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.

John Brown University Rankings

JBU is ranked #2 out of 20 schools in Arkansas.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at JBU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#21	Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#107	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#134	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards JBU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#29	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Organizational Leadership	College Factual
#51	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management	College Factual
#55	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#62	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#69	Highest Paid General Business/Commerce Graduates	College Factual
#69	Highest Paid General Business/Commerce Graduates	College Factual

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
Facebook:	http://facebook.com/JohnBrownUniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/JohnBrownUniv

How Do I Get Into JBU?

You can apply to JBU online at: 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	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into JBU?

JBU has an acceptance rate of 59%, 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 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 56%.

Average Test Scores

About 24% 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 680. Math scores were between 530 and 630.

JBU received ACT scores from 79% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 32. Math scores were between 21 and 27. 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 53% of students took out student loans averaging $6,496 a year. That adds up to $25,984 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at JBU is 3.8%. 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 1,820 undergraduate students at JBU, with 1,326 being full-time and 494 being part-time.

There are also 523 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,326 full-time undergraduates at JBU, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	17
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	108
White	953
International Students	97
Other Races/Ethnicities	127

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

In 2019-2020, 1,060 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 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of JBU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at John Brown University was $28,288 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how JBU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Accounting and Business/Management	#4	#4

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 #1,083 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at JBU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at JBU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at JBU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Accounting and Business/Management	#14
Interior Design Management	#109
Organizational Leadership	#179
General Business/Commerce	#219
General Business/Commerce	#219
Accounting	#418

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%.

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	9	57	66
Organizational Leadership	15	15	30
Construction Management	16	0	16
International Business/Trade/Commerce	14	0	14
General Business/Commerce	11	0	11
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	11	0	11
Finance	8	0	8
Entrepreneurship	2	0	2
Accounting	1	0	1
Accounting and Business/Management	0	0	0
Interior Design Management	0	0	0
General Management Information Systems	0	0	0
TOTAL	87	72	159

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.