John Brown University

==Academics==
{{Infobox US university ranking
| Forbes = 343
|THE_WSJ=337|USNWR_REG=10}}
John Brown University currently offers 41 undergraduate majors, with the most popular as of 2022-23 being Nursing, Psychology, Family and Human Service, Kinesiology and Graphic Design - 65.<ref name=FACTS/> As a [[liberal arts college]],<ref name=Ostrander/>{{rp|140}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Undergraduate Catalog, 2022-2023 |url=https://catalog.jbu.edu/content.php?catoid=22&navoid=2564 |access-date=2023-01-19 |quote=While JBU has traditionally emphasized preparation for well-defined careers, it has done so within the context of a liberal arts college.}}</ref> JBU requires all students to take a core curriculum of classes, which include several [[Bible]] classes, [[English studies|English]], a [[foreign language]] requirement, [[science]] credit, the [[history of Western civilization]], a [[math]] requirement, wellness, [[psychology]], [[government]], and [[philosophy]]. In the period from 2003 to 2012, JBU rose from eighth to first in ''U.S. News & World Report'' rankings for the Baccalaureate Colleges in the Southern region. In 2016, due to growth in graduate programs, the university was moved to the Regional Universities in the Souther region category of U.S. News. In 2022, JBU ranked number ten in this list.<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. News College Rankings|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/regional-universities-south|access-date=2021-10-11}}</ref> JBU's Business department won first and second place at the Arkansas Governor's Cup Business Plan competition in 2007 and then in 2011 swept the Governor's Cup, receiving first, second, and third. In 2017, the JBU Enactus team won the U.S. National Championships and represented the U.S. at the Enactus World Cup in London. Its student newspaper, the Threefold Advocate, was named the best student newspaper in Arkansas in 2008 and 2010.<ref>JBU Degree Info Sheet phutto@jbu.edu</ref> The University Honors Program has 200 student members, and is designed to allow students to take Honors versions of the necessary core classes, which are supposed to be more challenging and more encouraging of independent student research. JBU is one of the few small Christian colleges to offer comprehensive degrees in Graphic Design, Photography, and Digital Media. The libraries on campus house 120,000 volumes, and offer [[Interlibrary loan]] and tutoring assistance.

===Associated centers===
John Brown University has two endowed, associated centers: The Center for Healthy Relationships and The Center for Faith and Flourishing.