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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Memphis, Tennessee Public 4-year Large city

Overview

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is a public four-year institution based in Memphis, Tennessee. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 3,101, made up of 394 undergraduates and 2,707 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. It is part of The University of Tennessee System.

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 35 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Medicine, Registered Nursing, and Pharmacy. It awarded 1,172 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 11 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The student-to-faculty ratio is 7 to 1.

Key figures

3,101
Students enrolled
1,172
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
35
Programs and majors
7:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 35

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

Health Professions 30
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 4
Engineering 1

Outcomes

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

Student-to-faculty ratio
7:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
365
Master's degrees
182
Doctoral degrees (research)
180
Professional doctorates
404
Postbaccalaureate certificates
32
Post-master's certificates
9

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,101
Undergraduates, fall 2024
394
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,707
Full-time, fall 2024
94%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,303
Undergraduates, 2024-25
473
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,830
Full-time, 2024-25
93%
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
67%
Men
33%
White
61%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
14%
Asian
10%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
11
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
8%
Students taking some online courses
24%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
The University of Tennessee System
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Research Institutions
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Chancellor
Peter Buckley, MD
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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