University of Memphis

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Memphis

University of Memphis operates as a public institution located in Memphis, Tennessee (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 12,701 students of which 19,263 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Memphis is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 72.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,088. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,397, with published in-state tuition of $10,728 and a Pell grant recipient share of 41.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,300, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 50.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.4%. Graduates earn a median of $48,458 ten years after enrolling, compared with $40,921 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 881400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 61.2% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.