FourYearCost

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, ARPrivate nonprofitRank 579 of 1,732

Heads-up: 29% of undergraduates here are part-time and 9% study fully online (IPEDS fall 2023). Large part-time, online or adult populations can make the later-years average look lower for reasons unrelated to freshman aid, so this college is left out of the default traditional ranking.

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$21,796
302 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$19,841
982 recipients
The drop
$1,955
9.0% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$21,796Later years$19,841

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$17,732
$30–48k$18,333
$48–75k$19,073
$75–110k$21,672
$110k+$24,817

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$29,720
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$30,832
Change$1,112 (+3.7%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$10,258

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend

$26,9282018-19$27,6682019-20$28,2882020-21$28,9242021-22$29,7202022-23$30,8322023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +14.5% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$18,2982020-21$20,9972021-22$21,4642022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years67%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)84%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants24%
Freshmen taking federal loans43%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$5,115
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$2,660

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

Compare with other colleges Compare with the two most similar

More: all AR colleges · how aid changes after year one · lowest net price for low-income families · 2026-27 state cost reports

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Lyon College$22,064−$4,058
Ouachita Baptist University$23,073−$4,330
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Harding University$15,325$757

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