John Brown University: Statistics

Updated:

EduRank

John Brown University logo
EduRank.org best universities badge
Position Category
#1936 of 14,131 In the World
#528 of 2,597 In North America
#479 of 2,496 In the United States
#6 of 24 In Arkansas
#119 of 2,908 For Classics and Ancient History
Top50% For 163 other topics
Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate
76%
Average SAT
1205
Average ACT
25
Avg. cost to attend
$21,537 /y
Aid receiving
99%
Undergraduates
1,948
Graduates
402
Male:Female Ratio
41:59
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Master's degree
Website
www.jbu.edu

John Brown University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

John Brown University has an acceptance rate of 76% and is in the middle in terms of the difficulty of admission among universities in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 76% 78% 75%
Applicants 1,647 632 1,015
Admissions 1,254 493 761
Freshmen enrolled full time 381 166 215
Freshmen enrolled part time 7 3 4

477 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

321 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
41 or 11%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1070
or below

75% of them
had 1340
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in John Brown University are 1070-1340 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
195 or 50%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 21
or below

75% of them
had 28
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in John Brown University are 21-28 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Formal demonstration of competencies Considered but not required
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
College-preparatory program Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 1579 (68%)
Hispanic 274 (12%)
Nonresident Alien 152 (7%)
Two or more races 141 (6%)
Black or African American 91 (4%)
Asian 47 (2%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 37 (2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 6 (0.3%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 5 (0.2%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The average net cost to attend John Brown University is $21,537 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Net average cost to attend
$21,537/year
Average aid awarded
$23,173
Students receiving aid
99%

Average costs by household income

<$30K $17,484
$30-48K $17,210
$48-75K $16,655
$75-110K $21,433
$110K+ $24,627

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $30,374$14,880
Tuition in-state $30,374$14,880
Tuition out-of-state $30,374$14,880
Fee in-district $1,382
Fee in-state $1,382
Fee out-of-state $1,382

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 1,197
Combined charge for room and board $10,640

John Brown University majors

John Brown University has granted 327 bachelor's degrees across 44 programs and 152 master's across 9 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at John Brown University.

Major Associate Bachelor Master
Mental Health Counseling & Counselor 71
Business Administration and Management, General 14 40
Psychology, General 34
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 26
Family and Community Services 22
Graphic Design 17
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 16
Construction Management, General 2 11
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 11
Cinematography and Film & Video Production 10
Elementary Education and Teaching 10
Illustration 10
International Business & Trade & Commerce 10
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 10
Mechanical Engineering 10
Organizational Leadership 5 5
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 10
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy & Policy 9
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 8
English Language and Literature, General 8
Finance, General 8
General Studies 8
International & Globalization Studies 8
Outdoor Education 8
Computer Science 7
Education, General 7
Accounting 6
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 5
Chemistry, General 4
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 4
Photography 4
Political Science and Government, General 4
Business & Managerial Economics 3
Criminal Justice & Safety Studies 3
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 3
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 3
History, General 3
Music, General 3
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General 3
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other 3
Theology & Theological Studies 3
Business & Commerce, General 2
Mathematics Teacher Education 2
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 1
Biochemistry 1
Business Analytics 1
Mathematics, General 1
Music Teacher Education 1
Philosophy 1
Religious & Sacred Music 1
Spanish Language and Literature 1
Grand Total 2 327 152

John Brown University has a graduation rate of 72%, which is among the 19% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 72% 67% 75%
  • Full-time retention rate - 81%
  • Part-time retention rate - 50%

Publications & Citations

John Brown University is a world-class research university with 32,761 scientific papers published and 767,535 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Biology, Environmental Science, Physics, Engineering, Political Science, Medicine, Philosophy, and Law.

Publications
32,761
Citations
767,535

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
15,818 / 453,655
Computer Science
10,692 / 341,576
Biology
10,537 / 349,565
Environmental Science
9,124 / 262,285
Physics
8,962 / 271,609
Engineering
8,780 / 269,163
Political Science
8,618 / 254,270
Medicine
8,545 / 343,706
Philosophy
8,344 / 229,585
Law
7,819 / 241,995
Chemistry
6,897 / 215,597
Sociology
6,656 / 213,458
Psychology
6,642 / 270,120
History
6,119 / 138,393
Geography and Cartography
5,912 / 171,803
Mathematics
5,751 / 256,152
Quantum and Particle physics
5,744 / 170,776
Geology
4,373 / 123,546
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
4,265 / 137,419
Economics
4,074 / 170,099
Statistics
4,006 / 176,512
Art & Design
3,918 / 91,761
Genetics
3,801 / 128,863
Business
3,784 / 130,652
Linguistics
3,661 / 119,371
Archaeology
3,574 / 114,516
Biochemistry
3,383 / 118,704
Pathology
3,253 / 161,970
Psychiatry
3,222 / 152,695
Materials Science
3,129 / 91,971
Paleontology
2,626 / 87,391
Ecology
2,579 / 93,961
Neuroscience
2,365 / 105,199
Organic Chemistry
2,302 / 71,925
Social Psychology
2,207 / 94,192
Public Health
1,951 / 95,733
Machine Learning
1,937 / 74,558
Development Studies
1,863 / 87,267
Demography
1,857 / 92,571
Optical Engineering
1,829 / 48,631

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 214 3021
1994 310 3172
1995 267 3614
1996 300 4137
1997 316 4410
1998 315 4841
1999 344 5607
2000 345 6533
2001 384 7479
2002 417 9810
2003 493 10592
2004 477 11829
2005 529 14107
2006 550 15941
2007 589 17694
2008 598 19999
2009 654 22168
2010 748 24045
2011 611 26865
2012 737 27791
2013 733 30550
2014 837 32666
2015 846 33477
2016 650 33361
2017 688 33529
2018 926 35649
2019 1079 40212
2020 6908 45164
2021 1066 45276
2022 1260 39462
2023 1193 41378
2024 927 38500
2025 946 34128
Academic rankings

Notable alumni

  1. Janet Huckabee

    Janet Huckabee
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1955-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Janet Huckabee is an American politician, the wife of former 2008 and 2016 Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas governor, Mike Huckabee. She served as the First Lady of Arkansas, from July 1996 until January 2007 and oversaw a total remodel of the Arkansas Governor's Mansion, including the addition of the Grand Hall ballroom. Huckabee was also a Republican nominee for Arkansas Secretary of State in 2002. She is also the mother of current and first female governor of Arkansas, Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

  2. Dave Armstrong

    Dave Armstrong
    Years
    1957-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    sports commentator
    Biography

    Dave Armstrong is a former American television sports announcer for professional and college sports. He spent nine years as the play-by-play announcer for two Major League Baseball teams (Kansas City Royals and Colorado Rockies), in the NFL he has worked with both the Seattle Seahawks and the Kansas City Chiefs broadcasting regular and pre-season games and also announced several games for the NBA's Denver Nuggets. He also broadcast Big 12 college basketball games for ESPN Regional Television and Big 12 Now and called games in this conference from 1988 up until his retirement in 2022. His signature “Wow!” is known as the exclamation mark on exceptional plays.

  3. Anson Rainey

    Anson Rainey
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1930-2011 (aged 81)
    Occupations
    pedagogueanthropologistlinguisthistorianassyriologist
    Biography

    Anson Frank Rainey was professor emeritus of ancient Near Eastern cultures and Semitic linguistics at Tel Aviv University. He is known in particular for contributions to the study of the Amarna tablets, the noted administrative letters from the period of Pharaoh Akhenaten's rule during the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. He authored and edited books and articles on the cultures, languages and geography of the Biblical lands.

General info

Alternative names JBU
Founded 1919
Motto Christ Over All
Colors royal blue, gold
Academic calendar August to May (August - December; January-May)
Total FTE staff 348
Carnegie classification Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs

Location and contacts

Address 2000 W University St
Siloam Springs, Arkansas, 72761
United States
City population 17,000
Phone 4795249500

John Brown University in social media