Student Population at Meridian
Total Enrollment
297 (all graduate)
Graduate
297
Online Enrollment
271
Men Students
54
Women Students
243
For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 297 students have enrolled at Meridian University (all graduate).
By gender, 54 male and 243 female students are attending Meridian University. By attendance status, there are 196 full-time students and 101 part-time students.
The number of students at Meridian University is very small compared to Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences and Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, its population is very small (average population is 799).
Meridian University offers online degree/certificate programs and 271 students enrolled in online programs.
Enrollment Comparison
The following chart compares Meridian's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California.
Meridian has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 799 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California average (1,634 students).
| Total | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Meridian University | 297 | 297 |
| Similarly Ranked Schools | 799 | 623 |
| All Colleges | 2,931 | 1,440 |
| Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges | 1,724 | 1,121 |
| 4-Years Colleges | 4,686 | 1,445 |
| Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California | 1,634 | 974 |
The below chart compares the student population between Meridian University and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 54 male and 243 female students attending Meridian. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.22 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Meridian.
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 297 | 196 | 101 |
| Men | 54 | 34 | 20 |
| Women | 243 | 162 | 81 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 144 White students (48.48%) and 33 Black or African American students (11.11%) at Meridian University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Meridian University.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Asian | 21 | 4 | 17 |
| Black or African American | 33 | 6 | 27 |
| Hispanic | 28 | 6 | 22 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| White | 144 | 22 | 122 |
| Two or More Races | 14 | 2 | 12 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 20 | 4 | 16 |
| Total | 297 | 54 | 243 |
Online Student Population
At Meridian University, 297 students (100.00% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 271 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 134 students live in California where Meridian University is located in and 109 students have enrolled from other states.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total | 297 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 271 |
| Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 26 |
| Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 0 |
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 271 |
| California Residents | 134 |
| Other State in U.S. | 109 |
| Outside of U.S. | 28 |
| Unknown | 0 |