The Sisters of St. Dominic based in Springfield, Kentucky, opened St. Agnes Academy in Memphis in 1851.
[1] When the same order opened a college department in 1922,[2] it was the first Catholic women's school in the Memphis area, and the first college in Memphis to offer adult evening courses.
The first student to complete a four-year degree at St. Agnes College was Mary Emma Flautt in 1926.
[5] The college eventually was moved to its own new campus on Poplar Avenue in 1953[2][6] where it operated until it closed in 1972.
Despite not officially merging with another Catholic college in Memphis, Christian Brothers University (CBU), the two schools shared some facilities and courses in the 1960s.