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University of Memphis

Basic Information

Type Public

Geographical Reach Regional

Location Memphis, TN

Population 1,100,000

Website http://www.memphis.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 13,645

Men / Women 40% / 60%

Black 38%

White 38%

Hispanic 10%

Asian 5%

Mixed 4%

International 2%

Native American 1%

From State 85%

From Region 10%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 31%

Health Sciences 24%

Business & Economics 20%

Education 6%

Engineering 6%

Arts 5%

Computer Science 3%

Life & Natural Sciences 2%

Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Professional 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,728

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $15,384

Est. In-State Cost $13,878

Est. Out-of-State Cost $19,901

10-Year ROI $155,000

ROI Percentile 58th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%

4-Year Graduation Rate 33%

6-Year Graduation Rate 51%

Transfer-Out Rate 14%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)

Sunshine Hours 2,655 (59%)

Days Without Precipitation 258 (73%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 72%

Yield (Unbound) 18%

Early Action Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Humanities & Social Sciences	$18M	#88
Engineering, Computing & Math	$36M	#136
Life & Natural Sciences	$19M	#208

Graduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences	206	#117
Engineering, Computing & Math	27	#145
Life & Natural Sciences	37	#340

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 94%

SAT Range 960 – 1140

SAT Math Range 435 – 580

SAT RW Range 480 – 600

ACT Range 18 – 24

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).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Arts and Sciences	52	52% / 48%	0%	$70,240		99%
Chemistry	35 —	49% / 51%	0%	$74,721	88	100%
Geosciences	11 +5	55% / 45%	0%	$54,728	62	95%
Mathematics	4 +13	50% / 50%	0%	$74,774	88	97%
Physics	2 +2	100% / 0%	0%	$68,086	83	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Communication and Fine Arts	670	33% / 67%	1%	$44,093		92%
Advertising and Public Relations	14 +2	21% / 79%	0%	$57,072	67	100%
Anthropology	19 +2	26% / 74%	0%	$33,817	10	88%
English	59 —	22% / 78%	0%	$41,064	25	90%
Foreign Languages	34 +2	41% / 59%	0%	$45,728	39	87%
General Studies	14 —	43% / 57%	0%	$47,098	43	86%
History	26 +6	46% / 54%	0%	$46,475	41	93%
International Affairs	11 +3	55% / 45%	0%	$51,205	54	—
Journalism	33 —	58% / 42%	0%	$48,019	46	93%
Mass Communication/Media Studies	61 —	39% / 61%	3%	$41,952	28	95%
Philosophy	8 +3	88% / 12%	0%	$39,587	21	86%
Political Science	32 +6	44% / 56%	0%	$52,699	58	93%
Public Relations	25 —	28% / 72%	0%	$57,072	67	100%
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$57,072	67	100%
Sociology	29 +2	3% / 97%	0%	$38,489	19	92%
General Education	53 —	64% / 36%	4%	$47,098	43	86%
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	37 —	3% / 97%	3%	$42,469	29	92%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	17 —	76% / 24%	6%	$45,592	38	100%
Special Education	47 —	2% / 98%	0%	$44,607	36	96%
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	13 —	0% / 100%	0%	$42,469	29	92%
Art History	— —	—	—	$39,866	22	—
Art/Art Studies	70 —	20% / 80%	0%	$41,028	25	86%
Interior Design	2 +9	0% / 100%	0%	$49,786	51	—
Music	8 —	75% / 25%	0%	$46,852	42	100%
Music	29 —	48% / 52%	3%	$46,852	42	100%
Theater	27 —	37% / 63%	0%	$25,644	3	93%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Health Sciences	603	17% / 83%	0%	$61,628		96%
Biology	70 —	31% / 69%	0%	$50,833	53	97%
Nursing	321 —	11% / 89%	0%	$75,543	89	97%
Public Health	8 —	0% / 100%	0%	$59,405	71	96%
Psychology	204 +6	21% / 79%	1%	$43,526	32	93%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Fogelman College of Business and Economics	1,062	42% / 58%	1%	$55,267		95%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	392 —	22% / 78%	1%	$50,267	52	95%
Accounting	69 +3	49% / 51%	1%	$65,542	80	93%
Business Economics	9 —	44% / 56%	11%	$58,347	70	—
Business Management and Administration	114 —	48% / 52%	1%	$58,570	70	97%
Business/Managerial Economics	18 —	89% / 11%	6%	$54,066	61	96%
Finance	102 +3	71% / 29%	1%	$63,377	77	97%
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	16 —	19% / 81%	0%	$44,977	37	95%
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	9 —	22% / 78%	0%	$57,749	68	—
International Business	16 +2	44% / 56%	6%	$57,293	68	94%
Logistics	29 —	62% / 38%	0%	$58,570	70	97%
Management Information Systems and Statistics	64 —	64% / 36%	0%	$72,291	86	95%
Marketing	96 —	49% / 51%	0%	$51,803	56	92%
Sports Management	38 —	87% / 13%	3%	$50,267	52	95%
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	90 +6	28% / 72%	0%	$49,589	50	94%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Herff College of Engineering	580	52% / 48%	2%	$65,120		94%
Biomedical Engineering	44 —	50% / 50%	5%	$86,513	95	97%
Civil Engineering	38 —	68% / 32%	3%	$78,233	91	96%
Computer Engineering	21 —	95% / 5%	0%	$94,793	97	96%
Electrical Engineering	19 —	84% / 16%	5%	$84,827	94	96%
Mechanical Engineering	50 —	80% / 20%	0%	$86,402	95	100%
Computer Science	79 —	85% / 15%	6%	$79,929	92	92%
African-American Studies	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$50,207	52	95%
Deaf Studies	5 —	20% / 80%	0%	$50,207	52	95%
Interdisciplinary Studies	202 —	31% / 69%	0%	$45,387	38	90%
Social Work	56 +1	11% / 89%	0%	$45,928	39	95%
Environmental Design/Architecture	12 —	33% / 67%	8%	$55,559	64	—
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology	13 —	85% / 15%	8%	$70,694	85	—
Engineering Technologies	39 —	74% / 26%	3%	$78,885	91	93%

Rankings

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