Christian Brothers University
Memphis, TN · Private · Large city · CBU
Private institution in Memphis, TN · 953 undergraduates · 88% acceptance rate · $57,478 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 19%Average net price
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $10,896374th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $37,3001,552nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $37,3001,509th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $45,9191,361st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,478662nd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,592616th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 56.0%909th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 72.6%1,114th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 88.4%1,176th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1069784th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 22604th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9531,385th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 30.6%1,154th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 198 mi (BNA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 53 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $68,666 | $67,660 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $64,791 | $64,493 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $43,426 | $39,729 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $35,701 | $36,560 |
| Natural SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $21,508 | $20,824 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biological and Physical SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Corporate CommunicationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1871source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Red and Graysource
- Athletic nickname: "Buccaneers & Lady Buccaneers"source
- Mascot: The Buccaneersource
- Motto: "Virtus et Scientia"source
- Campus size: about 76 acressource
- Formerly known as "Christian Brothers College" (1871–1990)source
- Athletic conference: Gulf South Conferencesource
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,391,326 (M $621,412 · W $769,914)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Christian Brothers University’s 953 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In TN
- Fisk UniversityNashville, TN · 950 undergrads
- King UniversityBristol, TN · 975 undergrads
- Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TN · 903 undergrads
- Maryville CollegeMaryville, TN · 1,028 undergrads
- Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TN · 832 undergrads
- The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, TN · 827 undergrads
Elsewhere
Key links
- Official websitecbu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 219833)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in TennesseeEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Fisk UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Christian Brothers University vs Fisk UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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