John Brown University
School info
3.7
Overall Quality
Reputation
4.1
Food
2.8
Clubs
3.4
Facilities
4.1
Internet
3.4
Location
3.6
Opportunities
3.8
Safety
4.4
Social
3.8
Happiness
4
Basic Information
Location
- Siloam Springs, AR
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Private university
- Established: 1919; 105 years ago (1919)
- Founder: John E. Brown
Academic information
Degree Courses
- Over 50 undergraduate majors and various graduate programs
- including master's degrees
Key Area
- Renewable energy
- stream ecology
- anion sensors and chromogenic receptors
- biogas digester development
- behavioral studies of Orca whales
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 2,343
- Undergraduates: 1,376
- Postgraduates: 483
- Academic Staff: 88
Notable Alumni
- Julie Tietel Elliott
- Dennis R. Washington
- Kathy Sanders
- Clint Walton
- Dave Armstrong
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Good reviews
Overall 5
JBU is the school with the best community.
Overall 4.6
Very good.
Overall 4.5
JBU is a Christ-centered school committed to giving students a Christ-centered education. It's interdenominational, so you'll meet a lot of people with different beliefs and you'll be challenged to think for yourself. The community is awesome and professors genuinely care about students. I've loved my time here and I would 100% recommend JBU!
Overall 4.4
I've truly enjoyed my time at John Brown University. It's been a wonderful time of growth and I've made true friends. The faculty has been amazing, particularly in the nursing department. I just want to put this out there, if you've never rated a school before, look at the scaling. If I didn't have their prompts, all of my answers would've been 5.
Overall 4.3
Awesome school! Great community!
Overall 4.3
A great campus. Awesome people, though the parties can get slightly wild at times. No profanity allowed, and no alcohol (sometimes ignored by students).
Overall 4.3
JBU is my favorite place. The profs are my favorite, the location is PERFECT (stunning landscape with large cities very close by), I love my classes, the staff are friendly and helpful, I have no bad things to say.
Overall 4.3
This school is more than I imagined and should be a definite school on your list if you are searching around. The campus is great. Some of the professors are hard to understand but they care about you and the work that you do while at JBU.
Overall 4.1
Loved my experience here so far :)
Overall 4
I love this school. everyone is very welcoming and friendly. Community is a big thing here and I feel like there are so many people to support and help me.
Bad reviews
Overall 1.3
I feel like this school charges way to much for what you get back in return. After 4 years here I wish I had gone to community college and saved some money. I loved my major but everything else here just isn't worth it.
Overall 1.8
They tell you one thing going into it then screw you your last year. They touted a 90%+ acceptance into med school my freshman year and come graduation my roommate was the ONLY one to actually get into a medical school. One out of almost 45. The profs are great but go elsewhere if you want to spend money on a private institution and get a non-NPO j
Overall 2
The student body is very diverse here. There are a lot of "Waltons" which are bright students from Central America on full ride scholarships. About 110th of the student body is composed of missionary kids. A good chunk of the student body was homeschooled at one point or another. This all contributes to a very Christian bubble sort of feel.
Overall 2
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Overall 2
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