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John Brown University

Siloam Springs, Arkansas

https://www.jbu.edu

#505 National Colleges

75.77% Admission Rate
Least Selective

1,447 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, small, highly residential
John Brown University (JBU) is a private, interdenominational, Christian university in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Founded in 1919, JBU enrolls 2,343 students from 33 states and 45 countries in its traditional undergraduate, graduate, online, and concurrent education programs.

The 200-acre (0.81 km2) main campus in northwest Arkansas has been the site of the university since it was founded in 1919. JBU has 2,343 students as of the 2021–2022 school year, 1,228 of whom are on-campus undergraduates. Of these, 818 live on campus. In addition, the university has two off-campus locations: a classroom facility in Rogers, Arkansas, and a Counseling Education Center in Little Rock with classrooms, offices and a Community Counseling Clinic.

The Graduate School at John Brown University has 483 students and offers 16 graduate degrees in business, education, counseling, and cybersecurity.

JBU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and competes athletically in the Sooner Athletic Conference. Programs within the university have specialized accreditation from Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), American Council for Construction Education (ACCE), Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), and Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

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Location

City
Siloam Springs, Arkansas

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Locale
Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)

Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 30.5%
Visual And Performing Arts 10.2%
Psychology 7.7%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 6.6%
Education 6.6%
Engineering 6.1%
Health Professions And Related Programs 4.7%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 4.7%
Theology And Religious Vocations 4.1%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 4.1%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 3.8%
History 2.7%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2.0%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 2.0%
English Language And Literature/Letters 1.8%
Social Sciences 0.7%
Physical Sciences 0.7%
Mathematics And Statistics 0.5%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.5%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.2%

Cost

Tuition
$27,668.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
44.19%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$21,963.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1237 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 620 570 520
Verbal 640 590 540

ACT Scores

26 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 27 25 22
English 32 28 23