John Brown University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for John Brown University

John Brown University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 1,471 students of which 2,115 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. John Brown University is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 76.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,195 and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,397, with published in-state tuition of $31,756 and a Pell grant recipient share of 23.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 69.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 81.5%. Graduates earn a median of $53,907 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,114 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 80800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 72.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.