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Meharry Medical College

Nashville, Tennessee·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·mmc.edu
Total enrollment
1,226
peer median 1,056
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Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 26 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 24 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
26
Passing
2
7.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

26programs
  • Passing2 · 7.7%
  • No Data24 · 92.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
24

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Medicine
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+110.9%
$126,788 vs $60,112
Dentistry
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+195.2%
$177,433 vs $60,112

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Medicine
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
237%
$300,204 debt · $126,788 earn
Dentistry
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
184%
$326,645 debt · $177,433 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1972Next review Dec 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 25

  1. Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Sep 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Pediatric Dentistry
  5. May 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $124.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
null total
Direct Loans
$124.4M
2,244 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Unsubsidized · Grad$48.6M
1,160 loan awards
Grad PLUS$75.8M
1,084 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 159 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (1.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.2%
-1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
159
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.4%
2017
0.4%
2018
1.3%
2019
1.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Meharry Medical College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs10
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

388 total completions
01Health Professions
36293.3%
02Multi/Interdisciplinary
205.2%
03Biological Sciences
61.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,226
12-mo unduplicated
1,276

Gender split

Men
32%410
Women
68%866

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.92
1 offenses · 1,083 students

3-year trend

2.072 yrs ago10.401 yr ago0.92Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
13
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
7
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
3
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Meharry Medical College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Meharry Medical College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectMeharry Medical College
1,226
967
870
778
2,617
0.0%1,144
Peer group median0.0%1,056

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Frequently asked questions about Meharry Medical College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Meharry Medical College.

How many students attend Meharry Medical College?

Meharry Medical College reports a total enrollment of 1,226 students per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Meharry Medical College located?

Meharry Medical College is located in Nashville, Tennessee 37208.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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