by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
University of Memphis was awarded 459 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts / sciences & humanities.
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UofM landed the #748 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UofM held the #821 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 45 colleges in Tennessee, UofM is ranked at #9.
The acceptance rate at University of Memphis is 95%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into UofM is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
The student to faculty ratio at University of Memphis is about average at 16 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Memphis is 69%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at University of Memphis is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At UofM this rate is 28%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 17,383 undergraduates at UofM with 12,063 being full-time and 5,320 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,084 | $11,948 | $16,825 | $18,622 | $18,634 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UofM, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UofM, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $5,530 a year. That adds up to $22,120 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UofM is 9.3%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for UofM are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Alumni Avenue, Memphis, TN 38152 |
| Phone: | 901-678-2000 |
| Website: | https://www.memphis.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/uofmemphis |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/uofmemphis |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Health & Physical Education | 492 | $26,543 |
| Nursing | 304 | $59,957 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 288 | $31,356 |
| General Psychology | 180 | $25,026 |
| Accounting | 134 | $44,101 |
| Business Administration & Management | 133 | $44,779 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 105 | $31,715 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 91 | $42,738 |
| General English Literature | 75 | $22,179 |
| General Biology | 74 | $27,276 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 12,566 students took at least one online class at University of Memphis. This is an increase from the 11,963 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 12,566 | 5,204 |
| 2019-2020 | 11,963 | 4,573 |
| 2018-2019 | 9,456 | 3,341 |
| 2017-2018 | 8,258 | 3,067 |
| 2016-2017 | 7,476 | 2,591 |
Footnotes
*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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