Johnson and Wales University/Providence Campus
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| Providence, RI 02903
(401) 598-1000 (800) 342-5598 |
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| Full-time: 4024 men, 4375 women | |
| Part-time: 411 men, 527 women | Ph.D.s: 25% |
| Graduate: 408 men, 426 women | |
| Year: quarters, summer session | Tuition: $20,826 |
| Application Deadline: open | Room & Board: $7300 |
| Freshman Class: 15,258 applied, 12,235 accepted, 2792 enrolled | |
| SAT or ACT required for some programs | |
| Selectivity: What's this? |
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Introduction
Johnson & Wales University/Providence Campus, founded in 1914, is the largest of the J&W campuses and offers more than 50 majors in business, hospitality, culinary arts, technology, and graduate programs. There are 4 undergraduate schools. The 2 libraries contain 94,969 volumes, 439,822 microform items, and 3405 audio/video tapes/CDs/DVDs, and subscribe to 2242 periodicals including electronic. Computerized library services include interlibrary loans, database searching, Internet access, and laptop Internet portals. Special learning facilities include a learning resource center and J&W practicum facilities, the Radisson Airport Hotel and the J&W Inn, are owned and operated by the university and provide students with practical traning serving the public. The Culinary Archives Museum is a resource for culinary research. The 166-acre campus is in an urban area in Providence, 45 minutes from Boston, Cape Cod, and Newport and 3 hours from New York. Including any residence halls, there are 38 buildings.
| Founded | 1914 |
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| Controlled by | Private (for profit) |
| School is | Coeducational |
| School summary | Johnson & Wales University/Providence Campus, founded in 1914, is the largest of the J&W campuses and offers more than 50 majors in business, hospitality, culinary arts, technology, and graduate programs. |
| Campus this information applies to | Providence |
| Number of undergraduate schools and colleges | 4 |
| Which three have the largest enrollments | business, culinary, and hospitality |
| Libraries on campus | 2 |
| Total volumes in library | 94969 |
| Microform items | 439822 |
| Audio/video tapes/CDs/DVDs | 3405 |
| Total periodicals subscribed to | 2242 |
| Interlibrary loans | Yes |
| Database searching | Yes |
| Internet access | Yes |
| Laptop Internet portals | Yes |
| Learning resource center | No |
| Art gallery on campus | No |
| Natural history museum on campus | No |
| Planetarium on campus | No |
| Radio station on campus | No |
| TV station on campus | No |
| Other facilities on campus | J&W practicum facilities, the Radisson Airport Hotel and the J&W Inn, are owned and operated by the university and provide students with practical traning serving the public. The Culinary Archives Museum is a resource for culinary research. |
College capsules from Barron's Profiles of American Colleges, Copyright © 2006 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc.