University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 14,591
Graduate Enrollment: 4,920
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential // medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 95.21%

Male/Female: 40% / 60% (2017)

First generation college students: 36.8% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 6.1% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.3% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2021 Median Admit SAT: 1,132


2021 Median Admit ACT: 23


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 66.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 39.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 25.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 17.8% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 42.8%
Black: 38.3%
Hispanic: 8.2%
Asian: 4.0%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 3.9%
Non-resident alien: 1.3%
Unknown race: 1.4%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $23,803
In-State tuition: $10,056
Out-of-State tuition: $14,088

Estimated books and supplies: $1,600 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $9,354 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $5,419 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $9,354 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $5,419 (2022)

Average Family Income: $53,477 (2017)
Median Family Income: $28,800 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 40.6%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 43.9%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $23,300 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $247 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $11,640
$30k-48k $12,495
$48k-75k $15,155
$75k-110k $18,894
$110k+ $18,714

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 32%
6-year graduation rate: 54%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.4% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $23,300 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $9,500 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $16,250 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $17,500 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 47.4% (2015)
@3 year 52.5% (2017)
@5 year 56.8% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 27.8% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 30.6% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $39,112 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $46,400 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Doctoral Degree English Language and Literature, General. 15
Master's Degree Philosophy. 2
Doctoral Degree Philosophy. 3
Bachelor's Degree Journalism. 40 $26,875 $265 $28,187 ($2,349) $41,106 ($3,426)
Master's Degree Architecture. 5
Master's Degree City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. 10 $50,684 ($4,224)
Bachelor's Degree Environmental Design. 13
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 13 $32,000 $297
Graduate/Professional Certificate Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 4
Master's Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 26 $450 $42,287 ($3,524) $50,328 ($4,194)
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 58 $23,381 $244 $24,184 ($2,015) $37,313 ($3,109)
Master's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 9
Doctoral Degree Communication and Media Studies. 3
Master's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 7
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 17 $21,747 $229 $40,960 ($3,413) $41,173 ($3,431)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 6
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teaching Assistants/Aides. 1
Doctoral Degree Engineering, General. 7
Bachelor's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 35 $26,500 $268 $57,129 ($4,761)
Master's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 2
Bachelor's Degree Civil Engineering. 32 $29,750 $294 $61,097 ($5,091) $69,768 ($5,814)
Master's Degree Civil Engineering. 11
Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering. 14 $25,000 $244 $63,029 ($5,252) $83,391 ($6,949)
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 15 $23,000 $64,194 ($5,350) $79,126 ($6,594)
Master's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 7
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 39 $27,500 $278 $64,486 ($5,374) $80,981 ($6,748)
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 6
Bachelor's Degree Engineering Technology, General. 28 $27,600 $264 $55,900 ($4,658) $71,936 ($5,995)
Master's Degree Engineering Technology, General. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Engineering Technology, General. 3
Bachelor's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 54 $25,750 $226 $24,774 ($2,065) $38,687 ($3,224)
Master's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. 2
First Professional Degree Law. 88 $1,049 $54,715 ($4,560) $71,652 ($5,971)
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 16 $27,000 $283 $28,113 ($2,343)
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 77 $23,708 $231 $26,713 ($2,226) $35,056 ($2,921)
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 124 $38,972 $308 $34,322 ($2,860) $41,474 ($3,456)
Master's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 25 $477 $50,467 ($4,206) $52,121 ($4,343)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Library Science and Administration. 7
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 78 $25,000 $237 $27,755 ($2,313) $39,689 ($3,307)
Master's Degree Biology, General. 11
Doctoral Degree Biology, General. 3
Master's Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 5
Doctoral Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 3
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 32 $24,125 $217 $44,976 ($3,748)
Master's Degree Mathematics. 10
Doctoral Degree Mathematics. 5
Graduate/Professional Certificate Museology/Museum Studies. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Cognitive Science. 6
Bachelor's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 239 $30,430 $286 $33,164 ($2,764) $39,408 ($3,284)
Bachelor's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 330 $27,500 $264 $31,301 ($2,608) $42,763 ($3,564)
Master's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 46 $325 $37,454 ($3,121) $52,035 ($4,336)
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 28 $20,000 $204 $32,930 ($2,744) $50,076 ($4,173)
Master's Degree Chemistry. 9
Doctoral Degree Chemistry. 3
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 7 $41,244 ($3,437)
Master's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 13
Doctoral Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 5
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 4
Master's Degree Physics. 7
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 171 $27,000 $264 $28,121 ($2,343) $38,074 ($3,173)
Master's Degree Psychology, General. 16
Doctoral Degree Psychology, General. 12
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 9
Doctoral Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 13 $839 $79,676 ($6,640)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 2
Bachelor's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 113 $27,000 $275 $31,340 ($2,612) $44,058 ($3,672)
Master's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 7
Master's Degree Public Administration. 8 $51,654 ($4,305)
Doctoral Degree Public Policy Analysis. 2
Bachelor's Degree Social Work. 62 $36,506 $331 $32,876 ($2,740) $38,835 ($3,236)
Master's Degree Social Work. 62 $549 $43,824 ($3,652) $56,541 ($4,712)
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 26 $20,081 $212 $22,866 ($1,906) $34,339 ($2,862)
Master's Degree Anthropology. 4
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 6
Master's Degree Economics. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Geography and Cartography. 8
Bachelor's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 13
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 45 $24,450 $217 $25,255 ($2,105) $45,974 ($3,831)
Master's Degree Political Science and Government. 8
Graduate/Professional Certificate Political Science and Government. 6
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 38 $29,250 $272 $23,961 ($1,997) $26,133 ($2,178)
Master's Degree Sociology. 9
Bachelor's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 12
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 22 $22,875 $201 $16,576 ($1,381) $26,151 ($2,179)
Master's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 6
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 38 $28,850 $305 $29,266 ($2,439) $31,494 ($2,625)
Master's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 11
Bachelor's Degree Music. 46 $22,060 $218 $29,614 ($2,468) $41,074 ($3,423)
Master's Degree Music. 20 $280 $37,393 ($3,116)
Doctoral Degree Music. 7
Graduate/Professional Certificate Music. 1
Master's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 21 $355 $57,927 ($4,827) $58,865 ($4,905)
Doctoral Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 17
Graduate/Professional Certificate Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 4
Master's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 19 $391 $59,532 ($4,961)
Master's Degree Public Health. 28 $296 $48,013 ($4,001) $53,790 ($4,483)
Doctoral Degree Public Health. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Public Health. 6
Master's Degree Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. 22 $342 $50,598 ($4,217)
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 310 $27,168 $254 $63,829 ($5,319) $64,251 ($5,354)
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 71 $496 $97,377 ($8,115) $106,595 ($8,883)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 3
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 147 $25,500 $236 $45,555 ($3,796) $52,880 ($4,407)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 155 $335 $78,195 ($6,516) $93,490 ($7,791)
Doctoral Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Business Administration, Management and Operations. 5
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 138 $26,975 $247 $48,729 ($4,061) $56,139 ($4,678)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 41 $285 $63,016 ($5,251) $82,257 ($6,855)
Bachelor's Degree Business/Managerial Economics. 19 $26,000 $35,581 ($2,965) $56,719 ($4,727)
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 78 $27,000 $250 $42,269 ($3,522) $60,358 ($5,030)
Bachelor's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management. 32 $29,000 $281 $29,343 ($2,445) $41,211 ($3,434)
Bachelor's Degree International Business. 23 $21,500 $223 $42,166 ($3,514) $55,177 ($4,598)
Master's Degree International Business. 13
Bachelor's Degree Management Information Systems and Services. 60 $29,768 $293 $51,907 ($4,326) $62,471 ($5,206)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Management Information Systems and Services. 14
Graduate/Professional Certificate Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 22
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 93 $21,904 $224 $38,269 ($3,189) $48,886 ($4,074)
Bachelor's Degree History. 66 $25,000 $240 $26,406 ($2,201) $40,908 ($3,409)
Master's Degree History. 9
Doctoral Degree History. 7
Master's Degree Journalism. 8
Bachelor's Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 36 $25,000 $225 $29,301 ($2,442)
Master's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 32 $82,980 ($6,915)
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 50 $24,672 $239 $57,789 ($4,816) $66,152 ($5,513)
Master's Degree Computer Science. 7
Doctoral Degree Computer Science. 5
Graduate/Professional Certificate Computer Science. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 14
Graduate/Professional Certificate Education, General. 16
Master's Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 122 $414 $45,879 ($3,823) $47,925 ($3,994)
Doctoral Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 13 $80,628 ($6,719)
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 11 $46,903 ($3,909)
Doctoral Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 17 $722 $72,596 ($6,050)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational Administration and Supervision. 6
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational/Instructional Media Design. 17 $376
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. 4
Bachelor's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 54 $23,397 $232 $41,835 ($3,486) $41,006 ($3,417)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Special Education and Teaching. 3
Doctoral Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 6
Graduate/Professional Certificate Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 10
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 97 $28,439 $284 $31,340 ($2,612) $36,076 ($3,006)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 12


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $79,911
Full time faculty: 69%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 16.0

School's endowment start of year: $220,771,455 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $283,977,835 (2022)