Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at UofM is largely skewed towards women students, with 60.6% of undergraduate students being women and 39.4% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 16,702, with 10,129 women and 6,573 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at UofM is largely skewed towards women students, with 61.4% of undergraduate students being women and 38.6% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 4,920, with 3,022 women and 1,898 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 39.4% 6,573 students
- women 60.6% 10,129 students
Graduate Students
- men 38.6% 1,898 students
- women 61.4% 3,022 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 44.3% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 7,382 students.
Following closely behind are African American students, constituting 36.3% of the student body, with 6,053 students. Hispanic students represent 7.9% of the population, with 1,320 students, while Asian students account for 4.6%, with 773 students. Mixed race students account for 3.8% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 630 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.0% , with 3 students.
International students make up 1.3% of the undergraduate population, totaling 221 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.8% of the population, totaling 292 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within UofM.
Undergraduate Students
- White 44.3% 7,382 students
- African American 36.3% 6,053 students
- Hispanic 7.9% 1,320 students
- Asian 4.6% 773 students
- Mixed race 3.8% 630 students
- Unknown race 1.8% 292 students
- International students 1.3% 221 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 3 students
Graduate Students
- White 47.9% 2,348 students
- African American 26.6% 1,307 students
- International students 14.2% 695 students
- Asian 4.0% 197 students
- Hispanic 3.9% 193 students
- Mixed race 2.1% 102 students
- Unknown race 1.2% 61 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 2 students
Transfer Students
- African American 42.3% 490 students
- White 40.1% 464 students
- Hispanic 7.8% 90 students
- Mixed race 4.5% 52 students
- Asian 2.9% 34 students
- International students 1.5% 17 students
- Unknown race 0.9% 11 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 27% 4,497 students
- 18-19 26% 4,324 students
- 22-24 19% 3,212 students
- 25-29 8% 1,359 students
- 30-34 4% 656 students
- 40-49 3% 524 students
- 35-39 2% 402 students
- 50-64 1% 233 students
- 25-29 31% 1,526 students
- 22-24 23% 1,160 students
- 30-34 17% 829 students
- 40-49 11% 566 students
- 35-39 10% 510 students
- 50-64 5% 269 students
- 20-21 1% 37 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at University of Memphis in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 2,096 | 82.13% | |
| Mississippi | 158 | 6.19% | |
| Arkansas | 87 | 3.41% | |
| Illinois | 38 | 1.49% | |
| Missouri | 32 | 1.25% | |
| Alabama | 17 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 17 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 12 | less than 1% | |
| California | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 7 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 2 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Guam | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 1 | less than 1% |
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