by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Christian Brothers University was awarded 353 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is psychology.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Christian Brothers is ranked #1,114 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Christian Brothers held the #1,257 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Christian Brothers also holds the #19 spot on the Best Colleges in Tennessee ranking.
The acceptance rate at Christian Brothers University is 97%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into Christian Brothers is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
About 11% of students accepted to Christian Brothers submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 630. Math scores were between 530 and 650.
At Christian Brothers, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Christian Brothers University is 97%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Christian Brothers University is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Christian Brothers this rate is 36%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,548 undergraduates at Christian Brothers with 1,311 being full-time and 237 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,719 | $11,036 | $12,805 | $12,834 | $13,696 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Christian Brothers, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 44% of students took out student loans averaging $6,985 a year. That adds up to $27,940 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Christian Brothers is 6.9%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Christian Brothers are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 650 East Parkway South, Memphis, TN 38104 |
| Phone: | 901-321-3000 |
| Website: | https://www.cbu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/ChristianBrothersUniversity |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/#!/FromCBU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 65 | $36,110 |
| General Business/Commerce | 23 | $43,625 |
| General Biology | 21 | NA |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 19 | $38,140 |
| Civil Engineering | 19 | NA |
| General Psychology | 18 | $31,354 |
| Natural Sciences | 18 | NA |
| Mechanical Engineering | 17 | $65,131 |
| Computer Science | 16 | NA |
| Marketing | 11 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 1,167 students took at least one online class at Christian Brothers University. This is a decrease from the 1,563 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,167 | 157 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,563 | 246 |
| 2018-2019 | 494 | 38 |
| 2017-2018 | 357 | 35 |
| 2016-2017 | 404 | 22 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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