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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Lasallian)
Location Memphis, TN
Population 1,100,000
Website http://www.cbu.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,655 (59%)
Days Without Precipitation 258 (73%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 870
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 68%
From Region 14%
Athletes 43.5%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 24%
White 24%
Black 22%
International 10%
Mixed 6%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 49.1% 49.1% 2012 Men: 48.7% 48.7% 2013 Men: 39.4% 39.4% 2014 Men: 47.6% 47.6% 2015 Men: 54.2% 54.2% 2016 Men: 49.6% 49.6% 2017 Men: 50.4% 50.4% 2018 Men: 50.9% 50.9% 2019 Men: 42.9% 42.9% 2020 Men: 45.0% 45.0% 2021 Men: 48.0% 48.0% 2022 Men: 50.9% 50.9% 2023 Men: 42.0% 42.0% 2024 Men: 57.1% 57.1%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2011 Asian: 5.5% 5.5% 2012 Asian: 7.1% 7.1% 2013 Asian: 5.2% 5.2% 2014 Asian: 6.0% 6.0% 2015 Asian: 4.3% 4.3% 2016 Asian: 7.7% 7.7% 2017 Asian: 5.5% 5.5% 2018 Asian: 3.6% 3.6% 2019 Asian: 9.2% 9.2% 2020 Asian: 5.1% 5.1% 2021 Asian: 7.4% 7.4% 2022 Asian: 6.0% 6.0% 2023 Asian: 6.0% 6.0% 2024 Asian: 4.1% 4.1% 2011 Black: 17.6% 17.6% 2012 Black: 16.7% 16.7% 2013 Black: 30.0% 30.0% 2014 Black: 25.5% 25.5% 2015 Black: 28.8% 28.8% 2016 Black: 28.9% 28.9% 2017 Black: 36.2% 36.2% 2018 Black: 35.9% 35.9% 2019 Black: 24.4% 24.4% 2020 Black: 30.2% 30.2% 2021 Black: 22.8% 22.8% 2022 Black: 25.3% 25.3% 2023 Black: 20.3% 20.3% 2024 Black: 21.6% 21.6% 2011 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2012 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2013 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2014 Hispanic: 5.6% 5.6% 2015 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2016 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2017 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9% 2018 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2% 2019 Hispanic: 9.9% 9.9% 2020 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7% 2021 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1% 2022 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6% 2023 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9% 2024 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4% 2011 White: 63.1% 63.1% 2012 White: 64.8% 64.8% 2013 White: 51.1% 51.1% 2014 White: 57.6% 57.6% 2015 White: 54.8% 54.8% 2016 White: 50.9% 50.9% 2017 White: 42.0% 42.0% 2018 White: 48.6% 48.6% 2019 White: 46.6% 46.6% 2020 White: 45.6% 45.6% 2021 White: 41.5% 41.5% 2022 White: 41.1% 41.1% 2023 White: 40.4% 40.4% 2024 White: 26.2% 26.2% 2011 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2012 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2014 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2015 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2016 International: 3.5% 3.5% 2017 International: 4.9% 4.9% 2018 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2019 International: 4.2% 4.2% 2020 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2021 International: 4.5% 4.5% 2022 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2023 International: 3.1% 3.1% 2024 International: 3.8% 3.8%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2022 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2024 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2025 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Asian: 5.2% 5.2% 2021 Asian: 4.1% 4.1% 2022 Asian: 3.1% 3.1% 2023 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2024 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2025 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2020 Black: 21.2% 21.2% 2021 Black: 20.4% 20.4% 2022 Black: 21.2% 21.2% 2023 Black: 20.6% 20.6% 2024 Black: 23.2% 23.2% 2025 Black: 21.6% 21.6% 2020 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7% 2021 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6% 2022 Hispanic: 12.7% 12.7% 2023 Hispanic: 14.4% 14.4% 2024 Hispanic: 19.3% 19.3% 2025 Hispanic: 23.6% 23.6% 2020 White: 34.4% 34.4% 2021 White: 30.5% 30.5% 2022 White: 27.3% 27.3% 2023 White: 28.2% 28.2% 2024 White: 24.5% 24.5% 2025 White: 23.7% 23.7% 2020 International: 4.4% 4.4% 2021 International: 3.9% 3.9% 2022 International: 4.8% 4.8% 2023 International: 5.9% 5.9% 2024 International: 8.8% 8.8% 2025 International: 10.5% 10.5%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Arts 35 31% / 69% 0% $51,431 27 91%
Cyber Forensics and Counterterrorism 3 +4 100% / 0% 0% $66,945 67 —
Applied Psychology — — — — $68,689 71 100%
Creative Writing 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $49,398 21 —
English 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $49,687 22 —
History 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,850 37 —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — $55,249 38 —
Liberal Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $55,221 38 —
Psychology 14 — 29% / 71% 0% $53,112 31 91%
Early Childhood Education — — — — $56,342 41 93%
English/Language Arts Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $57,114 44 —
History Teacher Education — — — — $57,379 44 —
Special Education — — — — $60,368 53 —
Studio Art 8 — 25% / 75% 0% $41,407 8 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 75 48% / 52% 12% $58,723 48 95%
Accounting 7 — 14% / 86% 0% $66,639 67 —
Business Administration 33 — 58% / 42% 24% $51,712 27 94%
Business Communications 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $61,410 55 —
Finance 11 +1 64% / 36% 9% $68,352 70 —
General Business 5 +1 80% / 20% 0% $63,392 60 100%
Marketing 13 +1 31% / 69% 0% $61,078 55 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Engineering 36 81% / 19% 19% $86,282 89 97%
Chemical Engineering 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $93,198 93 —
Civil Engineering 9 — 100% / 0% 33% $86,605 89 —
Computer Engineering — +2 — — $97,314 95 —
Electrical Engineering 5 — 80% / 20% 20% $95,808 94 —
Mechanical Engineering 12 — 58% / 42% 25% $90,268 91 97%
Engineering Management 9 — 89% / 11% 0% $74,587 79 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Sciences 85 36% / 64% 2% $83,504 87 98%
Computer Science 12 — 92% / 8% 8% $94,940 94 —
Mathematics and Computer Science 4 — 100% / 0% 25% $91,581 92 —
Chemistry 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $67,947 69 —
Mathematics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $72,831 77 —
Biochemistry 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $64,731 63 —
Biology 14 — 50% / 50% 0% $63,475 60 —
Biomedical Sciences 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $65,053 64 —
Ecology — — — — $54,813 37 —
Natural Sciences 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $48,030 18 85%
Health Sciences 9 — 0% / 100% 0% $72,724 77 —
Nursing 35 — 9% / 91% 0% $97,389 95 100%
Nursing Education — — — — $97,389 95 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $41,109
ROI Percentile 75th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 75%
4-Year Graduation Rate 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 25%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 52.2% 52.2% 2012 Graduated: 59.8% 59.8% 2013 Graduated: 56.7% 56.7% 2014 Graduated: 55.3% 55.3% 2015 Graduated: 52.2% 52.2% 2016 Graduated: 51.2% 51.2% 2017 Graduated: 43.3% 43.3% 2018 Graduated: 58.2% 58.2% 2019 Graduated: 60.7% 60.7% 2020 Graduated: 56.7% 56.7% 2021 Graduated: 59.2% 59.2% 2022 Graduated: 59.8% 59.8% 2023 Graduated: 56.0% 56.0% 2024 Graduated: 54.7% 54.7%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 50.4% 50.4% 2012 Men: 61.7% 61.7% 2013 Men: 54.1% 54.1% 2014 Men: 55.3% 55.3% 2015 Men: 49.6% 49.6% 2016 Men: 51.4% 51.4% 2017 Men: 43.3% 43.3% 2018 Men: 60.2% 60.2% 2019 Men: 62.9% 62.9% 2020 Men: 52.7% 52.7% 2021 Men: 52.4% 52.4% 2022 Men: 59.3% 59.3% 2023 Men: 53.1% 53.1% 2024 Men: 54.2% 54.2% 2011 Women: 54.3% 54.3% 2012 Women: 57.9% 57.9% 2013 Women: 59.0% 59.0% 2014 Women: 55.3% 55.3% 2015 Women: 54.4% 54.4% 2016 Women: 51.0% 51.0% 2017 Women: 43.3% 43.3% 2018 Women: 56.9% 56.9% 2019 Women: 58.2% 58.2% 2020 Women: 60.3% 60.3% 2021 Women: 67.1% 67.1% 2022 Women: 60.4% 60.4% 2023 Women: 58.9% 58.9% 2024 Women: 55.2% 55.2%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 71.4% 71.4% 2012 Asian: 95.0% 95.0% 2013 Asian: 62.5% 62.5% 2014 Asian: 72.2% 72.2% 2015 Asian: 61.5% 61.5% 2016 Asian: 54.5% 54.5% 2017 Asian: 52.9% 52.9% 2018 Asian: 77.8% 77.8% 2019 Asian: 79.2% 79.2% 2020 Asian: 72.2% 72.2% 2021 Asian: 60.9% 60.9% 2022 Asian: 60.0% 60.0% 2023 Asian: 60.9% 60.9% 2024 Asian: 75.0% 75.0% 2011 Black: 51.1% 51.1% 2012 Black: 46.8% 46.8% 2013 Black: 53.3% 53.3% 2014 Black: 44.2% 44.2% 2015 Black: 44.2% 44.2% 2016 Black: 32.5% 32.5% 2017 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2018 Black: 40.0% 40.0% 2019 Black: 43.8% 43.8% 2020 Black: 40.6% 40.6% 2021 Black: 49.3% 49.3% 2022 Black: 54.1% 54.1% 2023 Black: 35.9% 35.9% 2024 Black: 31.8% 31.8% 2011 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4% 2012 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2013 Hispanic: 70.0% 70.0% 2014 Hispanic: 41.2% 41.2% 2015 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2016 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2017 Hispanic: 55.6% 55.6% 2018 Hispanic: 55.6% 55.6% 2019 Hispanic: 65.4% 65.4% 2020 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2021 Hispanic: 68.2% 68.2% 2022 Hispanic: 55.2% 55.2% 2023 Hispanic: 83.3% 83.3% 2024 Hispanic: 69.0% 69.0% 2011 White: 53.4% 53.4% 2012 White: 62.6% 62.6% 2013 White: 60.5% 60.5% 2014 White: 59.2% 59.2% 2015 White: 56.1% 56.1% 2016 White: 57.5% 57.5% 2017 White: 47.3% 47.3% 2018 White: 68.9% 68.9% 2019 White: 63.1% 63.1% 2020 White: 63.1% 63.1% 2021 White: 65.9% 65.9% 2022 White: 62.3% 62.3% 2023 White: 59.4% 59.4% 2024 White: 59.2% 59.2% 2011 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 80.0% 80.0% 2014 International: 75.0% 75.0% 2015 International: 80.0% 80.0% 2016 International: 70.0% 70.0% 2017 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2018 International: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 International: 72.7% 72.7% 2020 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2021 International: 28.6% 28.6% 2022 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2023 International: 58.3% 58.3% 2024 International: 80.0% 80.0%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 36.4% 84 52% / 48% 11% $60,423 53 95%
Health Sciences 19.0% 44 7% / 93% 0% $92,344 93 100%
Engineering 11.7% 27 78% / 22% 26% $90,181 91 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 10.0% 23 26% / 74% 0% $52,648 30 91%
Computer Science 8.2% 19 95% / 5% 11% $89,813 91 —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.8% 18 56% / 44% 0% $63,790 61 —
Arts 3.5% 8 25% / 75% 0% $41,407 8 —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.2% 5 20% / 80% 0% $48,030 18 85%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.9% 2 100% / 0% 0% $70,389 73 —
Education 0.4% 1 0% / 100% 0% $57,114 44 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 97%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 97% 97% 97%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 47.9% 47.9% 2012 Acceptance: 46.5% 46.5% 2013 Acceptance: 47.5% 47.5% 2014 Acceptance: 49.7% 49.7% 2015 Acceptance: 46.0% 46.0% 2016 Acceptance: 52.2% 52.2% 2017 Acceptance: 52.6% 52.6% 2018 Acceptance: 56.0% 56.0% 2019 Acceptance: 50.2% 50.2% 2020 Acceptance: 49.9% 49.9% 2021 Acceptance: 96.6% 96.6% 2022 Acceptance: 87.5% 87.5% 2023 Acceptance: 88.4% 88.4% 2024 Acceptance: 86.7% 86.7% 2011 Yield: 32.8% 32.8% 2012 Yield: 31.0% 31.0% 2013 Yield: 27.5% 27.5% 2014 Yield: 31.7% 31.7% 2015 Yield: 29.2% 29.2% 2016 Yield: 27.0% 27.0% 2017 Yield: 26.5% 26.5% 2018 Yield: 25.1% 25.1% 2019 Yield: 20.6% 20.6% 2020 Yield: 13.1% 13.1% 2021 Yield: 24.0% 24.0% 2022 Yield: 22.8% 22.8% 2023 Yield: 20.5% 20.5% 2024 Yield: 13.4% 13.4%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,854 1,854 2012 Applicants: 2,124 2,124 2013 Applicants: 1,943 1,943 2014 Applicants: 2,229 2,229 2015 Applicants: 2,321 2,321 2016 Applicants: 2,387 2,387 2017 Applicants: 2,757 2,757 2018 Applicants: 2,810 2,810 2019 Applicants: 3,284 3,284 2020 Applicants: 4,325 4,325 2021 Applicants: 1,167 1,167 2022 Applicants: 877 877 2023 Applicants: 1,105 1,105 2024 Applicants: 1,504 1,504 2011 Admitted: 888 888 2012 Admitted: 987 987 2013 Admitted: 922 922 2014 Admitted: 1,108 1,108 2015 Admitted: 1,067 1,067 2016 Admitted: 1,247 1,247 2017 Admitted: 1,451 1,451 2018 Admitted: 1,574 1,574 2019 Admitted: 1,647 1,647 2020 Admitted: 2,160 2,160 2021 Admitted: 1,127 1,127 2022 Admitted: 767 767 2023 Admitted: 977 977 2024 Admitted: 1,304 1,304 2011 Enrolled: 291 291 2012 Enrolled: 306 306 2013 Enrolled: 254 254 2014 Enrolled: 351 351 2015 Enrolled: 312 312 2016 Enrolled: 337 337 2017 Enrolled: 385 385 2018 Enrolled: 395 395 2019 Enrolled: 340 340 2020 Enrolled: 282 282 2021 Enrolled: 271 271 2022 Enrolled: 175 175 2023 Enrolled: 200 200 2024 Enrolled: 175 175

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 64%
SAT Range 1020 – 1380
SAT Math Range 560 – 680
SAT RW Range 460 – 700

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 960 960 2021 25th: 1030 1030 2023 25th: 1040 1040 2024 25th: 1020 1020 2011 75th: 1250 1250 2021 75th: 1280 1280 2023 75th: 1300 1300 2024 75th: 1380 1380

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 480 480 2021 25th: 530 530 2023 25th: 500 500 2024 25th: 560 560 2011 75th: 630 630 2021 75th: 650 650 2023 75th: 660 660 2024 75th: 680 680

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 480 480 2021 25th: 500 500 2023 25th: 540 540 2024 25th: 460 460 2011 75th: 620 620 2021 75th: 630 630 2023 75th: 640 640 2024 75th: 700 700

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2013 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2014 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2015 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2016 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2017 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2018 Submitted: 90.0% 90.0% 2019 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0% 2020 Submitted: 88.0% 88.0% 2021 Submitted: 79.0% 79.0% 2022 Submitted: 58.0% 58.0% 2023 Submitted: 64.0% 64.0% 2024 Submitted: 64.0% 64.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.