Le Moyne-Owen College
Memphis, TN · Private · Large city · LMOC
Private institution in Memphis, TN · 571 undergraduates · 97% acceptance rate · $35,594 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 5%Pell Grant share
- Top 13%Average net price
- Top 14%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 17%Cost of attendance
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $8,992265th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $12,076763rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $12,076386th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $19,270327th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $28,0701,778th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $35,5941,768th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $25,9921,830th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 24.7%1,859th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 60.0%1,587th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 97.2%1,466th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 15950th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5711,636th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 71.3%115th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 201 mi (BNA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 24 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, OtherCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
| Education, GeneralEducation | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Religious affiliation: Multiple Protestant Denominationsource
- Founded in 1968source
- Athletic nickname: "Magicians"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Purplesource
- Mascot: The Magicianssource
- Motto: ""Gubernatio. Opportunitas. Inclino.""source
- Formerly known as "LeMoyne College"source
- Formerly known as "Owen College"source
- Athletic conference: SIACsource
- Notable alum: Ida B. Wellssource
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $343,411 (M $199,293 · W $144,118)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Le Moyne-Owen College’s 571 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In TN
- Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TN · 673 undergrads
- Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TN · 703 undergrads
- The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, TN · 376 undergrads
- Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN · 783 undergrads
- Bryan College-DaytonDayton, TN · 815 undergrads
- Lane CollegeJackson, TN · 822 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Mount Carmel College of NursingColumbus, OH · 573 undergrads
- North American UniversityStafford, TX · 573 undergrads
- Sterling CollegeSterling, KS · 569 undergrads
- Salish Kootenai CollegePablo, MT · 568 undergrads
- Southwestern Adventist UniversityKeene, TX · 574 undergrads
- Wheeling UniversityWheeling, WV · 567 undergrads
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- Official websiteloc.edu
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- Compare with Baptist Health Sciences UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
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