For the application year 2024, Johnson & Wales University has a Regular Decision acceptance rate of 68.0%, with 5,304 out of 7,800 applicants being accepted. This marks a slight decrease from the previous year, 2023, where the acceptance rate was 69.5% for 6,789 applicants. Historically, acceptance rates have declined from 76.0% in 2020 and 79.5% in 2019, indicating a trend of increasing competitiveness in the admissions process. For the past several years, the acceptance rate has steadily dropped from a high of 80.0% in 2018.