University of Memphis (UofM) is a public research university based in Memphis, Tennessee. The University of Memphis is a public R1 research university serving a major metropolitan region, with broad strengths in business, engineering, education, health sciences, nursing, communication sciences, arts, humanities, social sciences, computing, law, and urban research. The institution traces its development to 1912, and its present academic identity reflects a long pattern of growth rather than a single modern expansion. The institution opened in 1912 as West Tennessee State Normal School after state legislation created a regional teacher-education institution. It became a senior teachers college in 1925, Memphis State College in 1941, Memphis State University in 1957, and The University of Memphis in 1994 as graduate and research activity expanded. Academically, UofM supports a broad mix of undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, certificate, and interdisciplinary study. Representative undergraduate choices include Biomedical Engineering BS, Civil Engineering BS, Computer Science BS, Electrical Engineering BS, Mechanical Engineering BS, Business Administration BBA. Graduate study includes options such as Business Administration MBA, Biomedical Engineering MS, Computer Science MS, Civil Engineering MS, Communication Sciences and Disorders MS, while doctoral education extends into fields including Applied Physics PhD, Biomedical Engineering PhD, Business Administration PhD, Chemistry PhD. Research reflects Memphis’s major healthcare, logistics, transportation, music, education, urban, business, and engineering sectors. Academic strengths include biomedical engineering, communication sciences and disorders, cybersecurity, urban affairs, health, education, supply chain and logistics, business, and social and behavioral science. The Memphis campus gives students access to one of the nation’s major logistics hubs and to healthcare systems, corporate headquarters, public agencies, schools, arts organizations, music institutions, nonprofits, and engineering employers. For current cost planning, For 2026–27, resident undergraduates taking 12–18 credits are charged a capped $5,880 per semester in tuition and the university service fee. Nonresident undergraduates pay $8,328 at 12 credits and $10,158 at 15 credits per semester before course, program, housing, meal, and other charges. These published amounts are planning figures and can change with residency, program, credit load, housing, insurance, or board action at University of Memphis, where representative academic pathways at the university include Biomedical Engineering BS and Civil Engineering BS. Undergraduate applicants complete the university application and submit the required academic record. Transfer, international, graduate, law, and specialized programs follow separate application processes and may require additional prerequisites or materials. Career preparation is closely tied to Memphis’s logistics, healthcare, business, finance, engineering, education, music, hospitality, government, technology, and nonprofit sectors. Taken together, University of Memphis is best understood as an institution whose academic portfolio, research mission, student support, and regional setting are closely connected. UofM also uses certificates, accelerated pathways, online options, and other nontraditional formats to extend selected academic areas beyond the standard four-year or graduate sequence. The university’s location in Memphis gives students access to the civic, research, cultural, health, business, and public-sector networks that shape its surrounding region.