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John Brown University

John Brown University is based in the town of Siloam Springs, AR — a private campus in a small-town setting. International students are a visible presence at John Brown University — 10.1% of its 1,471 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$17,732

family income
under $30k

$18,333

$30–48k

$19,073

$48–75k

$21,672

$75–110k

$24,817

over $110k

Average net price

$20,3972023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at John Brown University rose from $17,900 (2008) to $20,397 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$17,900
2009	$17,090
2010	$13,808
2011	$15,654
2012	$17,550
2013	$19,034
2014	$19,234
2015	$18,777
2016	$22,583
2017	$22,210
2018	$21,963
2019	$21,957
2020	$18,641
2021	$20,404
2022	$21,144
2023	$20,397

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$44,7102024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at John Brown University rose from $28,196 (2009) to $44,710 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$28,196
2010	$29,406
2011	$30,606
2012	$31,980
2013	$33,326
2014	$34,776
2015	$35,706
2016	$36,782
2017	$37,814
2018	$38,834
2019	$39,802
2020	$40,774
2021	$41,492
2022	$42,128
2023	$43,260
2024	$44,710

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$11,492
2001	$12,374
2002	$13,044
2003	$13,716
2004	$14,434
2005	$14,544
2006	$16,158
2007	$17,176
2008	$18,066
2013	$22,734
2014	$23,588
2015	$24,468
2016	$25,324
2017	$26,144
2018	$26,928
2019	$27,668
2020	$28,288
2021	$28,924
2022	$29,720
2023	$30,832

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $31,756 before grants and other attendance costs. At John Brown University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,471 — John Brown University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

71.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at John Brown University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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71.8%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at John Brown University rose from 47% (entered 1991) to 71.8% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	47%
1992 cohort	52.5%
1993 cohort	49.4%
1994 cohort	52.8%
1995 cohort	51.3%
1996 cohort	55.6%
1997 cohort	51.1%
1998 cohort	61.6%
1999 cohort	59.2%
2000 cohort	62.7%
2001 cohort	71%
2002 cohort	68%
2003 cohort	64.2%
2004 cohort	61.5%
2005 cohort	65.6%
2006 cohort	68.1%
2007 cohort	65.4%
2008 cohort	60.6%
2009 cohort	62%
2010 cohort	64.6%
2011 cohort	73.1%
2012 cohort	65.7%
2013 cohort	71.6%
2014 cohort	64.5%
2015 cohort	70.4%
2016 cohort	71.2%
2017 cohort	66.8%
2018 cohort	71.8%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$10,665	$3,963
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$10,581	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$8,982	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$8,982	$4,645
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$8,982	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$8,982	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$11,000	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,230	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,750	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,750	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,750	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,750	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,125	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,125	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$20,350	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$19,377	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$21,298	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$22,782	$9,850
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$21,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$20,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$21,828	$8,780
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$22,688	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$21,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$21,250	$8,250

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$46,114

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$49,481

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$53,907

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

John Brown University admitted 1,254 of 1,647 applicants in Fall 2024. The 76.1% rate describes that application pool.

76.1%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $30,832 tuition · 2023–24 1,471 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1070–13401600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, John Brown University received 1,647 applications and admitted 1,254 (76.1%), with 388 enrolling.

John Brown University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For John Brown University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 550–690 and Math was 520–650 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1070–1340 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	550	630	690
SAT Math	520	590	650
ACT Composite	21	24	28

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

76.1%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	36.1%
Fall 2002	99.1%
Fall 2003	73%
Fall 2004	76.8%
Fall 2005	62.4%
Fall 2006	76.3%
Fall 2007	77.7%
Fall 2008	73.9%
Fall 2009	72.8%
Fall 2010	70.9%
Fall 2011	72.5%
Fall 2012	64.6%
Fall 2013	69.8%
Fall 2014	69.8%
Fall 2015	73.8%
Fall 2016	77.1%
Fall 2017	75.8%
Fall 2018	77.1%
Fall 2019	75.8%
Fall 2020	58.9%
Fall 2021	52.9%
Fall 2022	56.6%
Fall 2023	67.6%
Fall 2024	76.1%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1070–1340Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1030	1270
Fall 2002	1010	1260
Fall 2003	1050	1280
Fall 2004	1010	1250
Fall 2005	1050	1300
Fall 2006	1050	1300
Fall 2007	1010	1270
Fall 2008	1000	1280
Fall 2009	1030	1300
Fall 2010	970	1200
Fall 2011	1030	1300
Fall 2012	1020	1250
Fall 2013	1005	1280
Fall 2015	1030	1285
Fall 2016	1015	1245
Fall 2017	1080	1310
Fall 2018	1110	1365
Fall 2019	1060	1260
Fall 2020	1090	1310
Fall 2021	1100	1320
Fall 2022	1100	1390
Fall 2023	1130	1345
Fall 2024	1070	1340

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

21–28Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	21	28
Fall 2002	22	28
Fall 2003	22	28
Fall 2004	21	28
Fall 2005	22	28
Fall 2006	22	29
Fall 2007	21	28
Fall 2008	20	29
Fall 2009	22	28
Fall 2010	22	28
Fall 2011	22	29
Fall 2012	22	28
Fall 2013	22	28
Fall 2015	24	30
Fall 2016	23	29
Fall 2017	24	29
Fall 2018	23	30
Fall 2019	23	29
Fall 2020	22	29
Fall 2021	22	29
Fall 2022	22	29
Fall 2023	21	30
Fall 2024	21	28

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,471Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at John Brown University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 1,770 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 1,471.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,517
Fall 2003	1,614
Fall 2004	1,675
Fall 2005	1,608
Fall 2006	1,647
Fall 2007	1,666
Fall 2008	1,674
Fall 2009	1,691
Fall 2010	1,640
Fall 2011	1,699
Fall 2012	1,767
Fall 2013	1,770
Fall 2014	1,742
Fall 2015	1,684
Fall 2016	1,661
Fall 2017	1,606
Fall 2018	1,575
Fall 2019	1,447
Fall 2020	1,437
Fall 2021	1,381
Fall 2022	1,354
Fall 2023	1,415
Fall 2024	1,471

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

81%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at John Brown University has held near 81% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	76%
Fall 2004 cohort	75%
Fall 2005 cohort	80%
Fall 2006 cohort	80%
Fall 2007 cohort	79%
Fall 2008 cohort	76%
Fall 2009 cohort	75%
Fall 2010 cohort	78%
Fall 2011 cohort	84%
Fall 2012 cohort	82%
Fall 2013 cohort	84%
Fall 2014 cohort	81%
Fall 2015 cohort	85%
Fall 2016 cohort	82%
Fall 2017 cohort	80%
Fall 2018 cohort	82%
Fall 2019 cohort	86%
Fall 2020 cohort	80%
Fall 2021 cohort	84%
Fall 2022 cohort	84%
Fall 2023 cohort	81%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about John Brown University

23.7% of John Brown University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes John Brown University as a primarily residential campus of 1,471 undergraduates — and 81.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

John Brown University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1070–1340 — their midpoint is above the AR four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on John Brown University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How John Brown University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

John Brown University76.1%

Arkansas median70.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

John Brown University$31,756

Arkansas median$13,467

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

John Brown University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

John Brown University$53,907

Arkansas median$44,308

National median$53,781

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John Brown University, Arkansas and national reference values
Metric & basis	John Brown University	Arkansas median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	76.1%	70.5%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$31,756	$13,467	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$53,907	$44,308	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For John Brown University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

John Brown University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 13 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Engineering, General	$90,783
Accounting and Related Services	$82,703
Business/Commerce, General	$78,800
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$70,720
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$64,963
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$48,188
Design and Applied Arts	$47,248
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$47,076
International/Globalization Studies	$45,322
Psychology, General	$40,222
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$39,575
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$36,796
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	$35,601

These 13 fields listed for John Brown University measure earnings after completion. The $53,907 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 31 additional John Brown University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does John Brown University report?

John Brown University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1070–1340 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is John Brown University's acceptance rate?

76.1% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,254 admitted from 1,647 applicants.

How much does John Brown University cost?

At John Brown University, tuition is $31,756. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does John Brown University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $53,907. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Arkansas

Harding University — 70.5% admitted
Ouachita Baptist University — 67.5% admitted
Central Baptist College — 63.5% admitted
Arkansas State University — 82.3% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.