The University of Memphis is a public research university located in Memphis, Tennessee. Also known as the U of M, it is the flagship school of the Tennessee Board of Regents system. The 1,100-acre campus is located in the University District area of Memphis, about five miles east of the city center.
General Information
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Admission Office 101 Wilder Tower Memphis, TN 38152 (901) 678-2111 (800) 669-2678 Fax: (901) 678-3053 [email protected] Contact: Gloria Moore Associate Director of Admissions |
Main Address Memphis, TN 38152 (901) 678-2000 www.memphis.edu |
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Size Total undergrads: 15,813 First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 1,989 Degree-seeking undergrads: 15,116 Graduate enrollment: 3,990 Setting | Degrees offered: |
Admissions Information
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Application Fee College has an application fee: Yes Regular application fee: $25 Online application fee: $25 |
Enrollment Rates Percent applicants admitted: 67% Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 75% |
Tuition & Fees
| Estimated Expenses for Academic Year | 2008-’09 | 2009-’10 | 2010-’11 | 2011-’12 | % change 2010-’12 |
| Tuition and fees | $5,802 | $6,128 | $6,458 | $6,780 | +4.99% |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,100 | $1,200 | $1,300 | +8.33% |
| Living Arrangement – On Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $6,433 | $7,014 | $7,350 | $8,005 | +8.91% |
| Other | $3,973 | $4,213 | $4,401 | $4,489 | +2.00% |
| Living Arrangement – Off Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $6,433 | $7,655 | $8,002 | $8,162 | +2.00% |
| Other | $3,973 | $4,213 | $4,401 | $4,489 | +2.00% |
| Total Expenses | 2008-’09 | 2009-’10 | 2010-’11 | 2011-’12 | % change 2010-’12 |
| In-state On Campus | $17,208 | $18,455 | $19,409 | $20,574 | +6.00% |
| In-state Off Campus | $17,208 | $19,096 | $20,061 | $20,731 | +3.34% |
| In-state with Family | $6,802 | $7,228 | $7,658 | $8,080 | +5.51% |
| Average Graduate School Tuition & Fees | |
| Tuition for In-state Students | $6,570 |
| In-state Student Fees | $1,218 |
| Tuition for Out-of-state Students | $16,704 |
| Out-of-state Student Fees | $1,218 |
Financial Aid
| Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Type of Aid | Students | Percent | Amount | Average Per Student |
| All students financial aid | 1,890 | 95% | ||
| Grant or scholarship aid | 1,740 | 88% | $12,659,123 | $7,275 |
| • Federal grants | 764 | 39% | $2,964,286 | $3,880 |
| • Pell grants | 764 | 39% | $2,786,367 | $3,647 |
| • Other federal grants | 366 | 18% | $177,919 | $486 |
| Local and state government scholarships or grants | 1,468 | 74% | $6,785,605 | $4,622 |
| Institutional scholarships or grants | 583 | 29% | $2,909,232 | $4,990 |
| Student loan financial aid | 839 | 42% | $4,692,859 | $5,593 |
| • Federal student loans | 835 | 42% | $4,423,722 | $5,298 |
| • Other student loans | 32 | 2% | $269,137 | $8,411 |
All Degrees and Programs
| Program Completions for Most Recent Year | BA/BS | MA/MS | Doctor | AA/AS | CERT |
| Total of All Education Programs | 2611 | 797 | 251 | – | 51 |
| Architecture and Related Services | 11 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Architecture | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| City/urban, Community and Regional Planning | – | 6 | – | – | – |
| Environmental Design/architecture | 11 | – | – | – | – |
| Area, Cultural, Ethnic, Gender, and Group Studies | 9 | 1 | – | – | 5 |
| Black/african-american Studies | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Women’s Studies | – | 1 | – | – | 5 |
| Biology, Biological and Biomedical Sciences | 96 | 10 | 6 | – | – |
| Biology and Biological Sciences | 96 | 7 | 6 | – | – |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Business, Management, Administration and Marketing Services | 533 | 165 | 16 | – | – |
| Accounting | 89 | 32 | – | – | – |
| Business Administration and Management | 95 | 120 | 16 | – | – |
| Business/managerial Economics | 23 | – | – | – | – |
| Finance | 98 | – | – | – | – |
| Hotel/motel Administration/management | 20 | – | – | – | – |
| International Business | 33 | 13 | – | – | – |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 23 | – | – | – | – |
| Management Information Systems | 54 | – | – | – | – |
| Marketing/marketing Management | 94 | – | – | – | – |
| Sales and Sales Operations | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Communication and Journalism Studies | 147 | 12 | 3 | – | – |
| Journalism | 59 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Mass Media Studies | 88 | 5 | 3 | – | – |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services | 14 | 14 | 1 | – | 4 |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/information Assurance | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Computer Science | 14 | 10 | 1 | – | – |
| Computer/information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| Information Technology | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Education | 190 | 214 | 30 | – | 30 |
| Community College Education | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| Counselor Education/school Counseling and Guidance Services | – | 46 | 5 | – | – |
| Curriculum and Instruction | – | 155 | 7 | – | – |
| General Education | – | – | – | – | 13 |
| Educational Leadership, Management and Administration | – | 11 | 6 | – | – |
| Educational and Instructional Technology | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Higher Education Teaching and Administration | – | – | 12 | – | – |
| Physical Education/coaching Teacher Education | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Special Education Teacher Education | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Other | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 167 | – | – | – | – |
| Teaching English As A Second or Foreign Language/esl Language Instructor | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| Engineering | 59 | 30 | 8 | – | – |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 8 | 7 | 1 | – | – |
| Civil Engineering | 11 | 11 | – | – | – |
| Computer Engineering | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 18 | 10 | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | 7 | – | – |
| Mechanical Engineering | 20 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Engineering Technology | 18 | – | – | – | – |
| Computer Engineering Technology/technician | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/technician | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing Engineering Technology/technician | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| English Language and Literature/letters | 100 | 39 | 6 | – | – |
| Creative Writing | – | 11 | – | – | – |
| English Language and Literature | 100 | 28 | 6 | – | – |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 48 | 8 | – | – | – |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures | 48 | – | – | – | – |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | – | 8 | – | – | – |
| Health Services/allied Health/health Sciences | 162 | 97 | 9 | – | 2 |
| Audiology/audiologist | – | – | 8 | – | – |
| Audiology/audiologist and Speech-language Pathology/pathologist | – | 18 | 1 | – | – |
| Clinical Nutrition/nutritionist | – | 10 | – | – | – |
| Family Practice Nurse/nursing | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/management | – | 17 | – | – | – |
| Public Health | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| Registered Nursing/registered Nurse | 162 | 48 | – | – | – |
| History | 58 | 11 | 7 | – | – |
| History | 58 | 11 | 7 | – | – |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services | 72 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Criminal Justice/law Enforcement Administration | 72 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Human Services | 39 | 15 | – | – | – |
| Public Administration | – | 15 | – | – | – |
| Social Work | 39 | – | – | – | – |
| Legal Studies | – | – | 127 | – | – |
| Law | – | – | 127 | – | – |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 194 | 25 | – | – | – |
| General Studies | 36 | 13 | – | – | – |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/liberal Studies | 158 | 12 | – | – | – |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 24 | 8 | 5 | – | – |
| Mathematics | 24 | 8 | 5 | – | – |
| Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies | 300 | – | – | – | 8 |
| Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 300 | – | – | – | – |
| Museology/museum Studies | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies | 86 | 28 | – | – | – |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 45 | 28 | – | – | – |
| Sport and Fitness Administration/management | 41 | – | – | – | – |
| Physical Sciences | 30 | 18 | 8 | – | – |
| Chemistry | 26 | 8 | 7 | – | – |
| Geology/earth Science | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| Physics | 2 | 8 | – | – | – |
| Psychology | 159 | 31 | 18 | – | – |
| Counseling Psychology | – | – | 6 | – | – |
| Educational Psychology | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Psychology | 159 | 23 | 10 | – | – |
| School Psychology | – | 8 | – | – | – |
| Social Sciences | 139 | 22 | – | – | 2 |
| Anthropology | 26 | 10 | – | – | – |
| Economics | 3 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Geography | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| International Relations and Affairs | 19 | – | – | – | – |
| Political Science and Government | 40 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Sociology | 43 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 123 | 32 | 7 | – | – |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 3 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Art/art Studies | 60 | 8 | – | – | – |
| Drama and Dramatics/theatre Arts | 11 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Music | 29 | 12 | 7 | – | – |
| Music, Other | 20 | – | – | – | – |
| Work and Family Studies | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Consumer Economics | – | 3 | – | – | – |
Undergraduate Majors
Architecture & Related Programs Architecture B Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies African-American Studies B Arts, Visual & Performing Art – General B Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bacteriology B Business, Management, & Marketing Accounting B Communications & Journalism Journalism B Computer & Information Sciences Computer Science B Education Elementary Education B Engineering Biomedical Engineering B Engineering Technologies Computer Engineering B English Language & Literature English Language & Literature – General B Family & Consumer Sciences Human Development/Family Studies B Foreign Language & Literature Foreign Language & Literature – General B Health Professions & Clinical Sciences Nursing (RN) B History History – General B Liberal Arts & Sciences General Studies B Mathematics Mathematics – General B Parks, Recreation & Fitness Exercise Sciences B Philosophy & Religion Philosophy B Physical Sciences Chemistry B Psychology Psychology – General B Public Administration & Services Social Work B Security & Protective Services Law Enforcement Administration B Social Sciences Anthropology B |
Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:
B = Bachelor’s degree C = Certificate or diploma |
*We do not guarantee the accuracy of information on this page. All information is subject to change. You should confirm all information with a college admissions officer.