AR
John Brown University
1.70 incidents / 1,000 students
Siloam Springs, AR · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
John Brown University
Across 2022–2024, John Brown University reported 11 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Henderson State University.
- 1.70
- Incidents / 1k students
- #932
- Rank of 2,072
- #33
- AR rank
- 2,350
- Enrolled students
1.70 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
John Brown University reports 1.70 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 566% above Thomas More University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Thomas More University (0.43/1k); New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (0.43/1k); State Technical College of Missouri (0.00/1k); Clovis Community College (0.43/1k); Touro University Worldwide (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Henderson State University (1.95/1k); University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (21.45/1k); Ouachita Baptist University (2.15/1k); University of Arkansas at Monticello (2.10/1k); University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (5.17/1k); Hendrix College (3.60/1k); Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (0.00/1k); Philander Smith University (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 1.70
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #932
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 55%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 3
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 107141 · John Brown University 1.70/1k score rate · #932/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-LOW 1.70/1k
- RANK-MID #932/2,072
- ST-MID #33 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Clovis Community College · +1.28
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 62%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-SMALL 2,350
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Clovis Community College (-1.28/1k)
John Brown University sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Clovis Community College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Clovis Community College (-1.28/1k). National rank #932 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
John Brown University reports 1.70 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 566% above Thomas More University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Thomas More University (0.43/1k); New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (0.43/1k); State Technical College of Missouri (0.00/1k); Clovis Community College (0.43/1k); Touro University Worldwide (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Henderson State University (1.95/1k); University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (21.45/1k); Ouachita Baptist University (2.15/1k); University of Arkansas at Monticello (2.10/1k); University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (5.17/1k); Hendrix College (3.60/1k); Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (0.00/1k); Philander Smith University (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around John Brown University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest John on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- State Technical College of · lowest peer 0
State Technical College of Missouri — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Clovis Community College · near 0.43
Clovis Community College — near
0.43 per 1,000 students
- New Orleans Baptist Theological · near 0.43
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary — near
0.43 per 1,000 students
- Thomas More University · near 0.43
Thomas More University — near
0.43 per 1,000 students
- John Brown University · this campus · highest
John Brown University — this campus · highest
1.7 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around John Brown University's 1.70/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
John Brown University increased from 0 to 3 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 27 AR 4-year peers in this comparison, John Brown University is larger than 62% and safer-reporting than 50% - the larger, safer-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 54, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 27
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 65, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 35
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 15
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 46, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 23
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 38, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 35, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 27, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 4
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 23, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 15, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 12
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 12, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 4, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 73, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 62
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 77, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 85, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 65
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 88, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 38
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 96, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 54
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 46
- John Brown University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 62, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Theological Seminary | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | 69 |
| Ecclesia College | 111 | 0.00 | 4 | 69 |
| Champion Christian College | 146 | 0.00 | 8 | 69 |
| Crowley's Ridge College | 241 | 0.00 | 12 | 69 |
| Arkansas Baptist College | 342 | 5.85 | 15 | 12 |
| Williams Baptist University | 517 | 0.00 | 19 | 69 |
| Central Baptist College | 547 | 0.00 | 23 | 69 |
| Lyon College | 659 | 15.17 | 27 | 4 |
| Strayer University-Arkansas | 741 | 0.00 | 31 | 69 |
| University of the Ozarks | 778 | 6.43 | 35 | 8 |
| Philander Smith University | 780 | 0.00 | 38 | 69 |
| John Brown University (this campus) | 2,350 | 1.70 | 62 | 50 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at John Brown University rose from 0 to 3. The increase shows up in Burglary (0 to 1), Fondling (0 to 1) and Rape (0 to 1).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at John Brown University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 3 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Fondling and Rape. Burglary accounts for most of them.
The remaining 8 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Incest and Motor Vehicle Theft. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyJohn Brown University: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 62% (8 → 3 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Fondling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rape | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
27 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 10 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 13 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
John Brown University vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
KY
Thomas More University
0.43 incidents / 1,000 students
LA
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
0.43 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where John Brown University sits on price and outcomes
At $20,397, John Brown University's reported average net price is cheaper than 86% among 69 Arkansas colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $14,060.
- $20,397
- average net price
- $14,060
- Arkansas median
- 2.2×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $7,143
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $17,484 for families reporting under $30,000 against $24,627 above $110,000, a difference of $7,143. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $20,397 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six-year median earnings of $46,114 run about 2.3 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $31,756
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $31,756
- Avg Net Price
- $20,397
- Median Debt
- $21,250
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 24%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- SAT Average
- 1195
- SAT Math Range
- 520-650
- ACT Average
- 26
- ACT Range
- 21-28
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 69%
- Retention Rate
- 81%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $46,114
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $53,907
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 82%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,290 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Thomas More University
Crestview Hills, KY · 2,350 enrolled
Safety Score 0.43
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
New Orleans, LA · 2,349 enrolled
Safety Score 0.43
State Technical College of Missouri
Linn, MO · 2,346 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Clovis Community College
Clovis, NM · 2,342 enrolled
Safety Score 0.43
Touro University Worldwide
Los Alamitos, CA · 2,358 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Closest by National Rank
John Brown University (national rank #932) sits near The College of Saint Scholastica (#933) and Cleveland University-Kansas City (#931) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for John Brown University, both outside AR so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Thomas More University
Crestview Hills, KY · 2,350 enrolled
Safety score 0.43
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
New Orleans, LA · 2,349 enrolled
Safety score 0.43
Touro University Worldwide
Los Alamitos, CA · 2,358 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Terre Haute, IN · 2,334 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Otterbein University
Westerville, OH · 2,332 enrolled
Safety score 4.72
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Fort Worth, TX · 2,332 enrolled
Safety score 0.86
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
Altoona, PA · 2,371 enrolled
Safety score 9.70
University of Puerto Rico at Ponce
Ponce, PR · 2,373 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Cleveland University-Kansas City
Overland Park, KS · 588 enrolled
Safety score 1.70
Alice Lloyd College
Pippa Passes, KY · 589 enrolled
Safety score 1.70
The College of Saint Scholastica
Duluth, MN · 2,930 enrolled
Safety score 1.71
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX · 4,124 enrolled
Safety score 1.70
Emerson College
Boston, MA · 5,263 enrolled
Safety score 1.71
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX · 1,774 enrolled
Safety score 1.69
Sinte Gleska University
Mission, SD · 592 enrolled
Safety score 1.69
Palm Beach Atlantic University
West Palm Beach, FL · 4,147 enrolled
Safety score 1.69
Frequently Asked Questions
Is John Brown University safe?
John Brown University has a safety score of 1.70 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #932 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Thomas More University (0.43/1k). Same-state same-level set: Henderson State University (1.95/1k); University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (21.45/1k); Ouachita Baptist University (2.15/1k); University of Arkansas at Monticello (2.10/1k); University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (5.17/1k); Hendrix College (3.60/1k); Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (0.00/1k); Philander Smith University (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at John Brown University?
For calendar year 2024, John Brown University reported Burglary (1), Fondling (1) and Rape (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does John Brown University compare to similar schools?
John Brown University reports 566% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Thomas More University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Thomas More University (0.43/1k); New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (0.43/1k); State Technical College of Missouri (0.00/1k); Clovis Community College (0.43/1k); Touro University Worldwide (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Henderson State University (1.95/1k); University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (21.45/1k); Ouachita Baptist University (2.15/1k); University of Arkansas at Monticello (2.10/1k); University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (5.17/1k); Hendrix College (3.60/1k); Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (0.00/1k); Philander Smith University (0.00/1k).
Does John Brown University have fire safety data?
Yes. John Brown University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
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