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 | ||
