University of Memphis

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,100,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 11,203
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 85%
From Region 10%
Athletes 468 (4.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 40%
White 34%
Hispanic 13%
Asian 5%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 51 47% 43% 4% 33% 10% 4% $65,377 29 -0.57 74 93%
Chemistry 29 — 48% 52% 7% 24% 7% 3% $68,273 34 -0.32 77 94% — — — —
Geosciences 7 +1 29% 29% 0% 71% 0% 0% $53,329 8 -1.06 49 83% — — — —
Mathematics 12 +20 42% 33% 0% 42% 17% 8% $63,590 16 -0.82 71 97% — — — —
Physics 3 +4 100% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $72,656 17 -0.79 82 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Communication and Fine Arts 663 36% 49% 2% 35% 8% 1% $51,409 1 -0.50 44 91% 10.1%
Advertising and Public Relations 7 — 29% 57% 0% 29% 14% 0% $60,455 6 -1.33 65 100% — — — —
English 64 — 34% 53% 5% 33% 5% 0% $47,000 23 -0.66 32 82% 10.7% — — —
Foreign Languages 35 +4 51% 60% 0% 14% 26% 0% $53,576 34 -0.40 50 84% — — — —
General Studies 15 — 40% 40% 0% 47% 7% 0% $54,909 39 -0.23 53 89% 9.9% — — —
History 31 +5 68% 68% 0% 23% 3% 0% $51,076 28 -0.57 43 92% 9.4% — — —
Philosophy 6 +1 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $41,206 3 -1.52 18 86% — — — —
Anthropology 7 +4 0% 57% 0% 0% 43% 0% $62,662 79 +0.52 69 96% 11.0% — — —
Communication 61 +1 51% 57% 5% 25% 5% 0% $50,310 11 -1.08 41 92% 10.9% — — —
International Affairs 8 +2 25% 62% 0% 25% 12% 0% $60,572 18 -0.63 66 — — — — —
Journalism 28 +1 32% 50% 0% 43% 7% 0% $51,876 10 -1.17 45 92% 9.7% — — —
Political Science 29 +7 52% 41% 0% 48% 3% 3% $69,688 44 -0.19 79 96% 9.4% — — —
Public Relations 15 — 20% 67% 7% 20% 7% 0% $60,455 18 -1.02 65 100% — — — —
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 14 — 21% 64% 0% 29% 0% 0% $60,455 18 -1.02 65 100% — — — —
Sociology 29 +3 14% 34% 3% 41% 10% 0% $50,074 22 -0.62 41 94% 9.4% — — —
General Education 52 — 56% 21% 2% 69% 0% 2% $54,909 53 -0.02 53 89% 9.9% — — —
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 31 — 10% 39% 0% 58% 3% 0% $51,435 31 -0.43 44 91% — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 18 — 72% 56% 0% 39% 0% 0% $59,917 64 +0.27 64 92% — — — —
Special Education 45 — 2% 58% 0% 24% 11% 0% $51,396 29 -0.68 44 95% — — — —
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 23 — 0% 43% 0% 30% 17% 0% $51,435 31 -0.43 44 91% — — — —
Art History — — — — — — — — $45,928 32 -0.46 29 93% — — — —
Art/Art Studies 82 — 29% 44% 4% 33% 12% 0% $45,928 48 -0.10 29 93% — — — —
Interior Design 2 +21 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $57,392 11 -1.22 59 — — — — —
Music 11 — 73% 73% 0% 27% 0% 0% $43,290 37 -0.37 23 87% — — — —
Music 25 — 68% 64% 0% 20% 0% 12% $43,290 37 -0.37 23 87% — — — —
Theater 25 — 24% 36% 0% 52% 8% 0% $39,592 30 -0.46 15 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Sciences 593 18% 40% 6% 39% 9% 1% $70,930 47 -0.74 80 97% 6.1%
Biology 83 +2 28% 53% 10% 29% 6% 0% $64,727 41 -0.20 73 94% — — — —
Nursing 327 — 13% 35% 7% 43% 9% 1% $84,659 19 -0.75 91 98% 4.1% — — —
Public Health 11 — 9% 27% 9% 36% 9% 0% $63,161 44 -0.18 70 96% — — — —
Psychology 172 +6 22% 45% 3% 35% 12% 1% $48,321 13 -1.02 36 96% 10.0% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Fogelman College of Business and Economics 1,019 39% 41% 5% 39% 10% 2% $64,723 25 -0.68 73 96% 8.0%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 335 — 16% 32% 4% 50% 8% 0% $55,702 25 -0.71 55 96% 9.8% — — —
Accounting 79 +4 53% 46% 13% 30% 8% 1% $72,511 18 -0.94 82 93% 5.8% — — —
Business Economics 7 — 86% 86% 14% 0% 0% 0% $70,803 7 -1.24 80 91% — — — —
Business Management and Administration 124 +2 49% 47% 4% 33% 10% 5% $72,221 49 -0.28 82 97% 5.9% — — —
Economics 4 — 50% 25% 0% 25% 50% 0% $71,010 10 -1.01 80 — — — — —
Finance 92 +5 62% 48% 3% 28% 15% 1% $78,955 16 -0.70 87 96% 6.8% — — —
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management 32 +1 31% 50% 3% 41% 3% 3% $63,550 67 +0.27 71 92% 10.8% — — —
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 15 — 20% 40% 13% 40% 7% 0% $67,667 26 -0.60 77 — — — — —
International Business 11 — 36% 27% 9% 18% 9% 27% $69,774 32 -0.61 79 94% — — — —
Logistics 21 +1 62% 86% 5% 5% 5% 0% $72,221 8 -1.16 82 97% 5.9% — — —
Management Information Systems and Statistics 71 +1 70% 32% 7% 38% 17% 3% $74,467 12 -1.03 83 96% 6.8% — — —
Marketing 107 +1 38% 45% 6% 32% 13% 1% $68,103 20 -0.74 77 94% 6.1% — — —
Sports Management 53 — 72% 42% 0% 38% 6% 8% $55,702 30 -0.59 55 96% 9.8% — — —
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 68 +3 31% 38% 0% 50% 10% 0% $54,513 19 -0.74 52 96% 9.2% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Herff College of Engineering 580 57% 46% 5% 32% 9% 2% $73,704 54 -0.56 83 95% 9.6%
Biomedical Engineering 44 — 30% 39% 16% 32% 9% 2% $84,696 9 -1.20 91 96% — — — —
Civil Engineering 29 — 86% 76% 3% 14% 3% 0% $94,030 60 +0.24 95 93% — — — —
Computer Engineering 25 — 84% 44% 12% 20% 12% 0% $98,683 9 -0.87 96 96% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 27 — 89% 56% 4% 15% 11% 11% $91,804 2 -1.19 94 92% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 55 — 85% 67% 4% 11% 9% 4% $102,183 72 +0.37 97 95% — — — —
Computer Science 85 — 82% 38% 14% 24% 13% 4% $85,086 7 -1.17 91 96% — — — —
African-American Studies 7 +2 43% 14% 0% 86% 0% 0% $52,397 31 -0.54 47 95% — — — —
Deaf Studies 3 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $52,397 31 -0.54 47 95% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 171 — 36% 45% 2% 43% 6% 0% $50,311 19 -0.67 41 95% 9.2% — — —
Social Work 54 +2 9% 26% 0% 67% 4% 0% $54,161 53 +0.11 52 97% 11.0% — — —
Environmental Design/Architecture 23 +1 39% 22% 4% 26% 35% 0% $62,336 19 -0.66 69 — — — — —
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology 26 — 92% 88% 0% 0% 8% 0% $89,379 31 -0.36 93 — — — — —
Engineering Technologies 31 — 81% 42% 0% 39% 13% 0% $86,688 34 -0.17 92 98% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,271
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $16,366
Est. In-State Cost $14,580
Est. Out-of-State Cost $21,171
ROI Percentile 73th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 33%
6-Year Graduation Rate 51%
Transfer-Out Rate 14%

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 23.2% 673 15% 33% 5% 47% 8% 1% $69,894 20 -0.72 79 97% 7.0%
Business & Economics 21.4% 623 53% 46% 6% 32% 11% 3% $70,641 28 -0.66 80 95% 6.8%
Social Sciences 14.3% 417 26% 46% 3% 38% 9% 1% $52,534 21 -0.77 47 95% 10.2%
Humanities 11.4% 332 41% 49% 2% 37% 8% 0% $50,194 22 -0.62 41 91% 9.6%
Engineering 6.2% 180 72% 57% 8% 18% 9% 3% $94,552 16 -0.44 95 95% —
Education 5.8% 169 27% 41% 1% 47% 6% 1% $53,397 49 -0.29 49 92% 9.9%
Arts 5.8% 168 39% 45% 2% 32% 12% 2% $46,803 27 -0.30 32 92% —
Professional 4.3% 125 56% 50% 0% 37% 10% 0% $69,745 54 -0.52 79 96% 9.2%
Computer Science 2.9% 85 82% 38% 14% 24% 13% 4% $85,086 11 -1.17 91 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.9% 83 28% 53% 10% 29% 6% 0% $64,727 35 -0.20 73 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 51 47% 43% 4% 33% 10% 4% $65,378 13 -0.57 74 93% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $25.5M #140 34% $0.4M 18 #136 135 8
Humanities & Social Sciences $21.5M #99 24% $0.1M 72 #69 139 3
Computer Science $9.2M #97 50% $0.1M 2 #173 44 1
Physical Sciences & Math $8.7M #185 34% $0.0M 20 #124 112 8
Life & Natural Sciences $5.7M #194 45% $0 4 #185 38 7
Education $5.6M #91 40% $0 33 #123 — —
Health Sciences $5.0M #162 32% $0.3M 20 #90 79 1
Business & Economics $2.3M #151 12% $0 11 #118 — 1
Agriculture & Food Science $0.5M #188 43% $0 — — — —
Total $83.9M #165 34% $1.0M 180 #121 547 29

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 165 $22.0M $22.0M $0
Track & Field (combined) 98 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Soccer 38 $1.8M $1.1M $659K
Baseball 37 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Basketball 16 $9.3M $9.3M $0
Golf 10 $621K $621K $0
Tennis 10 $689K $689K $0
Rifle 4 $153K $153K $0
Total 320 $38.1M $37.5M $659K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 74 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Soccer 33 $1.1M $1.8M -$659K
Softball 33 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Volleyball 21 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Basketball 15 $3.5M $3.5M $0
Tennis 8 $858K $858K $0
Golf 6 $512K $512K $0
Rifle 5 $191K $191K $0
Total 148 $10.2M $10.8M -$659K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 172 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Football 165 $22.0M $22.0M $0
Soccer 71 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Baseball 37 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Softball 33 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Basketball 31 $12.8M $12.8M $0
Volleyball 21 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Tennis 18 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Golf 16 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Rifle 9 $345K $345K $0
Total 468 $65.9M $65.9M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 93%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 93% 93% 93%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 94%
SAT Range 910 – 1180
SAT Math Range 430 – 580
SAT RW Range 480 – 600