University of Memphis Academic Life

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The student-faculty ratio at University of Memphis is 15:1, and the school has 36.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at University of Memphis include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Education; Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies; Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities; and Social Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 76.8 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Philosophy
Humanities Foreign languages
Computer literacy Sciences (biological or physical)
Mathematics History
English (including composition) Social science
Class sizes
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio 15:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

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Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 21%
Education 10%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 10%
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities 6%
Social Sciences 6%

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Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered Certificate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - other, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs UM/UTHSC Joint Program in Biomedical Engineering (MS & Ph.D.)
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A
Service learning 23%
Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 58%
Writing in the disciplines N/A
Undergraduate research/creative projects 23%
Learning communities 5%

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Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate 77%
4-year graduation rate 12

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* Academic Life details based on 2011 data

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