One of the most highly regarded culinary schools in the US; and is located on the Fortune grounds, the first and largest of the four Johnson and Wales University campuses. It is host to more than 9,000 students and spans 176 acres in the metropolitan region. A few well-known culinary specialists who operate in countries all over the world have graduated from the university. The majority of JWU's student population chooses to live in midtown Fortune, one of the country's oldest cities and home to more than 30,000 students, while the majority of others choose one of the 13 adjacent in-house institutions.

The culinary and graduate programs are now housed in the Cranston, Rhode Island, campus, which serves as a satellite campus of the Providence campus. Their excellent academic performance. Over decades, the school has expanded to include a variety of additional subjects and has been honing its experimental teaching methodology for more than a century According to US NEWS, Johnson & Wales University is ranked #70 in Regional Universities North in the 2022–2023 edition of Best Colleges.

Originally founded in 1914 as a business school, JWU is probably the world's most famous food service education provider. The Johnson & Wales University College of Hospitality Management was named 4th on CEOWORLD magazine's list of the Best Hospitality Management Schools in the World for 2022. Also, ranked 51-100 in the QS WUR Ranking by topics 2023 by QS Top University.