Accreditation

John Carroll University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. John Carroll University also participates in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements. The Boler College of Business is among only 6% of business schools worldwide that hold accreditation from AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and among 2% of the world’s schools with independent accreditation for accountancy. The Educator Preparation Program is approved by the Ohio Department of Higher Education and the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) for the preparation of Primary, Middle Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult, and Multi-Age school teachers and principals. These programs were previously accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) through the 2024-2025 academic year. The undergraduate degree program in chemistry is approved by the Committee on Professional Training of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Students majoring in chemistry can receive an ACS-certified degree with the appropriate coursework. The Clinical Mental Health Counseling and the School Counseling Programs are accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). John Carroll University's Bachelor of Science in Nursing has conditional approval from the Ohio Board of Nursing and is seeking accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The Engineering Physics program in the department of Physics aligns with ABET accreditation standards. The department will formally apply for ABET accreditation in 2025 after our first cohort graduates. The Master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analysis is eligible to initiate the accreditation process through the Association for Behavior Analysis International in Summer 2025.

In addition to many other affiliations in specialized areas and disciplines, the University holds memberships in the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, American College Health Association, American College Personnel Association, American Council on Education, American International Recruitment Council, American Schools of Oriental Research, Association of American Colleges and Universities, Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, Association of College & University Housing Officers—Int’l, Association of Governing Boards, Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio, Association of Student Conduct Administrators, Campus Compact, Cleveland Association for Business Economics, College Board, Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, Council of Graduate Schools in the United States, Council of Undergraduate Research, The Council of Independent Colleges, EDUCAUSE – Association for Information Technology in Higher Education, Jesuit Advancement Administrators, Jesuit Association of Student Personnel Administrators, Midwest Association of Graduate Schools, National Association for College Admission Counseling, National Association of College and University Attorneys, National Association of College and University Business Officers, National Association of Colleges and Employers, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, National Catholic Educational Association, National Collegiate Athletic Conference, National Collegiate Honors Council, National Intramural Recreational Sports Association, New American Colleges and Universities, Ohio Athletics Conference, Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges, Ohio Association of College and University Business Officers, Overseas Association for College Admission Counseling, Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, and Sponsoring Consortium for the Joint Archeological Expedition to Tell el-Hesi (Israel).

John Carroll University also belongs to the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU). Founded in 1970, the AJCU is a national organization that serves its member institutions, the twenty-eight Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States and Belize (with three associate members, two in Canada and one in Australia). For a complete list of these schools, please visit https://ajcunet.edu/about/colleges-universities/.