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Victory University

255 N Highland, Memphis, TN 38111-1375
Tel: (901)320-9700
Private for-profit | 1,688 students
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Crichton College educates students in a Christ-centered, liberal arts community to think critically, grow spiritually, and change our world.

School Overview:

Victory University
CountyShelby County, TN
Title IV EligibleParticipat
Carnegie ClassificationBaccalaureate Colleges--General
Institution LevelFour or more years
Institution ControlPrivate for-profit
Instructional Staff Total
(research/public service staff included)		58 staff115 staff
Student Body
Total Enrollment1,688 students1,633 students
# Full-Time Students		823 students1,434 students
# Part-Time Students		865 students137 students
 
# Undergraduate Students		1,630 students 1,507 students
# Graduate Students		58 students129 students
 
% American Indian/Alaskan		-1%
% Asian		-2%
% Hawaiian		1%1%
% Hispanic		2%3%
% Black		81%6%
% White		16%84%
% Two or more races		-2%
 
Finances and Admission
In-State Tuition Fees
(2012-13)		$9,260$24,462
 
Out-State Tuition Fees
(2012-13)		$9,260$24,744
 
Percent Admitted31%64%

School Notes:

  • Crichton College is a Christian liberal arts college committed to academic excellence and the joining of faith, rigorous academic inquiry, and action guided by a biblical worldview. Building upon a challenging curriculum in the classroom, Crichton embraces the richness and diversity of its urban community as an extension of its campus.
  • Crichton College endeavors to offer students a well-rounded educational experience, which allows them to explore all dimensions of their personalities while, at the same time, receiving quality instruction in the pursuit of a career. Crichton further endeavors to promote whole person development, recognizing that under the sovereignty of God all people possess intellectual, spiritual, psychological, and physical dimensions.
  • The task and the purpose of education at Crichton College are understood as Christian vocation. Confident that God Himself is Truth, we pursue knowledge widely by engaging God's world both near and far, past and present, grand and minute. Our calling to Christian liberal arts education is fulfilled in the classroom and the study.
  • College offers majors in Biblical Studies, Business, Psychology, Biology, Chemistry, professional education, pre-nursing, English, History, liberal studies, and Pre-Law. Stressing excellence in teaching in a personalized environment, the faculty encourages students to practice a reasoned and vital faith that will enable them to lead mature and creative lives.
  • Crichton College is located in the sprawling metropolis of Memphis, Tennessee, which provides many advantages for its students. The Crichton campus is centrally located in the Memphis metropolitan area. By way of the interstate system in Memphis, which is less than a minute away, the new location is just minutes from most Memphis area locations, including downtown, the surrounding suburbs, the college quadrangle, the fairgrounds, the airport, and other facilities.The new campus on North Highland features many large, comfortable classrooms that include well-equipped science labs, computer labs, video and audio-visual equipment, and observation facilities.
  • Crichton College is chartered by the State of Tennessee and approved by the State Department of Education for the training of veterans and their dependents and by the State Board of Education for teacher education licensure and by the State Department of Vocational Rehabilitation.
  • Crichton College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; telephone number 404-679-4501) to award the degrees Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science.
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