75.1% 75.1% 2021 White: 77.2% 77.2% 2022 White: 79.4% 79.4% 2023 White: 78.4% 78.4% 2024 White: 80.1% 80.1%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 40.5% 231 72% / 28% 9% $83,506 83 99%
Humanities & Social Sciences 25.9% 148 43% / 57% 1% $56,906 28 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 11.0% 63 43% / 57% 2% $67,877 59 96%
Health Sciences 9.5% 54 59% / 41% 0% $66,689 56 100%
Computer Science 5.4% 31 61% / 39% 0% $85,937 85 84%
Physical Sciences & Math 3.9% 22 41% / 59% 5% $70,863 65 97%
Education 3.0% 17 24% / 76% 0% $52,173 16 100%
Engineering 0.5% 3 100% / 0% 33% $100,276 94 —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.4% 2 0% / 100% 0% $55,960 26 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.7M #350 30% $0 — — — —
Education $0.7M #269 61% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.4M #417 93% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #585 100% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.8M #505 57% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 72% 72%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 83.8% 83.8% 2012 Acceptance: 81.5% 81.5% 2013 Acceptance: 83.3% 83.3% 2014 Acceptance: 82.9% 82.9% 2015 Acceptance: 82.0% 82.0% 2016 Acceptance: 83.0% 83.0% 2017 Acceptance: 85.0% 85.0% 2018 Acceptance: 83.3% 83.3% 2019 Acceptance: 86.3% 86.3% 2020 Acceptance: 87.8% 87.8% 2021 Acceptance: 88.1% 88.1% 2022 Acceptance: 82.4% 82.4% 2023 Acceptance: 81.1% 81.1% 2024 Acceptance: 80.9% 80.9% 2011 Yield: 26.8% 26.8% 2012 Yield: 24.0% 24.0% 2013 Yield: 25.6% 25.6% 2014 Yield: 24.9% 24.9% 2015 Yield: 22.7% 22.7% 2016 Yield: 22.3% 22.3% 2017 Yield: 23.1% 23.1% 2018 Yield: 25.3% 25.3% 2019 Yield: 22.2% 22.2% 2020 Yield: 19.9% 19.9% 2021 Yield: 17.4% 17.4% 2022 Yield: 15.9% 15.9% 2023 Yield: 16.2% 16.2% 2024 Yield: 15.9% 15.9%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 3,319 3,319 2012 Applicants: 3,490 3,490 2013 Applicants: 3,721 3,721 2014 Applicants: 3,873 3,873 2015 Applicants: 4,087 4,087 2016 Applicants: 3,857 3,857 2017 Applicants: 3,840 3,840 2018 Applicants: 4,007 4,007 2019 Applicants: 3,782 3,782 2020 Applicants: 3,610 3,610 2021 Applicants: 3,817 3,817 2022 Applicants: 4,310 4,310 2023 Applicants: 4,238 4,238 2024 Applicants: 4,623 4,623 2011 Admitted: 2,781 2,781 2012 Admitted: 2,843 2,843 2013 Admitted: 3,101 3,101 2014 Admitted: 3,211 3,211 2015 Admitted: 3,352 3,352 2016 Admitted: 3,201 3,201 2017 Admitted: 3,265 3,265 2018 Admitted: 3,336 3,336 2019 Admitted: 3,265 3,265 2020 Admitted: 3,171 3,171 2021 Admitted: 3,363 3,363 2022 Admitted: 3,550 3,550 2023 Admitted: 3,437 3,437 2024 Admitted: 3,740 3,740 2011 Enrolled: 746 746 2012 Enrolled: 681 681 2013 Enrolled: 793 793 2014 Enrolled: 799 799 2015 Enrolled: 761 761 2016 Enrolled: 715 715 2017 Enrolled: 753 753 2018 Enrolled: 844 844 2019 Enrolled: 725 725 2020 Enrolled: 631 631 2021 Enrolled: 586 586 2022 Enrolled: 566 566 2023 Enrolled: 556 556 2024 Enrolled: 596 596

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 27%
SAT Range 1180 – 1330
SAT Math Range 580 – 670
SAT RW Range 600 – 660

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 970 970 2012 25th: 990 990 2013 25th: 990 990 2014 25th: 1000 1000 2015 25th: 990 990 2016 25th: 990 990 2017 25th: 1000 1000 2018 25th: 1090 1090 2019 25th: 1080 1080 2020 25th: 1060 1060 2021 25th: 1120 1120 2022 25th: 1160 1160 2023 25th: 1190 1190 2024 25th: 1180 1180 2011 75th: 1200 1200 2012 75th: 1210 1210 2013 75th: 1190 1190 2014 75th: 1200 1200 2015 75th: 1190 1190 2016 75th: 1200 1200 2017 75th: 1140 1140 2018 75th: 1290 1290 2019 75th: 1280 1280 2020 75th: 1260 1260 2021 75th: 1340 1340 2022 75th: 1320 1320 2023 75th: 1350 1350 2024 75th: 1330 1330

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 490 490 2012 25th: 500 500 2013 25th: 500 500 2014 25th: 500 500 2015 25th: 500 500 2016 25th: 500 500 2017 25th: 490 490 2018 25th: 540 540 2019 25th: 530 530 2020 25th: 530 530 2021 25th: 550 550 2022 25th: 570 570 2023 25th: 590 590 2024 25th: 580 580 2011 75th: 600 600 2012 75th: 610 610 2013 75th: 600 600 2014 75th: 610 610 2015 75th: 600 600 2016 75th: 610 610 2017 75th: 570 570 2018 75th: 650 650 2019 75th: 640 640 2020 75th: 630 630 2021 75th: 670 670 2022 75th: 660 660 2023 75th: 680 680 2024 75th: 670 670

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 480 480 2012 25th: 490 490 2013 25th: 490 490 2014 25th: 500 500 2015 25th: 490 490 2016 25th: 490 490 2017 25th: 510 510 2018 25th: 550 550 2019 25th: 550 550 2020 25th: 530 530 2021 25th: 570 570 2022 25th: 590 590 2023 25th: 600 600 2024 25th: 600 600 2011 75th: 600 600 2012 75th: 600 600 2013 75th: 590 590 2014 75th: 590 590 2015 75th: 590 590 2016 75th: 590 590 2017 75th: 570 570 2018 75th: 640 640 2019 75th: 640 640 2020 75th: 630 630 2021 75th: 670 670 2022 75th: 660 660 2023 75th: 670 670 2024 75th: 660 660

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 47.0% 47.0% 2022 Submitted: 42.0% 42.0% 2023 Submitted: 36.0% 36.0% 2024 Submitted: 27.0% 27.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.