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John Brown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. The location of JBU is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Where Is John Brown University?

Contact details for JBU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2000 W University St, Siloam Springs, AR 72761
Phone:	479-524-9500
Website:	www.jbu.edu

How Do I Get Into JBU?

You can apply to JBU online at: https://www.jbu.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for JBU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into JBU?

JBU has an acceptance rate of 53%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 55%, and the acceptance rate for women is 51%.

Average Test Scores

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.

JBU received ACT scores from 71% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 27. Math scores were between 22 and 31. Composite scores were between 22 and 29.

Can I Afford John Brown University?

The overall average net price of JBU is $28,714. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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 0.4%. 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.

John Brown University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,774 undergraduate students at JBU, with 1,285 being full-time and 489 being part-time.

There are also 685 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,285 full-time undergraduates at JBU, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of John Brown University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	25
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	92
White	915
International Students	110
Other Races/Ethnicities	126

Geographic Diversity

Arkansas students aren't the only ones who study at John Brown University. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 31 countries are represented at JBU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, Mexico, and Guatemala.

Online Learning at John Brown University

There are 9 bachelor’s degree and 15 master’s degree programs available online at JBU. In 2020-2021, 1,059 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at JBU has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of JBU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at John Brown University was 14.3%. This is the #1,087 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at JBU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Tim Morgan under License

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