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Meharry Medical College Demographics & Diversity Report

Who is the typical student at Meharry Medical College? College Factual wanted to know the truth so we ran the numbers. We analyzed racial demographics, gender ratios, age and location diversity of college campuses accross the U.S. See how Meharry Medical College fared in our <nil> diversity report.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Meharry Medical College Student Population

How Many Students Attend Meharry Medical College?

Meharry Medical College total enrollment is approximately 944 students.

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Meharry Medical College Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 61% of full-time grad students are women, and 39% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Meharry Medical College Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
Black or African American	822
White	58
Asian	38
Hispanic	21
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Multi-Ethnic	0
Unknown	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Meharry Medical College is a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) with a principal mission of serving and educating the black community.

Meharry Medical College Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
Black or African American	822
White	58
Asian	38
Hispanic	21
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Multi-Ethnic	0
Unknown	0

High Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Meharry Medical College Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
Black or African American	614
White	100
Asian	86
Hispanic	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Multi-Ethnic	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at Meharry Medical College.

Meharry Medical College Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 576 female students and 368 male students at Meharry Medical College.

Close to Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of Meharry Medical College is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

More about Meharry Medical College faculty.

There are approximately 523 female teachers and 314 male teachers.

Above Average Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Meharry Medical College, 0.61% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
25-29	485
22-24	187
30-34	106
35 and over	43
20-21	5
18-19	0
Under 18	0

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

• Find out how College Factual created their Diversity Rankings.