University of Tennessee Health Science Center: Statistics

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# 793 of 14,131 In the World
# 252 of 2,597 In North America
# 224 of 2,496 In the United States
# 4 of 56 In Tennessee
# 2 of 11 In Memphis
# 99 of 99 For Critical Care Nursing
Top 1-3 For 8 other topics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate

40%

Enrollment

3,485

Average SAT

1,330

Average ACT

27

Undergraduates

394

Graduates

2,707

Male:Female Ratio

33:67

Type

Public
not-for-profit

Highest Degree

Doctor's degree

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Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate40%
Academic CalendarSeptember to June
Enrollment3,485

We've calculated the 40% acceptance rate for University of Tennessee Health Science Center based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

â–  White 61%
â–  Nonresident Alien 4%
â–  Asian 11%
â–  Hispanic 5%
â–  Black or African American 14%
â–  Two or more races 3%
â–  Unknown 3%

Tuition

Below is the standard credit pricing for the various degree levels offered at University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

Degree Level Cost Per Credit
Associate Degree 1,749 CR
Bachelor Program 1,950 CR
Master Program 2,149 CR
Ph.D. / Doctoral 2,850 CR
Final tuition fees may vary based on specific department requirements, residency status, and selected elective courses. Please contact the admissions office for a detailed financial breakdown.

University of Tennessee Health Science Center majors

University of Tennessee Health Science Center has granted 327 bachelor's degrees across 5 programs, 209 master's across 13 programs, and 631 doctorate degrees across 11 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Pharmacy - - 172
Medicine - - 170
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 116 - 4
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 98 - -
Dentistry - - 92
Pharmaceutical Sciences 79 1 7
Nursing Practice - - 84
Physical Therapy & Therapist - - 61
Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist - 49 -
Occupational Therapy & Therapist - 38 -
Audiology & Audiologist - 15 16
Dental Hygiene & Hygienist 31 - -
Health Information & Medical Records Administration & Administrator - 26 -
Physician Assistant - 26 -
Biomedical Sciences, General - 6 17
Dental Clinical Sciences, General - 18 -
Pharmacology - 17 -
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist 3 4 -
Nursing Science - - 5
Cytotechnology & Cytotechnologist - 4 -
Epidemiology - 4 -
Biostatistics - - 3
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering - 1 -
Grand Total 327 209 631

Publications & Citations

University of Tennessee Health Science Center is a world-class research university with 47,634 scientific papers published and 1,770,111 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Genetics, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pathology, Psychology, Surgery, Computer Science, and Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
41,362 / 1,536,053
Biology
37,783 / 1,536,541
Genetics
25,887 / 1,157,203
Chemistry
25,271 / 1,068,777
Biochemistry
21,642 / 977,986
Pathology
19,467 / 829,397
Psychology
17,419 / 617,766
Surgery
16,412 / 573,633
Computer Science
15,079 / 579,001
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
13,356 / 442,823
Psychiatry
12,675 / 454,025
Engineering
11,847 / 415,809
Immunology
10,370 / 474,903
Physics
10,306 / 359,076
Radiology
9,173 / 310,145
Environmental Science
9,038 / 310,522
Organic chemistry
8,459 / 328,708
Neuroscience
7,772 / 321,550
Oncology
6,689 / 325,850
Mathematics
6,385 / 236,254
Anatomy and Physiology
6,066 / 230,685
Statistics
6,061 / 230,950
Sociology
5,828 / 219,813
Geology
5,537 / 194,664
Political Science
5,498 / 148,429
Law
5,384 / 145,250
Cardiology
5,197 / 154,309
Paleontology
4,995 / 179,834
Pharmacology
4,778 / 165,912
Anesthesiology
4,593 / 144,028
Public Health
4,540 / 182,251
Materials Science
4,265 / 140,349
Demography
4,134 / 170,903
Philosophy
4,043 / 123,789
Nursing
4,007 / 136,487
Critical Care Nursing
3,954 / 179,576
Bioinformatics / Computational biology
3,685 / 175,343
Family medicine
3,228 / 94,711
Botany
3,149 / 93,205
Quantum and Particle physics
3,122 / 92,637

Annual publication & citation counts

Academic rankings

6 Notable alumni

Winfield Dunn

1. Winfield Dunn

1927-2024 (aged 97)
dentist politician
Bryant Winfield Culberson Dunn was an American businessman and politician who served as the 43rd governor of Tennessee from 1971 to 1975. He was the state's first Republican governor in fifty years. Dunn was an unsuccessful candidate for a second term in 1986, losing to Democrat Ned McWherter. He remained active in the Republican Party and the medical field from...
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William E. Evans

2. William E. Evans

university teacher pharmacologist pharmacist
Dr. William E. Evans, Pharm.D. served as St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s fifth director and CEO from 2004 to 2014. From 1986 to 2002, he chaired the St. Jude Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and from 2002 to 2004 served as the hospital’s scientific director and executive vice president. He also currently holds the St. Jude Professorship and Endowed chair at...
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Kim Green

3. Kim Green

1955-. (aged 71)
biologist
Kim Yarbrough Green is an American virologist. She is chief of the caliciviruses section in the laboratory of infectious diseases at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. She researches noroviruses in human disease, disease prevention, and control strategies.
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Randy McNally

4. Randy McNally

1944-. (aged 82)
pharmacist politician
James Rand McNally III is an American politician. He is the 50th lieutenant governor of Tennessee. A member of the Republican Party, he has been the state senator from the 5th district since 1987.
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General Info & Contacts

Alternative names UTHSC
Founded 1911
Academic calendar September to June
Total staff 4,553
Classification Special Focus Four-Year: Research Institutions
Address 875 Monroe Avenue Memphis, Tennessee, 38163 United States
City Population 633,000
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