University of Memphis is a public four-year institution based in Memphis, Tennessee. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 20,276 students in fall 2024, including 15,770 undergraduates and 4,506 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
University of Memphis offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 140 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Exercise Science and Kinesiology, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 4,829 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 70 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
77% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.
Key figures
20,276
Students enrolled
77%
First-year retention
4,829
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
140
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 140
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
77%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
2,906
Master's degrees
1,343
Doctoral degrees (research)
189
Professional doctorates
96
Certificates under 1 year
7
Postbaccalaureate certificates
284
Post-master's certificates
4
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
20,276
Undergraduates, fall 2024
15,770
Graduate students, fall 2024
4,506
Full-time, fall 2024
63%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
23,443
Undergraduates, 2024-25
18,051
Graduate students, 2024-25
5,392
Full-time, 2024-25
59%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
60%
Men
40%
White
37%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
35%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
8%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
70
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
26%
Students taking some online courses
46%
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
American Athletic Conference
President
Bill Hardgrave
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, 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