	University of Memphis 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of Memphis, also called the UofM, is an American public research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1912, the university has an enrollment of more than 22,000 students. With 25 Chairs of Excellence and five state-approved Centers of Excellence, the school is the flagship institution of the Tennessee Board of Regents system. The University maintains the Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI), the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, the former Lambuth University campus (now a branch campus of the university), the Loewenberg College of Nursing, the School of Public Health, the College of Communication and Fine Arts, the FedEx Institute of Technology, the Advanced Distributed Learning Workforce Co-Lab, and the Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology. Institution The Daily Helmsman, the independent daily newspaper on the campus, in operation since 1925, remains a prominent student organization. In addition, many other student organizations and academic departments, such as the University of Memphis Institute for Egyptian Art and Archaeology, the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law Moot Court Board, the University of Memphis Advertising Federation and the University of Memphis chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America, play an active and involved role in the community, both nationally and internationally. The University of Memphis attracts most of its undergraduate students from Memphis and West Tennessee, though many current undergraduate and graduate students have come from public and private schools across the southeastern United States as well as from all the other states and about 100 other nations. Over its history, the University of Memphis has graduated many famous alumni, including U.S. Congressman Steve Cohen, actor and former U.S. Senator Fred D. Thompson, historian of the American South Joe Gray Taylor, and DeAngelo Williams, former All-American college football running back. Among its most famous faculty members are Dr. Lorelei Corcoran, Professor of Egyptology; Dr. Peter J. Brand, Professor of Egyptology; BÃ©la BollobÃ¡s, Jabie Hardin Chair Professor of Mathematics; and Dr. Donald R. Franceschetti, Professor of Physics. The Division of Professional and Continuing Education at the University of Memphis provides non-credit instruction to people from all walks of life. Originally established in the 1970s, the non-credit programs include face-to-face short courses, customized training for businesses, and online courses. Organization The University of Memphis is governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) system, consisting of 18 Board Members. The Board sets Policies and Guidelines that govern all TBR institutions. The Standing Committees of the Board, and some Ad Hoc Committees, meet prior to each Board meeting and include faculty and student representatives. Within this framework, the President of the University of Memphis is the day-to-day administrator of the university. The University of Memphis Foundation, founded in 1964, manages the university endowment and accepts, manages and disburses private support to the University. History In 1909, the Tennessee Legislature enacted the General Education Bill. This bill stated that three colleges be established, one within each grand division of the state and one additional school for African-American students. After much bidding and campaigning, the state had to choose between two sites to build the new college for West Tennessee: Jackson and Memphis. Memphis was chosen, one of the main reasons being the proximity of the rail line to the site proposed to build the new college for West Tennessee. This would allow professors and students to go home and visit their relatives. The other three schools established ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of Memphis Details

University of Memphis Details
detail	value
state	Tennessee
conference	American Athletic Conference
public	Public
scores	1570/1047/24
level	Average
rank	[359
overall ROI rank	[314
size	medium
undergrads	17073
grads	3986
price	35902
drop	56
stem	23
research	50
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of Memphis?

1. number 359 for Academics.

2. number 314 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of Memphis?

1. University of Toledo

2. Ohio University

3. University of Southern Mississippi

4. Wichita State University

5. Cleveland State University

6. Florida Atlantic University

7. Oakland University

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

University of Memphis National Academic Rankings

University of Memphis National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Div1 Public	88	91	90	89	85	78	81	74	90
American Athletic Conference	9	7	9	10	9	8	7	6	8
South East Region	72	94	94	48	41	36	36	54	66
State of Tennessee	9	17	17	4	4	3	3	7	6
Top Ten American Athletic Conference	9	7	9	10	9	8	7	6	8
Top Ten State of Tennessee	5	9	9	4	4	3	3	5	3

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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University of Memphis Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Memphis

University of Memphis Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Memphis
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
99.62	University of Toledo	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	405	285
98.16	Ohio University	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	215	174
98.02	University of Southern Mississippi	Mississippi	Conference USA	Public	Average	493	423
98.01	Wichita State University	Kansas	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	382	307
97.95	Cleveland State University	Ohio	Horizon League	Public	Average	440	299
97.80	Florida Atlantic University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	305	303
93.28	Oakland University	Michigan	Horizon League	Public	Average	417	270
93.24	University of Nevada-Reno	Nevada	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	289	340
92.90	University of Louisville	Kentucky	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Average	258	224
92.87	Eastern Michigan University	Michigan	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	445	385
92.83	CUNY Queens College	New York	East Coast Conference	Public	Average	307	400
92.72	University of California-Riverside	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	167	212
92.72	Towson University	Maryland	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	Average	264	365
92.69	Northern Illinois University	Illinois	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	435	289
92.55	Boise State University	Idaho	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	389	329
92.44	University of Akron Main Campus	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	331	251
92.33	Old Dominion University	Virginia	Conference USA	Public	Average	356	368
92.27	Kansas State University	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	249	168
92.10	Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	182	124
91.97	University of Rhode Island	Rhode Island	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	270	328
91.79	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	North Carolina	Division I-AA Independents / C...	Public	Average	292	207
91.78	East Carolina University	North Carolina	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	312	325
91.72	SUNY at Albany	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	188	218
91.69	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Wisconsin	Horizon League	Public	BelowAverage	420	367
91.45	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	Nevada	Mountain West Conference	Public	BelowAverage	421	449
91.44	University of Nebraska at Omaha	Nebraska	The Summit League	Public	Average	491	364
91.44	Washington State University	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	189	193
91.17	University of North Dakota	North Dakota	Big Sky Conference	Public	Average	363	266
91.16	Georgia State University	Georgia	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	253	230
89.56	Rutgers University-Newark	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	Average	371	392
89.41	Howard University	Washington DC	Mid Eastern Athletic Conference	Private	Average	343	429
86.59	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
86.52	Western Kentucky University	Kentucky	Conference USA	Public	BelowAverage	491	433
86.46	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	130
86.36	University of California-Santa Cruz	California	Division III Independents	Public	Average	157	208
86.32	Georgia Southern University	Georgia	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	254	236
86.28	California State University-Chico	California	California Collegiate Athletic...	Public	Average	392	409
86.27	Illinois State University	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	279	222
86.08	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Louisiana	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	350	248
86.03	Western Michigan University	Michigan	Mid American Conference	Public	BelowAverage	446	320
86.01	University of Delaware	Delaware	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	107	138
85.94	Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216
85.70	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
85.62	Middle Tennessee State University	Tennessee	Conference USA	Public	Average	384	372
85.52	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
85.22	University of New Mexico	New Mexico	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	265	153
85.21	University of Arkansas	Arkansas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	171	119
85.05	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	Indiana	The Summit League	Public	Average	427	342
85.04	West Virginia University	West Virginia	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	320	192
85.01	University of New Hampshire	New Hampshire	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	221	225

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

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University of Memphis Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Memphis

University of Memphis Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Memphis
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
98.05	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	368	278
98.05	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Louisiana	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	350	248
96.52	Regis University	Colorado	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Private	Average	360	303
96.38	West Virginia University	West Virginia	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	320	192
96.36	South Dakota State University	South Dakota	Missouri Valley Conference / T...	Public	Average	354	263
95.21	Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	357	234
95.05	University of North Dakota	North Dakota	Big Sky Conference	Public	Average	363	266
95.05	Old Dominion University	Virginia	Conference USA	Public	Average	356	368
95.05	The University of Texas at San Antonio	Texas	Conference USA	Public	Average	330	180
94.91	Missouri State University-Springfield	Missouri	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	301	266
94.38	East Carolina University	North Carolina	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	312	325
94.13	Illinois State University	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	279	222
94.05	California State University-Fullerton	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	362	435
92.29	SUNY College at Oswego	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	AboveAverage	361	450
91.90	Southern Conference (Average)	-	Southern Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	361
89.01	Point Loma Nazarene University	California	Pacific West Conference	Private	AboveAverage	357	440
84.87	VanderCook College of Music	Illinois	No Conference Affiliation	Private	AboveAverage	355	454

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