JCSU Quick Facts

Campus
100 acre campus near uptown Charlotte, North Carolina

Faculty
91 full-time faculty
Student/faculty ratio 13.6:1
75% of faculty hold doctorates and terminal degrees

History
Founded and chartered as Biddle Memorial Institute in 1867. Renamed Johnson C. Smith University in 1923. Women first admitted in 1932. Joined the United Negro College Fund in 1944. Completed the historic "Vision Shared" $63.8 million dollar capital campaign drive in 1998.

History
Founded and chartered as Biddle Memorial Institute in 1867. Renamed Johnson C. Smith University in 1923. Women first admitted in 1932. Joined the United Negro College Fund in 1944. Completed the historic "Vision Shared" $63.8 million dollar capital campaign drive in 1998.

Location
• In Mecklenburg County, Southwestern North
Carolina.
• Approximately 235 miles from Atlanta, Georgia.
• Conveniently located near Charlotte-Douglas
International Airport
• Easily accessible from Interstates 77 and 85.
• Beaches and mountains are only a few hours
away.

Technology
Each Student receives an IBM laptop computer equipped with the latest software of wireless capabilities. Internet access is provided through electronic data ports in the library, dormitory rooms (one per pillow) and multimedia classrooms. Network access is available through dial-up modems for off-campus students.

Accreditation
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
Council on Social Work Accreditation (CSWE)
Endowment
$39.4 million - Beneficiary of the Duke Endowment Indenture, 1924