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Christian Brothers University is a private regional university located in Memphis, Tennessee. Christian Brothers University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Christian Brothers University is in the top 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $52,956 10 years after enrolling, 5th in Tennessee, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Christian Brothers University bachelor students earn 8% less than the national average. Christian Brothers University is ranked 3rd in Tennessee.
Christian Brothers University’s median net annual cost of $11,484 and average years to graduate of 4.5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Christian Brothers University sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Psychology, Mechanical Engineering, Clinical / Counseling Psych, Registered Nursing - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$11,484
Average years to graduate
4.5
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 5 graduate programs at Christian Brothers University - Business Administration, Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Education, Accounting, Education - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 60% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Christian Brothers University is 3% higher than the state average, and 2% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Christian Brothers University, Pell Grant recipients represent 33% of the measured graduating class, 2% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Christian Brothers University graduates within 4.5 years.
Christian Brothers University is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Christian Brothers University’s economic mobility score of 27.35 is calculated by adjusting the 1.64 economic score of lower-income students by the 33% pell grant recipients within the student body. Christian Brothers University’s EMS of 27.35 ranks in the top 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Christian Brothers University pays $11,484 a year, $37,291 less than the $48,775 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $11,484
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Christian Brothers University, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $11,484 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 44% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,985. This is 10% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$6,547
Pell grants
$4,789
State grants
$5,086
Institutional grants
$21,787
Christian Brothers University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 97% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,167 applicants, of which 1,127 were admitted and 271 enrolled. Christian Brothers University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
83%
83%
Female
59%
59%
First time
69%
59%
In-state
73%
68%
1st generation
36%
35%
White
31%
52%
Black
21%
14%
Hispanic
8%
15%
Asian
4%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
34%
12%