BHS

Baptist Health Sciences University

Memphis, Tennessee Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Memphis, Tennessee, Baptist Health Sciences University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 891 students in fall 2024, including 782 undergraduates and 109 graduate students. It is part of Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation. Its religious affiliation is Baptist.

Baptist Health Sciences University offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and professional doctorates across 14 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Health, and Nursing Practice. It awarded 193 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

53% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 6 to 1.

Key figures

891

Students enrolled

53%

First-year retention

193

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

6:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

AssociateBachelorProfessional

Programs and majors offered 14

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 13

Registered Nursing Bachelor Online option 98 graduates
Health Bachelor 9 graduates
Nursing Practice Professional 8 graduates
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other Associate 7 graduates
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist Bachelor 5 graduates
Behavioral Aspects of Health Bachelor 1 graduate
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician Bachelor
Electroneurodiagnostic AssociateBachelor
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist Bachelor
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist Bachelor
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer Bachelor
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Bachelor
Surgical Technology/Technologist Associate

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1

Biomedical Sciences Bachelor 4 graduates

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 53%
First-year retention, part-time students: 75%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 6:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 162
Associate degrees: 23
Professional doctorates: 8

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 891
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 782
Graduate students, fall 2024: 109
Full-time, fall 2024: 50%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 1,124
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 996
Graduate students, 2024-25: 128
Full-time, 2024-25: 43%
Size category: 1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 89%
Men: 11%
White: 34%
Hispanic or Latino: 6%
Black or African American: 50%
Asian: 3%
Two or more races: 2%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option: 1
Online undergraduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 14%
Students taking some online courses: 46%
Weekend or evening classes: Yes

Campus and services

Setting: Large city
Academic calendar: Trimester
Religious affiliation: Baptist
Part of: Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools
President: T. Hampton Hopkins, Ed.D
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization