unitid 220862 · Memphis, TN · public 4-year · city (large)
University of Memphis
- enrollment 2023
- 25,421
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
72%
29th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
12,701
78th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
41%
undergrads on Pell grants
75th pctl among public 4-years
completion
51%
finish within 150% time
60th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$25,169
65th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$12,397
after aid, aided students
47th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$48,458
after entry, Title IV students
45th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$23,300
82nd pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $10,607 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k40%
- 30-48k20%
- 48-75k15%
- 75-110k11%
- 110k+14%
- Median family income
- $28,800
- First-generation students
- 37%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,728
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.1× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 424 | $50,267 | $27,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 293 | $75,543 | $27,168 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 258 | — | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 221 | $45,387 | $30,430 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 216 | $111,623 | — |
| Psychology, General. | 188 | $43,526 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 136 | $58,570 | $25,500 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 122 | $52,652 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 110 | $65,542 | $26,975 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 105 | $49,589 | $27,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 100 | $63,377 | $27,000 |
| Law. | 99 | $83,228 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.