| Location: | Southeast |
| Setting: | Small Town Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Size: | Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad) |
John Brown University (JBU) is a private, interdenominational, Christian liberal arts college in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Founded in 1919, JBU also has regional educational centers in Rogers, Little Rock, and Fort Smith, Arkansas.
The 200-acre main campus in Northwest Arkansas has been the site of the university since it was founded in 1919. JBU has 1,727 undergraduate students as of the 2007-2008 school year, 1258 of which are traditional undergraduates. Of these, 954 live on campus. JBU is home to students from 40 states and 45 countries.
JBU is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. JBU competes athletically in the Sooner Athletic Conference. In 2007, US News & World Report ranked JBU fourth among baccalaureate colleges in the Southern region.
===John E. Brown: Background=== John E. Brown (1879-1957) never had the opportunity to pursue much education, as his family's financial difficulties forced him to begin working at the age of 11. As a teenaged laborer in Arkansas, Brown encountered the Salvation Army and underwent a conversion experience. After his conversion, he became an itinerant Methodist evangelist, with his travels taking him across Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, and the Indian Territory.
When he had become a well-known young evangelist, Brown accepted a position as president of Scarrit Collegiate Institute in Neosho. His two years as president were instrumental in developing his plan to establish his own college. However, Brown felt that the strong emphasis of that school on education without the benefit of life training was actually harmful to the students. As he said in 1903, "It might be my privilege to have a part in the building of school that would turn the minds of youth back from this exaggerated concept of the value of book knowledge, to the realization that all this is valuable only as it becomes a background for, or the foundation under, the real things of life."
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| Percent of Students International: | 6% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 53% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 14,544 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 736 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,326 | 30% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 2,035 | 8% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 4,996 | 93% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 3,302 | 57% | |
Any Aid: |
95% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 62% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 40% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 540, Math: 510 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 660, Math: 640 |
| ACT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 77% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 22, Verbal: 22, Math: 21 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 28, Verbal: 29, Math: 26 |
| Application Fee: | $ 25.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
