Baptist Health
Sciences University
Private College in Memphis, TN. Six-year graduation rate 40%. Median 10-year earnings $72,529.
Students who entered Baptist Health Sciences University reach a median of $72,529 ten years later, which puts this school in the upper band of undergraduate earnings outcomes. Only 40% finish within six years, so roughly three in five students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Graduates leave owing a median of $29,500 — a substantial load to service on these earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 82% puts Baptist Health Sciences University on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. With 367 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. 35% of those admitted enroll, which is unremarkable in either direction. The score bands below cover the middle 50% of the enrolled students who submitted a score — not the whole class, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | 17–22 | 105 (100%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Completion is the problem here: 40% graduate within six years. Retention is weak: only 53% of full-time first-years return, so roughly one in two leave after one year. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. With 37% transferring out, this functions substantially as a stepping stone. A 6:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 674 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $11,348 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $6,354 while those at $110k+ pay $18,446. Grant aid reaches 80% of students at an average of $33,313. Most students borrow — 75% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 38 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $6,354 |
| $30–48k | $6,989 |
| $48–75k | $14,384 |
| $75–110k | $14,267 |
| $110k+ | $18,446 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 506 of these 674 students, totalling $5,283,392 — an average of $10,441 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Shelby County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)