by our College Data Analytics TeamJBU earned 13 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 9 in the top 10% and 3 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #3 of 56 in Location Diversity (Arkansas), a top 5% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
John Brown University holds 13 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 0 |
| Top 5% | 1 |
| Top 10% | 9 |
| Top 15% | 3 |
| Total | 13 |
John Brown University is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 2 of its 12 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Construction Management, Mental & Social Health Services and Design & Applied Arts.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Best (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (Arkansas) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (Arkansas) | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (Arkansas) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business & Commerce | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Construction Management | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental & Social Health Services | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, John Brown University earned 1 badge; its highest placement is #738 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for Veterans | ✓ |
These rankings are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. John Brown University appears in 105 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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