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Philosophy & religion at Memphis

Memphis graduates about 16 philosophy & religion majors a year. That puts it 338th of 562 schools we score for philosophy & religion, a light program at 44 out of 100.

Graduates a year16under 1% of the class
Research in the field$437Ka year, NSF
Admit rate95%whole school
SAT middle 50%930–1230whole school

Around Memphis

University of Memphis Ned McWherter Library main entrance
Ned-McWherter-Library-2024Photo: FenrisAureus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center at the University of Memphis
Scheidt Family Performing Arts CenterPhoto: FenrisAureus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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John Willard Brister Library, Memphis State University campus Memphis
John Willard Brister LibraryPhoto: Chris6320 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where philosophy & religion happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Ned R McWherter Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 42 · Student housing 6 · Arts 4 · Athletics 3 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the philosophy & religion ranking

  1. University of North Carolina–Wilmington 45
  2. Canisius University 45
  3. Grace College 44
  4. San Jose State University 44
  5. Pace University 44
  6. California State University, Long Beach 43
  7. University of North Texas 43
  8. University of Wisconsin–La Crosse 43

Other strong majors at Memphis

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Memphis with every school we score in philosophy & religion. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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