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The University of Memphis
Former names
Memphis State University (1957–1994)
Memphis State College (1941–1957)
West Tennessee State Teachers College (1925–1941)
West Tennessee State Normal School (1912–1925)
MottoLatin: Imaginari cogitare facere
Motto in English
To imagine, to think, to do
TypePublic research university
EstablishedSeptember 10, 1912; 111 years ago (1912-09-10)
Academic affiliations
  • GCU
  • ORAU
  • USU
Endowment$220.8 million (2020)[1]
PresidentBill Hardgrave
Academic staff
930
Administrative staff
1,570
Students21,916[2]
Undergraduates16,703[3]
Postgraduates5,209[3]
Location
Memphis
,
Tennessee
,
United States

35°07′08″N 89°56′14″W / 35.11889°N 89.93722°W / 35.11889; -89.93722
CampusUrban 1,160 acres (4.7 km2)
NewspaperThe Daily Helmsman [4]
ColorsBlue and Gray[5]
   
NicknameTigers
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I – American Athletic Conference
MascotTOM III (Formally Live Tiger - deceased September 18, 2020) and Pouncer (costume)
Websitememphis.edu

The University of Memphis (Memphis) is a public research university in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1912, the university has an enrollment of more than 22,000 students.

The university maintains the Herff College of Engineering, the Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI), the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, the former Lambuth University campus in Jackson, Tennessee (now a branch campus of the University of Memphis), 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. The University of Memphis is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High research activity".[6]

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "UofM Facts at a Glance". www.memphis.edu. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Enrollment by Levels and Demographics". www.memphis.edu. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Home". dailyhelmsman.com.
  5. ^ The University of Memphis Brand Guidelines. April 30, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.}
  6. ^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Retrieved December 16, 2021.

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