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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, Tennessee · Large city
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- Admit rate
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- Avg net price
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- Graduation rate
- $66,318
- Median earnings
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Memphis, Tennessee (large city setting), enrolling 394 undergraduates.
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 The University of Tennessee Health Science Center compares
Higher than 79% · #4 of 43 in Tennessee
Lower than 95%
Lower than 92%
Larger than 18%
Percentiles compare The University of Tennessee Health Science Center 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
- Undergraduate39413%
- Graduate2,70787%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women35089%
- Men4411%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White54%
- Black30%
- Hispanic8.4%
- Asian4.1%
- Other or multiracial3.8%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 394
- Graduate enrollment
- 2,707
- Student–faculty ratio
- 7 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 16%
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Students over 25
- 32%
- Median family income
- $29,611
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $115,056
- Endowment
- $283,887,442
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Outcomes
- Graduated
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- First-year retention
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- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $68,668
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $66,318
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,500
- Students with federal loans
- 52%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $75
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
- C
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 2.7 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 3
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 22
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (3,101 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.
By offense type, per year
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.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $66,318
- Typical debt at graduation
- $12,500
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 19%
- Out-earn a HS grad
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Typical debt would take roughly 1.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.
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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 92°F
- Winter low
- 33°F
- Annual rain
- 54.9″
- Annual snow
- 2.7″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Memphis Intl AP, TN US station (6.3 mi from campus).
What The University of Tennessee Health Science Center graduates study — and earn
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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Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare The University of Tennessee Health Science Center side by side →
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- Admission
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- Net price
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- SAT
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- GPA
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- Earnings
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- Admission
- 95%
- Net price
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- SAT
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- GPA
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- Earnings
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington
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- Students
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- Admission
- 95%
- Net price
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- GPA
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- Earnings
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- Students
- 349
- Admission
- 96%
- Net price
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- Earnings
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DuBois, Pennsylvania · Remote town · 81 mi to Pittsburgh
- Students
- 349
- Admission
- 97%
- Net price
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- GPA
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- Earnings
- $63k
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Monaca, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 23 mi to Pittsburgh
- Students
- 482
- Admission
- 96%
- Net price
- $17k
- SAT
- 1214
- GPA
- 3.4
- Earnings
- $63k
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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.












