JBU Facts 2018-19

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2018-19 Facts & Figures

2018 Enrollment
2018 Enrollment

Total - 2,474
Traditional Undergraduate - 1,354
JBU Online - 218
Concurrent/Dual Students - 294
Graduate - 608

Top 5 Undergrad Programs
Top 5 Undergrad Programs

Engineering - 126
Nursing - 118
Family and Human Services - 79
Biology - 78
Graphic Design - 67

 

Ethnic Background
Ethnic Background

African American - 22
Asian/Pacific Islander - 20
Caucasian - 988
Hispanic/Latino - 90
Two or More Races - 54
Not Recorded - 50
Non-U.S. Citizen - 99

Home States & Countries
Home States & Countries

In 2018, students enrolled at JBU from 38 states and 53 foreign countries.

Incoming Freshman
Incoming Freshman

Average GPA: 3.75 (on 4.0 scale)
Average ACT: 25.6
Average SAT 1234

Genders
Genders

Traditional Undergrad: Men-575/Women-779
JBU Online: Men-84/Women-134
Graduate: Men-189/Women-419

Resident Students
Resident Students

858 students live in on-campus housing.

Degrees Awarded
Degrees Awarded

July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018
Undergraduate - 395
Graduate - 193

Program Offerings
Program Offerings

Undergraduate Majors - 41
Undergraduate Minors - 52
JBU Online Degree Programs - 4
Graduate Degree Programs - 16

Faculty Stats
Faculty Stats

Full-time - 87; Adjunct -  152
81% of full-time faculty hold a Ph.D. or terminal degree
Student/Faculty Ratio – 14:1

Class Size
Class Size

Average class size is 20 students

Honors & Recognition

1

U.S. News

JBU is Arkansas’ top ranked regional university according to U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges ranking 2017.

2

Enactus National Champions

Enactus JBU won the United States National Champion in 2017, defeating over 200 universities and colleges from around the nation. The team represented the US at the Enactus World Cup in London later that year.

3

NASA Judges Innovation Award

JBU's lunabotics team is one of a handful of teams that has been a part of the contest NASA Lunabotics Mining Competition since it started. In 2015 they won the Judges Innovation Award by unanimous decision.

4

Great College to Work For

Recognized as a "Great College to Work For" by The Chronicle of Higher Education for four consecutive years, earning honor roll distinction for placing in 9 categories.

5

Graduate Salary Rates

JBU graduates earn a higher average salary than graduates from every other Arkansas university.

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Top 10 Home States of Students

  1. Arkansas - 518
  2. Texas - 160
  3. Oklahoma - 155
  4. Kansas - 94
  5. Missouri - 88
  6. Colorado - 44
  7. Iowa - 22
  8. Nebraska - 20
  9. Illinois - 12
  10. California - 13
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On JBU’s 200-acre main campus in Siloam Springs, more than 90 percent of the buildings are new or have been renovated in the last 10 years. The Graduate School has locations in Rogers, Fort Smith and Little Rock.

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Intercollegiate Athletics

JBU is a member of the NAIA Division I and offers the following intercollegiate sports: Men and Women’s Soccer; Men and Women’s Basketball; Women’s Volleyball; Men and Women’s Cross Country; Men and Women’s Tennis.

Associated Centers

John Brown University has two endowed, associated centers that serve the university, community and the nation by actively addressing two major areas of concern in today’s society: the need for strong marriages and families and the need for ethical business leaders.

The Center for Healthy Relationships - Through workshops, programs and online resources, CHR shares skills and knowledge that anyone can use to build safe, lasting relationships and increase their potential for personal and professional success.

Milestone Leadership - Investing in your people has a significant return. The evidence of a great leader overflows into their team and organization. When leaders are performing at their best, everything else follows - including results. Our goal is to help your leaders maximize their strengths, identify blind spots, and take their performance to the next level.