Colleges / John Brown University
College · Private nonprofit · Siloam Springs, AR · Town
JBU

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

Address2000 W University St, Siloam Springs, AR 72761
Websitewww.jbu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate76%
6-yr median pay$46k
Net price / yr$20k
Undergrad size1,471
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $20k/yr for a shot at a $46k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 76% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1195 · ACT 26.

If you get in

1,471 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $45k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $20k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$179k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$82k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$97k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$31.8k
Room & board
$10.4k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants24%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans33%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention83%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr72%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$46k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$54k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out19%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,471
Location
Siloam Springs, AR
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White66%
  • Hispanic13%
  • International10%
  • Two or more races6%
  • Asian2%
  • Black2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students29%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time5%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$52k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 44

What you can study.

Colleges / John Brown University
College · Private nonprofit · Siloam Springs, AR · Town
JBU

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

Address2000 W University St, Siloam Springs, AR 72761
Websitewww.jbu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate76%
6-yr median pay$46k
Net price / yr$20k
Undergrad size1,471
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $20k/yr for a shot at a $46k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 76% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1195 · ACT 26.

If you get in

1,471 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $45k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $20k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$179k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$82k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$97k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$31.8k
Room & board
$10.4k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants24%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans33%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention83%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr72%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$46k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$54k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out19%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,471
Location
Siloam Springs, AR
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White66%
  • Hispanic13%
  • International10%
  • Two or more races6%
  • Asian2%
  • Black2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students29%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time5%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$52k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 44

What you can study.