Colleges / Christian Brothers University
College · Private nonprofit · Memphis, TN · City
CBU

Christian Brothers University

Memphis, TN

Religious affiliation
Address650 East Parkway South, Memphis, TN 38104
Websitewww.cbu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate87%
6-yr median pay$49k
Net price / yr$10k
Undergrad size905
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $10k/yr for a shot at a $49k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 87% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1098 · ACT 22.

If you get in

905 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $48k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $10k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$192k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$39k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$153k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$38.4k
Room & board
$11.1k
Books & supplies
$1,436

How students pay for it.

Pell grants31%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans29%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr55%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$49k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$57k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out25%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
905
Location
Memphis, TN
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
CBU
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White24%
  • Black23%
  • Hispanic23%
  • Unknown12%
  • International10%
  • Two or more races6%
  • Asian2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time8%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$40k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 58

What you can study.

Colleges / Christian Brothers University
College · Private nonprofit · Memphis, TN · City
CBU

Christian Brothers University

Memphis, TN

Religious affiliation
Address650 East Parkway South, Memphis, TN 38104
Websitewww.cbu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate87%
6-yr median pay$49k
Net price / yr$10k
Undergrad size905
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $10k/yr for a shot at a $49k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 87% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1098 · ACT 22.

If you get in

905 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $48k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $10k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$192k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$39k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$153k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$38.4k
Room & board
$11.1k
Books & supplies
$1,436

How students pay for it.

Pell grants31%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans29%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr55%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$49k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$57k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out25%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
905
Location
Memphis, TN
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
CBU
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White24%
  • Black23%
  • Hispanic23%
  • Unknown12%
  • International10%
  • Two or more races6%
  • Asian2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time8%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$40k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 58

What you can study.