Johnson & Wales University reported an Early Action (EA) acceptance rate of 68.0% for the application year 2024, with 3,060 out of 4,500 applicants accepted. This marks a slight decrease from 69.5% in 2023, 70.0% in 2022, and 73.0% in 2021, indicating a downward trend in acceptance rates over the past few years. Additionally, the acceptance rate has notably declined from a high of 79.5% in 2019 and 80.0% in 2018, reflecting an increasingly competitive applicant pool.