John Brown University Scholarships and Merit Aid

Siloam Springs, Arkansas

10 scholarships John Brown University publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

1,415Undergraduates

68%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (7)

These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.

Trustee's Award

$13,000

Published requirement: 3.8 GPA (scale as the school published it), or 28 ACT, or 1300 SAT
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Scholarship amount | HS GPA | ACT | SAT | CLT ... $13,000 | 3.8–3.89 | 28 | 1300–1320 | 93-94 ... Trustee's Award: $13,000jbu.edu (read 2026-07-12)

Dean's Award

$12,000

Published requirement: 3.7 GPA (scale as the school published it), or 27 ACT, or 1260 SAT
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Scholarship amount | HS GPA | ACT | SAT | CLT ... $12,000 | 3.7–3.79 | 27 | 1260–1290 | 89-91 ... Dean's Award: $12,000jbu.edu (read 2026-07-12)

Professor's Award

$10,000

Published requirement: 3.6 GPA (scale as the school published it), or 26 ACT, or 1230 SAT
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Scholarship amount | HS GPA | ACT | SAT | CLT ... $10,000 | 3.6–3.69 | 26 | 1230–1250 | 86-88 ... Professor's Award: $10,000jbu.edu (read 2026-07-12)

Scholar's Award

$8,000

Published requirement: 3.4 GPA (scale as the school published it), or 24 ACT, or 1160 SAT
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Scholarship amount | HS GPA | ACT | SAT | CLT ... $8,000 | 3.4–3.59 | 24–25 | 1160–1220 | 79-85 ... Scholar's Award: $8,000jbu.edu (read 2026-07-12)

Instructor's Award

$7,000

Published requirement: 3.2 GPA (scale as the school published it), or 21 ACT, or 1090 SAT
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Scholarship amount | HS GPA | ACT | SAT | CLT ... $7,000 | 3.2–3.39 | 21–23 | 1090–1150 | 67-78 ... Instructor's Award: $7,000jbu.edu (read 2026-07-12)

Lecturer's Award

$6,000

Published requirement: 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it), or 20 ACT, or 1020 SAT
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Scholarship amount | HS GPA | ACT | SAT | CLT ... $6,000 | 3.0–3.19 | 20 | 1020–1080 | 63-66 ... Lecturer's Award: $6,000jbu.edu (read 2026-07-12)

National Merit Award

$17,000

Renewable: Yes, per the school

National Merit Award: $17,000jbu.edu (read 2026-07-12)

Awards that take an application (2)

The school publishes an amount for these, and also publishes that something beyond the admission file decides them.

Presidential Scholarship

$0 to $15,000

Renewable: Yes, per the school

Presidential Scholarship: up to $15,000 (stackable)jbu.edu (read 2026-07-12)

Chancellor's Scholarship

$15,000

Renewable: Yes, per the school

Chancellor's Scholarship $15,000jbu.edu (read 2026-07-12)

Department awards open to incoming freshmen (1)

Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.

JBU Music and Theatre Scholarship (Minors)

$1,000 to $2,000

Department: Music and Theatre Department
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Awards start at $1,000/year for all first-time college students and transfer students... Max award for incoming students is $2,000/yearjbu.edu (read 2026-07-12)

Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.

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What John Brown University costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

$48,368In-state, per year

$48,368Out-of-state, per year

Where this came from

https://www.jbu.edu/financial-aid/on-campus-undergraduate/scholarships-and-aid/scholarships/ (read 2026-07-12)

Every amount on this page was read off a John Brown University page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.