- The Inkwell
- Tennessee
- Le Moyne-Owen College
Memphis, TNCity: largeZIP 38126Founded 1968
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1968
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1984
- Website
- www.loc.edu
TennesseeHBCUReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Le Moyne-Owen College
Le Moyne-Owen College is a private nonprofit college in Memphis, Tennessee, with 581 undergraduates. It admits 99% of applicants, graduates 24% within six years and costs $6,993 a year after aid.
24%graduate
Admission rate99%
Retention47%
4-year graduation13%
Pell Grant share68%
Federal loans60%
$6,993net price / year
99%admission rate
—average SAT
24%graduate in 6 years
$41,221median earnings, 10 yrs
—median debt
#1,561 of 1,704 for earnings#75 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,617 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,483 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $18,556tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $12,778
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $12,778
- Average net price
- $6,993national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$7,435
$30,001–48,000$4,644
$48,001–75,000$6,648
$75,001–110,000$10,277
$110,001+$15,480
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 99%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college99%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college47%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college24%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college68%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 24%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 13%
- First-year retention
- 47%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 30%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $32,462
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $41,221middle 50%: $23,843–$57,845
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$57,845
Median, Le Moyne-Owen College$41,221
Lower quarter$23,843
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 581
- Part-time
- 8.8%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 23.5
- First-generation students
- 49%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 68%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 47%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,132 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,090
- Endowment, end of year
- $16,303,882
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White0.9%
Hispanic1.4%
Black92%
U.S. nonresident5.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management45%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting19%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies9.3%
Computer & information sciences4.7%
Education4.7%
Public administration & social service4.7%
Visual & performing arts3.5%
Biological & biomedical sciences2.3%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 220604. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6506386.