John Brown University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Interdenominational Christian
Population 400,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,700 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 257 (72%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,472
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 41%
From Region 32%
Athletes 198 (14.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 65%
Hispanic 13%
International 11%
Mixed 6%
Asian 2%
Black 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 145 41% 77% 1% 0% 8% 6% $59,954 10 -0.66 45 96% 7.1%
Artificial Intelligence — — — — — — — — $100,352 6 -1.29 94 — — — — —
Computer Science 19 — 79% 42% 0% 0% 11% 42% $109,816 36 -0.44 97 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $88,247 40 -0.29 88 — — — — —
Chemistry — — — — — — — — $64,903 20 -0.65 58 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,400 44 -0.41 75 — — — — —
Biochemistry 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,907 8 -1.03 45 — — — — —
Biology 11 — 27% 64% 0% 0% 9% 0% $58,985 16 -0.87 43 — — — — —
English 8 +1 12% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,057 35 -0.41 17 — — — — —
General Studies 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,733 25 -0.54 23 95% 7.5% — — —
History 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,253 28 -0.55 22 — — — — —
Ministry 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,097 23 -0.71 10 100% — — — —
Philosophy 4 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,632 31 -0.59 28 — — — — —
Spanish 4 +3 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,595 27 -0.57 23 — — — — —
Theology 4 +2 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,210 39 -0.20 17 — — — — —
Global Studies 6 +4 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,807 2 -1.20 19 94% — — — —
Political Science 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $60,247 17 -0.88 46 — — — — —
Psychology 29 +3 28% 76% 0% 0% 21% 0% $44,202 2 -1.65 9 100% 7.1% — — —
Animation and Interactive Media — — — — — — — — $49,604 33 -0.41 18 — — — — —
Film Production 6 +1 83% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,437 7 -1.26 5 100% — — — —
Graphic Design 12 +3 42% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,864 44 -0.17 40 90% — — — —
Illustration 10 +3 20% 60% 20% 0% 0% 10% $57,864 92 +1.18 40 90% — — — —
Music 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,957 46 -0.08 11 — — — — —
Photography 4 +2 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,437 6 -1.03 5 100% — — — —
Sacred Music — — — — — — — — $49,906 63 +0.34 19 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 5 +2 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $60,765 59 +0.12 47 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education and Human Sciences 46 20% 76% 0% 0% 11% 4% $54,937 3 -0.20 32 92%
Exercise Science 13 — 38% 54% 0% 0% 15% 15% $56,941 33 -0.56 37 — — — — —
Outdoor Education 5 +1 40% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,514 35 -0.50 39 — — — — —
Family and Human Services 16 — 6% 88% 0% 0% 6% 0% $55,923 65 +0.32 34 91% — — — —
Elementary Education 10 — 10% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $50,013 35 -0.34 19 94% — — — —
English Education — — — — — — — — $52,125 36 -0.47 24 — — — — —
Mathematics Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,256 30 -0.53 25 — — — — —
Social Studies Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,146 35 -0.56 24 — — — — —
Music Education — — — — — — — — $51,765 72 +0.54 23 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering and Construction Management 57 91% 77% 0% 0% 5% 12% $108,149 97 +0.45 97 100%
Electrical Engineering 13 +1 85% 62% 0% 0% 0% 31% $109,504 40 -0.36 97 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 15 — 80% 87% 0% 0% 7% 0% $99,788 60 +0.07 94 — — — — —
Construction Management 29 — 100% 79% 0% 0% 7% 10% $111,868 84 +1.01 98 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 21 5% 76% 0% 0% 19% 0% $62,412 16 -2.97 52 100%
Nursing 21 — 5% 76% 0% 0% 19% 0% $62,412 0 -2.97 52 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Soderquist College of Business 63 49% 62% 2% 0% 10% 19% $81,934 77 -0.01 83 95% 5.7%
Accounting 3 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $95,967 71 +0.58 92 96% — — — —
Business Administration 11 +3 55% 64% 0% 0% 0% 18% $79,335 69 +0.09 81 95% 5.8% — — —
Business Analytics 9 +1 67% 56% 11% 0% 0% 22% $83,253 32 -0.53 84 — — — — —
Economics 1 +4 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,796 39 -0.42 87 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 2 +4 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $78,599 69 +0.13 80 — — — — —
Finance 6 +1 83% 50% 0% 0% 17% 33% $93,757 48 -0.18 91 — — — — —
General Business 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,149 77 +0.39 86 97% 4.3% — — —
International Business 3 +1 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% $81,465 61 -0.10 83 — — — — —
Marketing 17 +4 41% 59% 0% 0% 12% 24% $77,458 54 -0.01 79 — — — — —
Organizational Leadership 9 — 44% 67% 0% 0% 22% 0% $79,335 64 +0.24 81 95% 5.8% — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $33,979
ROI Percentile 71th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 67%
6-Year Graduation Rate 72%
Transfer-Out Rate 19%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 19.0% 63 49% 62% 2% 0% 10% 19% $81,935 58 -0.01 83 95% 5.7%
Social Sciences 16.9% 56 25% 82% 0% 0% 14% 0% $49,584 8 -0.97 18 96% 7.1%
Health Sciences 11.7% 39 21% 69% 0% 0% 15% 5% $59,960 4 -1.85 45 100% —
Arts 10.5% 35 40% 80% 6% 0% 0% 3% $51,864 52 -0.06 24 93% —
Professional 10.2% 34 88% 79% 0% 0% 9% 9% $104,353 97 +0.88 96 100% —
Engineering 8.4% 28 82% 75% 0% 0% 4% 14% $104,299 60 -0.13 96 — —
Humanities 8.4% 28 43% 96% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,351 23 -0.48 20 96% 7.5%
Computer Science 6.9% 23 74% 52% 0% 0% 9% 35% $106,065 42 -0.42 96 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.9% 13 23% 62% 0% 0% 8% 0% $59,127 15 -0.89 43 — —
Education 3.6% 12 8% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $50,378 27 -0.37 20 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.3% 1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,400 39 -0.41 75 — —

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 61 $175K $175K $22
Soccer 42 $505K $505K $0
Basketball 14 $513K $512K $852
Tennis 13 $64K $63K $697
Total 96 $1.3M $1.3M $1K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 76 $424K $422K $2K
Volleyball 29 $204K $204K -$61
Soccer 24 $525K $519K $5K
Basketball 11 $377K $377K $76
Tennis 10 $46K $46K $0
Total 102 $1.6M $1.6M $8K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 137 $599K $597K $2K
Soccer 66 $1.0M $1.0M $5K
Volleyball 29 $204K $204K -$61
Basketball 25 $890K $889K $928
Tennis 23 $111K $110K $697
Total 198 $3.5M $3.5M $10K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 53%
Yield (non-ED) 30%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 77% 76% 65%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 61%
SAT Range 1070 – 1340
SAT Math Range 520 – 650
SAT RW Range 550 – 690