The student population at University of Memphis is 21,917 (16,708 undergraduate and 5,209 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 437 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at U of Memphis is 76.23% which is decreased by 515 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 952 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.51 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

5,312 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 138.96% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 21,483 where 21,917 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

76.23% of total students is undergraduate students and 23.77% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 515 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 952 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.51 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in U of Memphis than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Memphis since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1421,48017,2236,82110,4024,2571,7542,503
2014-1521,059
-421
17,073
-150
6,815
-6
10,258
-144
3,986
-271
1,672
-82
2,314
-189
2015-1620,585
-474
16,644
-429
6,769
-46
9,875
-383
3,941
-45
1,643
-29
2,298
-16
2016-1721,301
716
17,183
539
7,144
375
10,039
164
4,118
177
1,683
40
2,435
137
2017-1821,521
220
17,396
213
7,220
76
10,176
137
4,125
7
1,662
-21
2,463
28
2018-1921,458
-63
17,233
-163
7,108
-112
10,125
-51
4,225
100
1,654
-8
2,571
108
2019-2021,685
227
17,378
145
7,040
-68
10,338
213
4,307
82
1,634
-20
2,673
102
2020-2122,205
520
17,383
5
6,858
-182
10,525
187
4,822
515
1,810
176
3,012
339
2021-2221,622
-583
16,702
-681
6,573
-285
10,129
-396
4,920
98
1,898
88
3,022
10
2022-2321,917
295
16,708
6
6,554
-19
10,154
25
5,209
289
2,195
297
3,014
-8
Average21,48317,0926,89010,2024,3911,7612,631
University of Memphis Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 17,092 where 16,708 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Memphis since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1417,22312,3185,1127,2064,9051,7093,196
2014-1517,07312,3725,0927,2804,7011,7232,978
2015-1616,64412,0545,0417,0134,5901,7282,862
2016-1717,18312,4125,3017,1114,7711,8432,928
2017-1817,39612,4005,2597,1414,9961,9613,035
2018-1917,23312,0645,1086,9565,1692,0003,169
2019-2017,37812,0665,0337,0335,3122,0073,305
2020-2117,38312,0634,8347,2295,3202,0243,296
2021-2216,70211,1424,4806,6625,5602,0933,467
2022-2316,70810,9544,3856,5695,7542,1693,585
Average17,09217,0924,9657,02017,0921,9263,182
University of Memphis Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,391 where 5,209 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Memphis since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,2572,0679831,0842,1907711,419
2014-153,9862,0009201,0801,9867521,234
2015-163,9411,9648581,1061,9777851,192
2016-174,1181,9798581,1212,1398251,314
2017-184,1251,8758061,0692,2508561,394
2018-194,2251,9168011,1152,3098531,456
2019-204,3071,9387871,1512,3698471,522
2020-214,8222,1288161,3122,6949941,700
2021-224,9202,2559291,3262,6659691,696
2022-235,2092,6891,3331,3562,5208621,658
Average4,3914,3919091,1724,3918511,459
University of Memphis Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 40.97% and the percentage of black students is 33.99% at University of Memphis. 4.49% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Memphis over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14566207,5416692211,281576
2014-15536257,1357572610,801630
2015-16436456,9828322310,589695
2016-17507417,2359682010,758754
2017-18538137,1871,0341710,748765
2018-19438847,0451,135910,591772
2019-20459087,0041,2651010,602777
2020-21499467,4311,436610,576741
2021-22439707,3601,51359,730732
2022-23519847,4501,74348,980768
Average498147,2371,1351410,466721
University of Memphis Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,312 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 24% of total students. The number of online students has increased 138.96% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Memphis from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1521,0592,2234,27314,563
2015-1620,5852,2024,22014,163
2016-1721,3012,3195,05513,927
2017-1821,5212,5914,88514,045
2018-1921,4583,0675,19113,200
2019-2021,6853,3416,11512,229
2020-2122,2054,5737,39010,242
2021-2221,6225,2047,3629,056
2022-2321,9175,3127,8408,765
Average21,4843,4265,81512,243

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