- The Inkwell
- Tennessee
- Christian Brothers University
Memphis, TNCity: largeZIP 38104Founded 1871
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1871
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.cbu.edu
TennesseeReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Christian Brothers University
Christian Brothers University is a private nonprofit university in Memphis, Tennessee, with 905 undergraduates. It admits 87% of applicants, graduates 56% within six years and costs $16,842 a year after aid.
56%graduate
Admission rate87%
Retention75%
4-year graduation42%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans30%
$16,842net price / year
87%admission rate
1098average SAT
56%graduate in 6 years
$55,642median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,250median debt
#1,001 of 1,704 for earnings#627 of 1,739 for lowest net price#829 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,072 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $49,561tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $39,750
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $39,750
- Average net price
- $16,842national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,427
$30,001–48,000$18,761
$48,001–75,000$16,319
$75,001–110,000$17,264
$110,001+$15,770
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 87%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1098
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 460–700
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 560–680
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college87%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college75%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college56%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 56%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 42%
- First-year retention
- 75%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 59%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,294
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,642middle 50%: $35,958–$81,841
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$81,841
Median, Christian Brothers University$55,642
Lower quarter$35,958
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 905
- Part-time
- 7.7%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- Average age at entry
- 23.9
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,036 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,137
- Endowment, end of year
- $44,330,912
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White24%
Hispanic23%
Black23%
Asian1.8%
Two or more races6.1%
U.S. nonresident9.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown12%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management33%
Health professions19%
Engineering12%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.7%
Psychology6.0%
Computer & information sciences5.1%
Engineering technologies3.9%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies3.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 219833. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5109383.