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
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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
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%
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: $10,056Out-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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's Degree | Philosophy. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Philosophy. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 15 | ||||
| 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 | Journalism. | 40 | $26,875 | $265 | $28,187 ($2,349) | $41,106 ($3,426) |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $79,911Full 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)