Private nonprofit · College

Le Moyne-Owen College

Memphis, Tennessee · Large city

#1 best value in Tennessee
99.2%
Admit rate
$7,099
Avg net price
27%
Graduation rate
$35,594
Median earnings

Le Moyne-Owen College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Memphis, Tennessee (large city setting), enrolling 581 undergraduates. It is a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). It has a Multiple Protestant Denomination religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 581 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 99% admitNCAA Division II without football

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
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
2 miles to Memphis, TN
To the ocean
324 miles
Nearest airport
6 miles to Memphis (MEM) · major hub

How Le Moyne-Owen College compares

Selectivity99.2%

More selective than 5% · #35 most selective of 37 in Tennessee

Graduation rate27%

Higher than 10% · #39 of 43 in Tennessee

First-year retention47%

Higher than 4%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$35,594

Higher than 8% · #41 of 43 in Tennessee

Average net price$7,099

Cheaper than 96% · #1 cheapest of 42 in Tennessee

Median debt at graduation$28,070

Lower than 6%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 76%

Undergraduate enrollment581

Larger than 24%

Percentiles compare Le Moyne-Owen College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Tennessee.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

581undergrads
  • Women37565%
  • Men20635%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White0.9%
  • Black92%
  • Hispanic1.4%
  • Other or multiracial5.5%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
581
Student–faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
67%
First-generation students
49%
Students over 25
21%
Median family income
$17,004
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$46,188
Endowment
$16,303,882

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 159 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Tennessee75%
  • Other U.S. states21%
  • International3.8%

Most first-years stay in state — Le Moyne-Owen College draws overwhelmingly from Tennessee.

4% came from outside the U.S. 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
99.2%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$12,076
Room & board
$6,100
Books & supplies
$750
Total cost of attendance
$19,001
Average net price
$7,099

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)
27%
Graduated on time (4 years)
13%
First-year retention
47%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$25,992
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$35,594
Median debt at graduation
$28,070
Students with federal loans
54%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
12%

About 14% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
384
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
66%
Housing charge (year)
$3,600
Meal plan (year)
$2,500
Application fee
$25
Athletics
NCAA Division II without football
Varsity athletes
166 (93 men · 73 women)

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%.

Varsity sports (9)

Basketball30
Baseball28
Volleyball23
Track and Field (Indoor)20
Track and Field (Outdoor)20
Softball18
Cross Country13
Tennis9
Golf5

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
4.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
5
Property offenses (2022–2024)
3

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (659 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.

2.7reported offenses a year
1.7 violent a year1.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault
1.0
Motor vehicle theft
1.0
Rape
0.7

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
$6,393
$30–48k
$7,213
$48–75k
$7,411
$75–110k
$8,112
$110k+

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
$35,213

$7,411/year × about 4.8 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.

44%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$6,677
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 44% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $6,677. 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 114 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)
$35,594
Typical debt at graduation
$28,070
Debt vs. one year's pay
79%
Out-earn a HS grad
34%

Typical debt would take roughly 7.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

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
$35,832
Men
$35,371

Women out-earn men by $461 (1%) 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 (5.1 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.