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Colleges near Memphis, TN
17 colleges and universities sit within 25 miles of Memphis, Tennessee — 15 in Memphis itself and the rest across the surrounding area. The table below is ordered by measured distance and includes cost, admissions, and graduation data.
Colleges near Memphis by the numbers
- Lowest published in-state tuition
- Arkansas State University Mid-South ($3,216)
- Median in-state tuition (17 reporting)
- $13,920
- Median net price after aid (14 reporting)
- $12,021
- Highest graduation rate
- Rhodes College (85%)
- Most selective
- Visible Music College (28% acceptance)
- Largest by enrollment
- University of Memphis (18,610 students)
Colleges within 25 miles of Memphis
Nearest first. Showing 17 of 17. Distance is straight-line from the centre of the Memphis campus cluster, not driving time.
| College | Distance | Location | In-state tuition | Avg. net price | Acceptance rate | Graduation rate | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Brothers University | <1 mi | Memphis, TN | $38,420 | $9,854 | 87% | 55% | University |
| Memphis Theological Seminary | <1 mi | Memphis, TN | $18,841 | Not reported | 72% | Not reported | University |
| University of Memphis | 2 mi | Memphis, TN | $10,728 | $12,397 | 72% | 51% | University |
| Rhodes College | 2 mi | Memphis, TN | $57,110 | $28,585 | 50% | 85% | University |
| Southern College of Optometry | 3 mi | Memphis, TN | $18,841 | Not reported | 79% | Not reported | University |
| William R Moore College of Technology | 3 mi | Memphis, TN | $9,723 | $14,957 | 100% | 50% | Community college |
| Baptist Health Sciences University | 3 mi | Memphis, TN | $13,796 | $11,212 | 82% | 40% | University |
| Le Moyne-Owen College | 3 mi | Memphis, TN | $12,076 | $7,099 | 99% | 27% | University |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | 3 mi | Memphis, TN | $18,841 | Not reported | 76% | Not reported | University |
| Remington College-Memphis Campus | 4 mi | Memphis, TN | $17,083 | $26,572 | 100% | 38% | Community college |
| Visible Music College | 4 mi | Memphis, TN | $22,000 | $27,820 | 28% | 23% | University |
| Concorde Career College-Memphis | 5 mi | Memphis, TN | $18,841 | $24,563 | 95% | 55% | Community college |
| Strayer University-Tennessee | 5 mi | Memphis, TN | $13,920 | $11,645 | 100% | Not reported | University |
| Mid-South Christian College | 5 mi | Memphis, TN | $10,500 | $10,172 | 100% | 60% | University |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College | 7 mi | Memphis, TN | $4,778 | $4,754 | 100% | 19% | Community college |
| Concorde Career College-Southaven | 10 mi | Southaven, MS | $9,416 | $23,591 | 100% | 65% | Community college |
| Arkansas State University Mid-South | 14 mi | West Memphis, AR | $3,216 | $3,558 | 100% | 58% | Community college |
What the Memphis area looks like
- Within 25 miles of Memphis CampusPin finds 17 colleges. 15 of them are in Memphis itself; the rest are in surrounding communities. Distances are measured from the centre of the Memphis campus cluster.
- Arkansas State University Mid-South has the lowest published in-state tuition among the 17 nearby colleges listed, at $3,216. Commuting from home is one of the largest levers on total cost, since housing is often the single biggest line after tuition.
- 6 of the 17 colleges shown are community colleges, which typically offer the lowest published tuition in a metro and transfer pathways into nearby four-year campuses.
How this list was built
This page runs a real geographic query: every college whose campus coordinates fall within 25 miles of Memphis is included, ordered by distance. No college appears here unless it is genuinely that close.
The Memphis anchor point is the average position of the campuses CampusPin holds for the city, so it reflects where colleges actually are rather than a civic centre-point. Distances are straight-line and are a guide to proximity, not a commute estimate.
Frequently asked questions
- How many colleges are near Memphis, TN?
- CampusPin finds 17 colleges and universities within 25 miles of Memphis, Tennessee. That includes 15 located in Memphis itself plus campuses in the surrounding area that are realistically commutable.
- What is the closest college to Memphis?
- Of the colleges on this page, Christian Brothers University in Memphis is the nearest to the Memphis campus cluster at about under a mile. The table is ordered by distance, so the top rows are always the closest.
- Can I commute to college from Memphis?
- Every college on this page is within 25 miles of Memphis, which is a plausible commute for many students, though actual travel time depends on traffic and transit rather than straight-line distance. Check each college's profile for its exact location, and confirm commuter services and parking with the campus directly.
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Data sources & methodology
Locations, cost, and outcome figures for colleges near Memphis come from federal datasets and each institution's own reporting.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
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Suggested citation
CampusPin. Colleges Near Memphis, TN. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/colleges-near/memphis-tn