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University of Memphis Overview

University of Memphis is a public institution situated in Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is University of Memphis Known For?

3,039 Undergraduate Awards
$23,256 Avg Cost After Aid
95% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at UofM is the doctor's degree.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 71% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UofM makes roughly $48,458 a year. This is 19% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is University of Memphis?

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Contact details for UofM are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Alumni Avenue, Memphis, TN 38152
Phone: 901-678-2000
Website: www.memphis.edu

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How Do I Get Into UofM?

You can apply to UofM online at: https://www.memphis.edu/admissions/apply/index.php

Admission Requirements for UofM

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 UofM?

95% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
3% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 95%, UofM is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 93%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Average Test Scores

About 3% of students accepted to UofM submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 630. Math scores were between 450 and 600.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Memphis  ( 480 to 630 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for University of Memphis  ( 450 to 600 )
200
800
UofM received ACT scores from 78% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 25. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 17 and 24.

ACT English Scores for University of Memphis  ( 16 to 25 )
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ACT Composite Scores for University of Memphis  ( 17 to 24 )
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36

Can I Afford University of Memphis?

$23,256 Net Price
51% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UofM is $23,256. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UofM, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $5,886 a year. That adds up to $23,544 over four years for those students.

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University of Memphis Undergraduate Student Diversity

12,063 Full-Time Undergraduates
60% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 17,383 undergraduate students at UofM, with 12,063 being full-time and 5,320 being part-time.

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There are also 4,822 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,063 full-time undergraduates at UofM, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 462
Black or African American 4,225
Hispanic or Latino 919
White 5,576
International Students 190
Other Races/Ethnicities 691

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at University of Memphis. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 83 countries are represented at UofM. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and China.

University of Memphis Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Health & Physical Education 424 2 47 0 473
Business Administration & Management 136 15 216 8 375
Nursing 293 0 76 1 370
Computer Information Systems 0 0 258 0 258
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 221 0 0 0 221
General Psychology 188 0 22 9 219
Accounting 110 0 42 0 152
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 122 10 132
Social Work 56 6 60 2 124
Criminal Justice & Corrections 105 0 8 0 113
Finance & Financial Management 100 1 0 0 101
Law 0 0 0 99 99
Special Education 70 22 0 0 92
General Biology 86 0 1 4 91
Computer Science 68 2 16 3 89
Marketing 81 0 0 0 81
Liberal Arts General Studies 56 4 21 0 81
General English Literature 60 0 11 8 79
Communication Sciences 0 19 36 18 73
Management Information Systems 61 11 0 0 72
Public Health 6 8 56 1 71
Educational Administration 0 31 17 22 70
Communication & Media Studies 54 1 5 9 69
Fine & Studio Arts 61 0 6 0 67
Music 42 5 15 5 67
Student Counseling 0 5 56 3 64
Information Technology 0 63 0 0 63
Teacher Education Grade Specific 58 0 0 0 58
Political Science & Government 47 3 7 0 57
History 43 0 8 5 56
Mechanical Engineering 50 0 5 0 55
Journalism 35 0 17 0 52
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 48 0 0 48
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 48 0 0 0 48
Public Relations & Advertising 45 1 0 0 46
General Engineering Technology 40 1 4 0 45
Civil Engineering 31 0 13 0 44
Data Science 0 0 44 0 44
Biomedical Engineering 29 0 9 2 40
Mathematics 25 0 9 2 36
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 6 14 15 35
Electrical Engineering 25 0 7 0 32
Drama & Theater Arts 25 0 6 0 31
Geological & Earth Sciences 12 0 15 3 30
Hospitality Management 29 0 0 0 29
Nutrition Science 0 0 28 0 28
Chemistry 16 0 7 5 28
Sociology 23 0 4 0 27
Anthropology 17 0 9 0 26
Mental & Social Health Services 0 21 0 0 21
Philosophy 16 0 2 3 21
Public Administration 0 0 21 0 21
International Business 20 0 0 0 20
Teacher Education Subject Specific 19 1 0 0 20
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 19 0 19
Environmental Design 18 0 0 0 18
Ethnic Studies 11 7 0 0 18
Design & Applied Arts 18 0 0 0 18
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 14 0 14
Business/Managerial Economics 14 0 0 0 14
Computer Engineering 14 0 0 0 14
Physics 7 0 7 0 14
General Engineering 0 0 0 13 13
Instructional Media Design 0 12 0 0 12
International Relations & National Security 12 0 0 0 12
Economics 7 0 3 0 10
Geography & Cartography 0 9 0 0 9
General Business/Commerce 0 7 0 0 7
Writing Studies 0 2 5 0 7
Romance Languages 0 0 7 0 7
Air Transportation 7 0 0 0 7
Teaching English or French 0 6 0 0 6
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 0 5 0 5
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 0 5 5
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 5 0 0 5
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 3 1 0 4
Teaching Assistants 0 3 0 0 3
Cognitive Science 0 3 0 0 3
Educational Assessment 0 2 0 0 2
General Education 0 2 0 0 2
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 2 0 2
Library & Information Science 0 2 0 0 2
Engineering Physics 0 0 0 1 1
Museum Studies 0 1 0 0 1
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 0 0
Real Estate 0 0 0 0 0
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 0 0 0
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 0 0 0
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 0 0 0
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 0 0 0
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 0 0
Human Computer Interaction 0 0 0 0 0
Culinary Arts 0 0 0 0 0
Urban Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Public Policy 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 3,039 340 1,383 256 5,018

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.

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