John Brown University Business Programs

John Brown University is a private not-for-profit institution situated 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	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into JBU?

With an acceptance rate of 57%, JBU does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 62%, and the acceptance rate for women is 54%.

Average Test Scores

About 17% 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 570 and 710. Math scores were between 530 and 680.

JBU received ACT scores from 62% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 31. Math scores were between 19 and 0. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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.

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 2022-2023, 884 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.

This school is the 4th most popular in Arkansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of JBU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Business Administration and Management	18%
General Business/Commerce	45%

John Brown University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	13	67	80
Organizational Leadership	12	12	24
General Business/Commerce	20	0	20
Construction Management	13	0	13
Finance	9	0	9
International Business/Trade/Commerce	9	0	9
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	9	0	9
Entrepreneurship	7	0	7
Accounting	6	0	6
Accounting and Business/Management	0	0	0
General Management Information Systems	0	0	0
TOTAL	98	79	177

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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