Christian Brothers University
Memphis, Tennessee · Also known as CBU · Website
$57,478
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$57,478
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Christian Brothers University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Memphis, Tennessee with 905 undergraduates and 617 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $9,854 a year (tuition and fees $38,420). It admits 87% of applicants and 55% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $57,478 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$9,854
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$38,420
US median $11,837
Admission rate
87%
US median 78%
Completion rate
55%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$57,478
Rank 934 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $9,854
- Tuition and fees
- $38,420
- Cost of attendance
- $48,038
- Students with a need-based grant
- 31%
- Students with federal loans
- 29%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,466
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,657
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $10,023
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $12,839
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $5,843
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $30,166 in 2015-16 to $38,420 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1,098
- SAT reading, middle
- 565
- SAT math, middle
- 590
- ACT, middle
- 22
- Undergraduates
- 905
- Graduate students
- 617
- Part-time students
- 7.7%
- Women
- 54%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 55%
- Retention rate
- 75%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 80
- Endowment
- $44.3M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 934 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 120 in Tennessee (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TN median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $9,854 | $15,261 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $38,420 | $15,120 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 87% | 70% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 55% | 60% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 75% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $15,784 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,592 | $34,684 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $57,478 | $38,610 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 54% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 73% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
80 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Systems AnalysisOnlineMaster's | Master's | 215 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 71 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,916 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | Withheld | Withheld | $92,007 | $88,910 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $27,000 | $37,599 | $54,090 | $68,257 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 31 | $27,554 | $89,547 | $103,608 | $103,485 |
| Engineering-Related FieldsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | $114,903 | $125,651 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $25,625 | $26,064 | $50,180 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $27,000 | $71,112 | $85,285 | $92,135 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Natural SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $27,000 | $33,145 | $36,429 | $57,935 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $46,000 | $57,670 | $59,892 | $68,407 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $89,981 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | $87,055 | $95,833 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $22,750 | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,647 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | $37,500 | $38,554 | $64,897 | $50,523 |
| International BusinessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,517 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Memphis and Tennessee on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Christian Brothers University cost?
$9,854 a year is the average net price at Christian Brothers University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $38,420, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $48,038. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,466 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Christian Brothers University?
87% of applicants are admitted to Christian Brothers University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,098 and the middle ACT score is 22. The median admission rate of colleges in Tennessee is 70%.
How much do Christian Brothers University graduates earn?
$57,478 a year is the median pay of former Christian Brothers University students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,592 after 6 years). That ranks 934 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 120 in Tennessee. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $89,547.
How much student debt do Christian Brothers University graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Christian Brothers University graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 29% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Christian Brothers University?
55% of first-time, full-time students at Christian Brothers University finish within 6 years. 75% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Christian Brothers University?
Computer Systems Analysis (215 master's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (71 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (54 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 80 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.