Johnson University
Knoxville, TN · Private · Rural (fringe)
Private institution in Knoxville, TN · 703 undergraduates · 54% acceptance rate · $40,596 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 20%Acceptance rate
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $20,3031,097th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $20,3181,123rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $20,318872nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $30,424957th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,500807th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,5961,585th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,6491,494th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 62.2%683rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 74.2%1,014th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 53.8%312th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1072776th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 22604th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7031,563rd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 38.3%784th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 163 mi (ATL)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 22 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $32,925 | $26,585 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | $28,902 | $25,310 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $28,212 | — |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesTheology | bachelors | $28,105 | $25,194 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $27,295 | $21,052 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $25,967 | $24,035 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesTheology | bachelors | $24,035 | $23,579 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural EducationEducation | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | — | — |
| History | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Christian Churches and Churches of Christsource
- Founded in 1893source
- School colors: Gray and Whitesource
- Athletic nickname: "Royals"source
- Motto: "Faith, Prayer, Work"source
- Campus size: about 300 acressource
- Formerly known as "The School of the Evangelists"source
- Formerly known as "(1893–1909)"source
- Formerly known as "Johnson Bible College" (1909–2011)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 7 sports
NAIA Division II · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,394,238 (M $693,958 · W $700,280)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Johnson University’s 703 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In TN
- Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TN · 673 undergrads
- Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN · 783 undergrads
- Bryan College-DaytonDayton, TN · 815 undergrads
- Lane CollegeJackson, TN · 822 undergrads
- The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, TN · 827 undergrads
- Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TN · 832 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Mount Mary UniversityMilwaukee, WI · 703 undergrads
- Maria College of AlbanyAlbany, NY · 702 undergrads
- Mayville State UniversityMayville, ND · 704 undergrads
- Mount Marty UniversityYankton, SD · 702 undergrads
- Provo CollegeProvo, UT · 704 undergrads
- Minneapolis College of Art and DesignMinneapolis, MN · 701 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitejohnsonu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 220473)
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- Compare with Baptist Health Sciences UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Johnson University vs Baptist Health Sciences UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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