The University of Memphis is a public research university located in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The following is a detailed introduction to the school:

School History

The University of Memphis was founded on September 10, 1912. It was formerly known as West Tennessee State Normal College. It has undergone several name changes since then. It was renamed Memphis State College in 1941, Memphis State University in 1957, and changed to its current name in 1994.

It began graduate education in 1950 and began to recruit the first batch of doctoral students in 1966. It is one of the three higher institutions in Tennessee that provide extensive and comprehensive doctoral education.

School size

Number of students: There are currently more than 22,000 students on campus, including 16,703 undergraduates and 5,209 graduate students.

Campus area: The main campus covers an area of ​​approximately 1,160 acres (4.7 square kilometers), in addition to other campuses such as the former Lambs University branch in Jackson, Tennessee.

Department Settings

Fogelman School of Economics and Business: Accredited by the AACSB Global Business School, offering professional courses in accounting, economics, finance, etc.

College of Arts and Sciences: Consists of 24 academic units, covering multiple disciplines such as anthropology, biology, and chemistry.

Herff School of Engineering: Influential in the fields of medical improvement and clean drinking water, with majors such as biomedical engineering and civil engineering.

Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law: The only law school in the Memphis area accredited by the American Bar Association, providing practice-oriented legal education.

Loewenberg School of Nursing: Approved by the Commission on University Nursing Education and the Tennessee Board of Nursing, it trains professional nursing talents.

Transmission School of Media Arts: includes professional departments such as architecture, art, communication, journalism and media strategy, and the School of Drama and Dance.

Kemmons Wilson School of Hotel and Resort Management: founded and named by Kemmons Wilson, the founder of Holiday Inn in the United States, it provides academic and practical courses related to hotels, resorts and tourism.

School of Public Health: dedicated to cultivating professionals in the field of public health, focusing on important topics such as community health and disease prevention.

School of Communication and Disorders: focuses on studying and solving various obstacles in human communication, and provides education and training for related professionals.

Academic Research

The University of Memphis is classified as "R1: Doctoral University-Very High Level of Research Activity", with 25 Chairs of Excellence and 5 Nationally Recognized Centers of Excellence.

The school has opened a variety of fields The school has carried out in-depth research, such as the research of the Earthquake Research and Information Center on earthquake-safe structures, and the exploration of the FedEx Institute of Technology in advanced technology research. Its mathematics department has the largest number of Odessa numbers in the world's mathematics research institutions.

Campus Life

Student Organizations: The school has many student organizations and clubs, covering academic, cultural, artistic, and sports aspects, such as the Golden Key International Honor Society, Sigma Tao Dalta and other honor societies, and related activities organized by academic departments such as the School of Egyptian Art and Archaeology at the University of Memphis.

Campus Media: The independent daily newspaper "Daily Helmsman" on campus has been in operation since 1925. It is one of the outstanding student organizations and has won many honors in reporting, photography and design over the years.

Sports Tradition: The sports teams of the University of Memphis are called the Memphis Tigers and are members of the American Athletic Conference, a Division I league of the NCAA. The school's marching band "Mighty Sound of the South" will perform at football, basketball games and other events.

Mascot: The school's mascot is a live tiger, Tom III, who is cared for by the campus nursing organization "Highland Hundred Tiger Guard". The University of Memphis is one of only two universities in the United States that has a live tiger as a mascot.

Application requirements

Undergraduate: IELTS 5 (including Lambeth campus), SAT total score 1100 (new), ACT total score 23, GPA 3.0.

Graduate: IELTS 6, TOEFL 79, GMAT, GRE scores depend on the specific major.

Tuition

Tuition for 2018-2019 is about $20,000.