University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
- Public
- City
- 12,701 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 72%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $12,192per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 52%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $52,22710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The Memphis Promise is a last-dollar scholarship that fills the gap between a student's financial aid and the cost of tuition.
Source: Memphis Promise - Access Memphis - The University of Memphis
University of Memphis guarantees admission to students who earn an associate degree (AA/AS) or have a transfer GPA of 2.5 or higher with at least 15 college credits.
Source: Guaranteed Admission Pathways - The University of Memphis
The Memphis Promise is a last-dollar scholarship that fills the gap between a student's financial aid and the cost of tuition.
Source: Memphis Promise
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 72%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test scores requiredApplicants must send SAT or ACT scores.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 915–1180Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 18–24Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $12,192full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $25,805sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $11,256Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $15,960Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 52%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 77%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $52,22710 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,750federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 12,701Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 45%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 37%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN — admits 96%
- The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TN — admits 88%
- Portland State University Portland, OR — admits 91%
- Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX — admits 90%
Also worth a look
- Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN — admits 69%
- The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN — admits 81%
- Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY — admits 78%
- East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN — admits 86%
- Tennessee State University Nashville, TN — admits 70%
- Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN — admits 76%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Memphis, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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