- The Inkwell
- Arkansas
- John Brown University
Siloam Springs, ARTown: distantZIP 72761Founded 1919
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1919
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.jbu.edu
ArkansasPrivate nonprofit
John Brown University
John Brown University is a private nonprofit university in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, with 1,471 undergraduates. It admits 76% of applicants, graduates 77% within six years and costs $22,476 a year after aid.
77%graduate
Admission rate76%
Retention82%
4-year graduation68%
Pell Grant share25%
Federal loans29%
$22,476net price / year
76%admission rate
1195average SAT
77%graduate in 6 years
$58,769median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,250median debt
#862 of 1,704 for earnings#1,056 of 1,739 for lowest net price#240 of 1,738 for graduation rate#740 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $45,418tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $32,710
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $32,710
- Average net price
- $22,476national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,353
$30,001–48,000$18,572
$48,001–75,000$17,028
$75,001–110,000$24,748
$110,001+$25,725
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 76%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 550–690
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 520–650
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college76%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college82%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college77%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college25%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 77%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 68%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 67%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,348
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,769middle 50%: $39,898–$94,031
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$94,031
Median, John Brown University$58,769
Lower quarter$39,898
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,471
- Part-time
- 4.8%
- Women / men
- 55% / 45%
- Average age at entry
- 24.2
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 25%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 96%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,468 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,542
- Endowment, end of year
- $188,646,910
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White66%
Hispanic13%
Black1.7%
Asian1.8%
Two or more races5.7%
U.S. nonresident10%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown0.3%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management25%
Visual & performing arts10%
Psychology8.7%
Engineering8.4%
Health professions6.3%
Computer & information sciences5.7%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.4%
Family & consumer sciences4.8%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 107141. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6223569.