John Carroll University’s Contributions to University Heights and Surrounding Communities



John Carroll University is the largest income tax generator for the City of University Heights, contributing approximately 10 percent of the city’s total income tax revenue. In FY 2006, the university had a total payroll of more than $37 million, including student employees. During the same period, income tax remittances from John Carroll to University Heights totaled more than $500,000. This figure increased to more than $900,000 in 2007 after the local tax rate increased from 1.5 percent to 2.5 percent.

During the 2006-07 academic year, John Carroll employed 539 individuals in full-time faculty, staff, or administrator positions. A substantial number of these employees live in University Heights and surrounding communities. Approximately 39 percent live in University Heights, Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights, South Euclid, and Beachwood. University Heights is home to about 15 percent of full-time employees, and Cleveland Heights to about 13 percent.



A Challenging, Changing Environment
John Carroll University is set apart by a dedication to the mission, vision and core values embodied in the university’s 121-year Jesuit Catholic tradition. Through academic excellence, the university has created a community of learners both inside and outside the classroom. These students and graduates are equipped with the intellect, character and experiences they need to lead and serve as they engage in the surrounding community and in the world around them.

An Educated Workforce that Knows How to Think
John Carroll University has an enormous role to play in the future of Northeast Ohio. The university’s economic impact on the region and its equally vital contributions to quality of life in the region are significant and will remain so for generations to come.

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