Christian Brothers University Overview

Christian Brothers University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Memphis, Tennessee. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Christian Brothers University Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Christian Brothers since the student to facuty ratio is 9 to 1.
• The highest award offered at Christian Brothers is the master's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 95% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Christian Brothers bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $57,478 a year. That's about 41% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Christian Brothers University?

Contact details for Christian Brothers are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	650 East Parkway South, Memphis, TN 38104
Phone:	901-321-3000
Website:	www.cbu.edu

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How Do I Get Into Christian Brothers?

You can apply to Christian Brothers online at: https://www.cbu.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Christian Brothers

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Christian Brothers?

Christian Brothers has the high acceptance rate of 87%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 90%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Average Test Scores

Christian Brothers received ACT scores from 58% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 27. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 27.

Can I Afford Christian Brothers University?

The overall average net price of Christian Brothers is $24,338. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Christian Brothers, approximately 40% of students took out student loans averaging $7,583 a year. That adds up to $30,332 over four years for those students.

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Christian Brothers University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,548 undergraduate students at Christian Brothers, with 1,311 being full-time and 237 being part-time.

There are also 370 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,311 full-time undergraduates at Christian Brothers, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Christian Brothers University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	53
Black or African American	258
Hispanic or Latino	109
White	413
International Students	52
Other Races/Ethnicities	426

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at Christian Brothers University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 39 countries are represented at Christian Brothers. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia.

Christian Brothers University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Computer Systems Analysis	0	0	215	215
Business Administration & Management	0	50	31	81
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	2	71	73
Nursing	0	54	0	54
Allied Health Professions	0	0	33	33
Engineering-Related Fields	0	5	26	31
General Psychology	0	25	0	25
General Biology	0	24	0	24
Mechanical Engineering	0	20	0	20
Accounting	0	9	10	19
Marketing	0	15	0	15
Natural Sciences	0	14	0	14
Fine & Studio Arts	0	14	0	14
General Business/Commerce	1	12	0	13
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	11	11
Design & Applied Arts	0	11	0	11
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	9	0	9
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	1	8	0	9
International Business	0	8	0	8
Computer Science	0	8	0	8
Electrical Engineering	0	8	0	8
Management Information Systems	0	7	0	7
Security Science and Technology	0	5	2	7
Civil Engineering	0	6	0	6
Finance & Financial Management	0	5	0	5
General Education	0	0	5	5
Mathematics & Computer Science	0	5	0	5
Business/Corporate Communications	0	4	0	4
Chemical Engineering	0	4	0	4
History	0	4	0	4
Health & Physical Education	0	4	0	4
Special Education	0	1	2	3
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	1	2	3
General Engineering	0	3	0	3
Mathematics	0	3	0	3
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	2	0	2
Construction Management	0	2	0	2
Information Technology	0	2	0	2
Educational Administration	0	0	2	2
Biochemical Engineering	0	2	0	2
Writing Studies	0	2	0	2
Health Sciences & Services	0	2	0	2
Data Science	0	0	2	2
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	2	0	2
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	1	0	1
General English Literature	0	1	0	1
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	1	0	1
Sustainability Science	0	1	0	1
Chemistry	0	1	0	1
General Physical Sciences	0	1	0	1
Computer Engineering	0	0	0	0
Engineering Physics	0	0	0	0
Ethnic Studies	0	0	0	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
General Philosophy & Religious Studies	0	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	368	412	782

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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