John Brown University: Statistics
Updated:
| 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 |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 76%
- 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.
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
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| |||
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.
Publication / Citation count by topic
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 |
Notable alumni
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Janet Huckabee
- 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.
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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.
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Anson Rainey
- 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 |