Johnson University

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#8822 / #2332
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#143
Most Desirable School
Private Christian university based in Tennessee

Johnson University at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#2332
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
65%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$21,854
Graduation rate
60%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
743

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Johnson University Featured Rankings

About Johnson University

According to Wikipedia, Johnson University is a private Christian university with its main campus in Kimberlin Heights, Tennessee, and a second campus in Kissimmee, Florida. It is affiliated with the Christian churches and churches of Christ, a branch of the Restoration Movement.

Johnson University's Online Degrees

AS in Applied Linguistics
  • Required Credits: 61
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
BA/BS in Applied Linguistics with a double major in Bible & Theology and Applied Linguistics
  • Required Credits: 123
  • Format: Fully online
AA/AS in Biblical Studies
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Family Studies
  • Required Credits: 131
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Family Studies
  • Required Credits: 122
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Organizational Psychology with a double major in Bible & Theology and Organizational Psychology
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Format: Fully online
Bahelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Pastoral Care and Counseling with a double major in Bible & Theology and Pastoral Care and Counseling
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 61
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Marketing
  • Management
  • Sport Management
  • Required Credits: 137-143
MBA in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Nonprofit Management
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 5 years
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Intercultural Studies with a double major in Bible & Theology and Intercultural Studies with a, concentration
  • Required Credits: 123
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Intercultural Studies with a double major in Bible & Theology and Intercultural Studies with a, concentration
  • Required Credits: 123
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Intercultural Studies with a major in Bible & Theology and an Intercultural Studies Minor
  • Required Credits: 123
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Intercultural Studies with a major in Bible & Theology and an Intercultural Studies Minor
  • Required Credits: 123
  • Format: Fully online
EdS in Educational Technology
  • Required Credits: 36
MA in Educational Technology
  • Required Credits: 36
MA in Intercultural Studies
Degree Concentrations
  • Community Development
  • Cross-Cultural Church Planting
  • Cross-Cultural Engagement
  • Translation
  • Customized
  • Required Credits: 36-45
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Intercultural Studies
  • Required Credits: 61
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA/AAS in Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Required Credits: 60-62
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
PhD in Leadership Studies
Degree Concentrations
  • Educational Leadership
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Missional Leadership
  • or Philosophy and Theology of Leadership
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Ministry Leadership
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
BA/BS in Ministry Leadership with a double major in Bible & Theology and Ministry Leadership
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Format: Fully online
MA in New Testament
Degree Concentrations
  • Research
  • Preaching
  • Spiritual Formation & Leadership
  • or a customized concentration
  • Required Credits: 33
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Business Administration with a double major in, Bible & Theology and Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Required Credits: 130
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Business Administration with a double major in Bible & Theology and Business, Administration
Degree Concentrations
  • Marketing
  • Management
  • Sport Management
  • Required Credits: 127
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Business Administration with a double major in Bible & Theology and Business, Administration minor
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Psychology
  • Required Credits: 63
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Psychology
  • Required Credits: 131
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Psychology
  • Required Credits: 122
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Strategic Ministry
Degree Concentrations
  • Church Administration
  • Intercultural Studies
  • Sports Ministry
  • Church Planting
  • Pastoral Ministry
  • Youth Ministry
  • Children and Family
  • Worship
  • Special Needs
  • Point Leadership
  • Customized Concentration for Students Not in Arizona
  • Required Credits: 34

Johnson University Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation RateMedian SAT ScoreMedian ACT Score
61065%69%60%103521

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Johnson University Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$21,854
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$17,664
30K - 48K$19,307
48K - 75K$19,574
75K - 110K$25,781
110K+$26,637

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Johnson University Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Johnson University students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $44,300 a year, and 90% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Johnson University's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
1,143831312

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Johnson University?

Johnson University is located at 7900 Johnson Dr, Knoxville, TN 37998.

How Safe is Johnson University?

Like every college that receives federal student aid, Johnson University publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Johnson University has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.31%. Knoxville has a violent crime rate of 0.74% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.73%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Johnson University Known For?

Johnson University is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Johnson University's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Johnson University's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Religious Studies
#2397
World Rank
#2422
Historical Rank
#549
USA Rank

Johnson University ranks #549 in the U.S. and #2397 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.

religious-studies-hub Degrees
Psychology
#1622
World Rank
#1635
Historical Rank
#627
USA Rank

Johnson University ranks #627 in the U.S. and #1622 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees
Education
#5518
World Rank
#5124
Historical Rank
#1352
USA Rank

Johnson University ranks #1352 in the U.S. and #5518 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Medical
#5021
World Rank
#5022
Historical Rank
#1466
USA Rank

Johnson University ranks #1466 in the U.S. and #5021 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Communications
#5793
World Rank
#5811
Historical Rank
#1548
USA Rank

Johnson University ranks #1548 in the U.S. and #5793 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
History
#5866
World Rank
#5873
Historical Rank
#1814
USA Rank

Johnson University ranks #1814 in the U.S. and #5866 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Philosophy
#7216
World Rank
#7249
Historical Rank
#2146
USA Rank

Johnson University ranks #2146 in the U.S. and #7216 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.

philosophy Degrees
Business
#8260
World Rank
#8261
Historical Rank
#2307
USA Rank

Johnson University ranks #2307 in the U.S. and #8260 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Economics
#9463
World Rank
#9464
Historical Rank
#2339
USA Rank

Johnson University ranks #2339 in the U.S. and #9463 worldwide for influence in Economics.

economics Degrees
Mathematics
#9777
World Rank
#9793
Historical Rank
#2856
USA Rank

Johnson University ranks #2856 in the U.S. and #9777 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees
Biology
#11549
World Rank
#11562
Historical Rank
#3074
USA Rank

Johnson University ranks #3074 in the U.S. and #11549 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Literature
#11061
World Rank
#11085
Historical Rank
#3250
USA Rank

Johnson University ranks #3250 in the U.S. and #11061 worldwide for influence in Literature.

literature Degrees

Who Are Johnson University's Most Influential Alumni?

Johnson University's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Psychology, Religious Studies, and Medical. Here are some of Johnson University's most famous alumni:

Fred Craddock
Fred Craddock
An American preacher and academic .
G. C. Brewer
An American Christian leader.
Emma Elizabeth Johnson
An American educator who served as president of Johnson Bible College.
Wes Moore
An American basketball coach.