Private nonprofit · University

Baptist Health Sciences University

Memphis, Tennessee · Large city

#2 for grad earnings in Tennessee
82.0%
Admit rate
$11,212
Avg net price
40%
Graduation rate
$72,529
Median earnings

Baptist Health Sciences University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Memphis, Tennessee (large city setting), enrolling 770 undergraduates. It has a Baptist religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 770 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 82% admit

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Baptist Health Sciences University's admitted students.

Admit rate
82.0%
ACT (mid 50%)
17–22
Avg GPA (est.)
3.04

Enter a test score to see where you land against Baptist Health Sciences University's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Baptist Health Sciences University's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Occupying a substantial bluff rising from the Mississippi River, the site of Memphis has been a natural location for human settlement by varying indigenous cultures over thousands of years. One of the largest celebrations of the city is Memphis in May. The month-long series of events promotes Memphis's heritage and outreach of its people far beyond the city's borders. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
1 mile to Memphis, TN
To the ocean
325 miles
Nearest airport
7 miles to Memphis (MEM) · major hub

How Baptist Health Sciences University compares

Selectivity82.0%

More selective than 41% · #27 most selective of 37 in Tennessee

SAT average1050

Higher than 16%

Graduation rate40%

Higher than 22% · #33 of 43 in Tennessee

First-year retention53%

Higher than 7%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$72,529

Higher than 86% · #2 of 43 in Tennessee

Average net price$11,212

Cheaper than 87% · #8 cheapest of 42 in Tennessee

Median debt at graduation$29,500

Lower than 5%

Student–faculty ratio6 : 1

Lower than 94%

Undergraduate enrollment770

Larger than 30%

Percentiles compare Baptist Health Sciences University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Tennessee.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

879students
  • Undergraduate77088%
  • Graduate10912%

Undergraduates by gender

770undergrads
  • Women70892%
  • Men628%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White35%
  • Black50%
  • Hispanic6.1%
  • Asian1.9%
  • Other or multiracial7.3%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
770
Graduate enrollment
109
Student–faculty ratio
6 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
45%
First-generation students
43%
Students over 25
34%
Median family income
$25,076
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$93,627
Endowment
$91,778,586

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 43 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Tennessee72%
  • Other U.S. states28%

Most first-years stay in state — Baptist Health Sciences University draws overwhelmingly from Tennessee.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
82.0%
Test scores
Required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
1050
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite
17–22
Average GPA (estimated)
3.04

Cost

In-state tuition
$13,796
Room & board
$4,100
Books & supplies
$1,022
Total cost of attendance
$22,227
Average net price
$11,212

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
40%
Graduated on time (4 years)
22%
First-year retention
53%
Transferred to another college
37%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$59,224
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$72,529
Median debt at graduation
$29,500
Students with federal loans
69%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
52%

About 17% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
22%
Low-income (Pell)
59%
First-generation
58%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
148
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
19%
Housing charge (year)
$3,380
Meal plan (year)
$600
Application fee
$25

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (891 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.3reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$6,354
$30–48k
$6,989
$48–75k
$14,384
$75–110k
$14,267
$110k+
$18,446

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$66,942

$14,384/year × about 4.7 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

61%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,275
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 61% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,275. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 36 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$72,529
Typical debt at graduation
$29,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
41%
Out-earn a HS grad
80%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$71,383
Men
$84,876

Men out-earn women by $13,493 (19%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
92°F
Winter low
33°F
Annual rain
54.9″
Annual snow
2.7″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.05.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Memphis Intl AP, TN US station (6.1 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.