JBU Facts 2020-21

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2020-21 Facts & Figures

2020 Enrollment

Total - 2343
Traditional Undergraduate - 1249
JBU Online - 193
Concurrent/Dual Students - 378
Graduate - 523

Top 5 Undergrad Programs

Nursing - 131
Psychology - 76
Kinesiology - 70
Mechanical Engineering - 63
Biology - 62

Ethnic Background

African American - 18
Asian/Pacific Islander - 17
Caucasian - 898
Hispanic/Latino - 102
American Indian/Alaska Native - 16
Two or More Races - 66
Not Recorded - 39
Non-U.S. Citizen - 95

Home States & Countries

In 2020, students enrolled at JBU from 37 states and 45 foreign countries.

Incoming Freshman

Average GPA: 3.77 (on 4.0 scale)
Average ACT: 26
Average SAT 1197

Genders

Traditional Undergrad: Men-503/Women-746
JBU Online: Men-54/Women-139
Graduate: Men-177/Women-346

Resident Students

797 students live in on-campus housing.

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020
Undergraduate: 384
Graduate: 184

Program Offerings

Undergraduate Majors - 54
Undergraduate Minors - 58
JBU Online Degree Programs - 4
Graduate Degree Programs - 24

Faculty Stats

Full-time - 81; Adjunct - 76
77% of full-time faculty hold a Ph.D. or terminal degree
Student/Faculty Ratio – 14:1

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 2020.

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 five consecutive years, earning honor roll distinction for exceptional markings 10 of 12 categories.

5

Graduate Salary Rates

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

Top 10 Home States of Students

Arkansas - 508
Texas - 157
Oklahoma - 134
Kansas - 112
Missouri - 75
Colorado - 32
Nebraska - 18
Iowa - 16
California - 12
Wisconsin - 9

On JBU’s 200-acre main campus in Siloam Springs, more than 91 percent of the buildings are new or have been renovated in the last 18 years. The Graduate School has locations in Rogers and Little Rock.

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.

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.

The Center for Faith and Flourishing - Aims to express, defend, and promote the university’s historic mission of educating for head, heart, and hand. Principled commitment to our Christian beliefs makes us more, and not less, open-minded to opposing points of view.