in 1912, we welcome more than 21,000 students to campus every year. Diversity is one of our strengths. Students and faculty come from all over the world to be a part of the UofM experience. With 25 Chairs of Excellence and five state-approved Centers of Excellence, the school is the flagship institution of the Tennessee Board of Regents system.What happens when you take students with diverse talents and backgrounds and put them together with internationally known faculty? Something pretty amazing comes together. It’s what you find at the University of Memphis. Here, we’re recognized the nation over for our academic and research programs. But what matters most to our students are the more than 254 areas of study to explore. Students come here from all over the world to receive bachelor’s, master’s, professional and doctoral degrees. They come here to do, to create, to learn, to grow. To improve the world. That’s what Memphis does.Our beautiful campus is home to the FedEx Institute of Technology, where world renowned researchers solve complex problems affecting society, and the Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management, created by the late founder of Holiday Inns. Pre-professional training is available for students planning to enter dentistry, medicine, optometry, pharmacy, physical therapy or veterinary medicine. The University proudly offers Air Force, Army and Navy ROTC programs.