Key Metrics
Select an area below to review key University data points. For an in-depth look into
current enrollment data and other reports, visit the Office of Institutional Research (OIR).
Enrollment | Admissions | Retention/Completion | Financial Aid | Development | Research | Faculty
Student Enrollment
| Undergraduate Headcount |
| 16,702 |
16,702 |
 |
| 17,383 |
|
|
| Latest data year - 2021-22 |
|
|
| Total Undergraduate FTE |
| 12,916 |
12,916 |
|
| 13,923 |
|
|
| Latest data year - 2021-22 |
|
|
| Graduate Headcount |
| 3,817 |
4,573 |
 |
| 4,573 |
|
|
| Latest data year - 2021-22 |
|
|
| Dual Enrollment |
| 1,329 |
1,952 |
|
| 1,952 |
|
|
| Latest data year - 2021-22 |
|
|
| Law School Headcount |
| 310 |
347 |
|
| 362 |
|
|
| Latest data year - 2021-22 |
|
|
| Lambuth Headcount |
| 938 |
1,285 |
|
| 1,285 |
|
|
| Latest data year - 2021-22 |
|
|
| UofM Global |
| 202 |
1,803 |
|
| 1,803 |
|
|
| Latest data year - 2021-22 |
|
|
| Total Headcount |
| 21,459 |
21,622 |
|
| 22,205 |
|
|
| Latest data year - 2021-22 |
|
|
| #UG - Honors Program |
| 1,826 |
2,119 |
|
| 2,137 |
|
|
| Latest data year - 2021-22 |
|
|
Admissions
| UG Freshman Acceptance rate (All) |
| 58.1% |
73.4% |
|
| 73.4% |
|
|
| Latest data year - 2021-22 |
|
|
| GR acceptance rate |
| 42.2% |
68% |
|
| 68.0% |
|
|
| Latest data year - 2021-22 |
|
|
| % students outside of Memphis MSA |
| 22.0% |
25.0% |
|
| 25.0% |
|
|
| Latest data year - 2021-22 |
|
|
| Accepted Freshman Average ACT (composite) |
| 21.1 |
21.1 |
|
| 22.8 |
|
|
| Latest data year - 2021-22 |
|
|
| Applications - First Time Freshman |
| 17,771 |
18,070 |
|
| 20,303 |
|
|
| Latest data year - 2021-22 |
|
|
Retention/Completion
| # of UG degrees conferred |
| 2,978 |
3,172 |
|
| 3,139 |
|
|
| Latest data year - 2020-21 |
|
|
| # of doctorates conferred |
| 153 |
135 |
|
| 198 |
|
|
| Latest data year - 2020-21 |
|
|
| # of graduate and professional degrees conferred |
| 1,213 |
1,289 |
|
| 1,289 |
|
|
| Latest data year - 2020-21 |
|
|
| 6-yr Undergraduate completion rate |
| 43.6% |
54.3% |
|
| 54.3% |
|
|
| Latest data year - 2021-22 |
|
|
| Freshman fall-to-fall retention rate |
| 71.8% |
71.8% |
|
| 79.5% |
|
|
| Latest data year - 2021-22 |
|
|
Financial Aid
| UG Scholarships - UofM (Awards) |
| 5,514 |
6,650 |
|
| 7,511 |
|
|
| Latest data year - 2021-22 |
|
|
| UG Scholarships - Hope (Awards) |
| 4,797 |
4,797 |
|
| 5,393 |
|
|
| Latest data year - 2021-22 |
|
|
| UG Scholarships - TN Not Hope (Awards) |
| 5,140 |
6,706 |
|
| 6,706 |
|
|
| Latest data year - 2021-22 |
|
|
Development
| 2019-20 Donor Commitments |
| $ 22,040,576 |
$34,104,000 |
|
| $ 44,081,029 |
|
|
| 2019-20 Total Donors |
| 9,153 |
9,153 |
|
| 12,431 |
|
|
Research
| Annual Expenditures in thousands |
| $ 32,632 |
$32,632 |
|
| $ 38,742 |
|
|
| Latest data year - 2021-22 |
|
|
Faculty
| FT Tenured/Tenure Track headcount |
| 597 |
597 |
|
| 639 |
|
|
| Latest data year - 2021-22 |
|
|
| FT Non-tenure Track headcount |
| 291 |
377 |
|
| 377 |
|
|
| Latest data year - 2021-22 |
|
|
| Part-time |
| 470 |
485 |
|
| 509 |
|
|
| Latest data year - 2021-22 |
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