by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
John Brown University was awarded 209 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is organizational leadership.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, JBU is ranked #673 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
JBU is also ranked #4 out of 34 schools in Arkansas.
The acceptance rate at John Brown University is a competitive 53%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
About 16% of students accepted to JBU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 655. Math scores were between 540 and 665.
The student to faculty ratio at John Brown University is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at John Brown University is 98%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 80% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like John Brown University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at JBU for first-time, full-time students is 62%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,820 undergraduates at JBU with 1,326 being full-time and 494 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $18,136 | $19,871 | $20,127 | $22,959 | $25,561 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of JBU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At JBU, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $6,172 a year. That adds up to $24,688 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at JBU is 3.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for JBU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2000 W University St, Siloam Springs, AR 72761 |
| Phone: | 479-524-9500 |
| Website: | https://www.jbu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://facebook.com/JohnBrownUniversity |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/JohnBrownUniv |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 43 | NA |
| Nursing | 28 | $55,181 |
| Business Administration & Management | 24 | $47,449 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 24 | $31,352 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 20 | NA |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 18 | NA |
| Construction Management | 16 | NA |
| International Studies | 15 | NA |
| International Business | 14 | NA |
| Mechanical Engineering | 12 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 1,059 students took at least one online class at John Brown University. This is a decrease from the 1,060 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,059 | 622 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,060 | 555 |
| 2018-2019 | 771 | 451 |
| 2017-2018 | 837 | 479 |
| 2016-2017 | 736 | 428 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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