John Brown University
Siloam Springs, AR · Private · Town (distant) · JBU
Private institution in Siloam Springs, AR · 1,415 undergraduates · 68% acceptance rate · $53,907 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $21,1441,188th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $30,8321,354th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $30,8321,272nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $43,2601,288th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,250790th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,907853rd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,114789th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 66.8%532nd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 84.2%469th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 67.6%548th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1222347th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 26270th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,4151,148th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 21.4%1,631st highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 265 mi (DAL)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 38 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering, GeneralEngineering | bachelors | $66,941 | $65,573 |
| Construction ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $65,945 | $65,517 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $56,415 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $52,562 | $55,813 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $46,478 | $42,402 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $44,971 | $42,682 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $35,772 | $33,993 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $34,704 | $31,839 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $32,213 | $37,748 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | $30,554 | $25,774 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $26,739 | $28,598 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $24,615 | $22,192 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1919source
- Athletic nickname: "Golden Eagles"source
- School colors: #174D83 and #F8C925source
- Motto: ""Christ Over All""source
- Campus size: about 200 acressource
- Formerly known as "Southwestern Collegiate Institute" (1919–1920)source
- Formerly known as "John E. Brown College" (1920–1934)source
- Religious affiliation: Interdenominational Christianitysource
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
Athletics — 5 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,794,491 (M $838,552 · W $955,939)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to John Brown University’s 1,415 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In AR
- University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR · 1,361 undergrads
- Henderson State UniversityArkadelphia, AR · 1,491 undergrads
- Ouachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphia, AR · 1,612 undergrads
- Hendrix CollegeConway, AR · 1,094 undergrads
- University of Arkansas at MonticelloMonticello, AR · 1,868 undergrads
- University of Arkansas at Pine BluffPine Bluff, AR · 1,899 undergrads
Elsewhere
- College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, MO · 1,415 undergrads
- Trinity Washington UniversityWashington, DC · 1,415 undergrads
- Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL · 1,414 undergrads
- Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis, MN · 1,417 undergrads
- Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA · 1,421 undergrads
- CBD CollegeLos Angeles, CA · 1,408 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitejbu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 107141)
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- Compare with University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
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