Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Memphis, TN
Population 1,100,000
Map of the United States

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 5.4%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 51 47% / 53% 4% $77,240 89 98%
Chemistry 29 48% / 52% 3% $80,701 91 100%
Geosciences 7 +1 29% / 71% 0% $59,108 70 95%
Mathematics 12 +20 42% / 58% 8% $80,759 91 97%
Physics 3 +4 100% / 0% 0% $72,020 85
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Communication and Fine Arts 663 36% / 64% 1% $47,640 42 92%
Advertising and Public Relations 7 29% / 71% 0% $61,640 74 100%
Anthropology 7 +4 0% / 100% 0% $36,524 13 88%
English 64 34% / 66% 0% $44,351 32 90%
Foreign Languages 35 +4 51% / 49% 0% $49,388 47 87%
General Studies 15 40% / 60% 0% $50,868 51 86%
History 31 +5 68% / 32% 0% $50,195 49 93%
International Affairs 8 +2 25% / 75% 0% $57,240 66
Journalism 28 +1 32% / 68% 0% $51,862 54 93%
Mass Communication/Media Studies 61 +1 51% / 49% 0% $45,310 35 95%
Philosophy 6 +1 50% / 50% 0% $42,755 27 86%
Political Science 29 +7 52% / 48% 3% $56,917 65 93%
Public Relations 15 20% / 80% 0% $61,640 74 100%
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 14 21% / 79% 0% $61,640 74 100%
Sociology 29 +3 14% / 86% 0% $41,570 24 92%
General Education 52 56% / 44% 2% $50,868 51 86%
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 31 10% / 90% 0% $45,868 37 92%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 18 72% / 28% 0% $49,241 47 100%
Special Education 45 2% / 98% 0% $48,177 44 96%
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 23 0% / 100% 0% $45,868 37 92%
Art History $44,312 32
Art/Art Studies 82 29% / 71% 0% $44,312 32 86%
Interior Design 2 +21 50% / 50% 0% $57,096 66
Music 25 68% / 32% 12% $50,602 51 100%
Music 11 73% / 27% 0% $50,602 51 100%
Theater 25 24% / 76% 0% $27,696 4 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Sciences 593 18% / 82% 1% $67,500 81 96%
Biology 83 +2 28% / 72% 0% $54,901 61 97%
Nursing 327 13% / 87% 1% $81,589 92 97%
Public Health 11 9% / 91% 0% $64,160 77 96%
Psychology 172 +6 22% / 78% 1% $47,010 40 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Fogelman College of Business and Economics 1,019 39% / 61% 2% $59,995 71 95%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 335 16% / 84% 0% $54,290 60 95%
Accounting 79 +4 53% / 47% 1% $70,788 84 93%
Business Economics 4 50% / 50% 0% $64,151 77
Business Management and Administration 124 +2 49% / 51% 5% $63,258 76 97%
Business/Managerial Economics 7 86% / 14% 0% $58,393 68 96%
Finance 92 +5 62% / 38% 1% $68,449 82 97%
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management 32 +1 31% / 69% 3% $48,577 45 95%
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 15 20% / 80% 0% $62,460 75
International Business 11 36% / 64% 27% $61,879 74 94%
Logistics 21 +1 62% / 38% 0% $63,258 76 97%
Management Information Systems and Statistics 71 +1 70% / 30% 3% $78,077 90 95%
Marketing 107 +1 38% / 62% 1% $55,949 63 92%
Sports Management 53 72% / 28% 8% $54,290 60 95%
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 68 +3 31% / 69% 0% $53,558 58 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Herff College of Engineering 580 57% / 43% 2% $71,898 85 94%
Biomedical Engineering 44 30% / 70% 2% $93,437 97 97%
Civil Engineering 29 86% / 14% 0% $84,494 93 96%
Computer Engineering 25 84% / 16% 0% $102,380 98 96%
Electrical Engineering 27 89% / 11% 11% $91,616 96 96%
Mechanical Engineering 55 85% / 15% 4% $93,317 97 100%
Computer Science 85 82% / 18% 4% $86,326 94 92%
African-American Studies 7 +2 43% / 57% 0% $54,225 60 95%
Deaf Studies 3 67% / 33% 0% $54,225 60 95%
Interdisciplinary Studies 171 36% / 64% 0% $49,020 46 90%
Social Work 54 +2 9% / 91% 0% $49,604 48 95%
Environmental Design/Architecture 23 +1 39% / 61% 0% $60,593 72
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology 26 92% / 8% 0% $76,857 89
Engineering Technologies 31 81% / 19% 0% $85,199 94 93%

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 25.8% 749 33% / 67% 0% $48,605 45 92%
Health Sciences 23.2% 673 15% / 85% 1% $67,715 81 96%
Business & Economics 21.4% 623 53% / 47% 3% $63,785 77 95%
Engineering 6.2% 180 72% / 28% 3% $92,928 97 97%
Education 5.8% 169 27% / 73% 1% $48,381 44 92%
Arts 5.8% 168 39% / 61% 2% $45,568 36 91%
Professional 4.3% 125 56% / 44% 0% $66,251 80 94%
Computer Science 2.9% 85 82% / 18% 4% $86,326 94 92%
Life & Natural Sciences 2.9% 83 28% / 72% 0% $54,901 61 97%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 51 47% / 53% 4% $77,240 89 98%

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 #124
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.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 18%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 72% 72%

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