Meridian University
About
Meridian University is a graduate-level institution located in Santa Monica, California, with additional centers in the San Francisco Bay Area, Berlin, Athens, and Johannesburg. Founded in 1993, it focuses on various disciplines including psychology, business, education, and transformative learning, offering multiple degree programs and concentrations.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 12 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 12 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data12 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
WASC Senior College and University Commission
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Action history · 1
- Jun 2023Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
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 $7.3M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 25 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (4.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Meridian
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Meridian vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Meridian selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectMeridian University | — | — | 297 | — | — |
| — | — | 140 | — | — | |
| — | — | 29 | — | — | |
| — | — | 76 | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | 19 | — | — | |
| — | — | 607 | — | — | |
| — | — | 118 | — | — | |
| 0% | 100.0% | 144 | $36,219 | — | |
| 100% | 100.0% | 284 | $34,947 | — | |
| 20% | 76.5% | 652 | $40,925 | — | |
| 0% | 100.0% | 202 | $21,664 | — | |
| 29% | 87.5% | 257 | $32,074 | — | |
| — | — | 89 | — | — | |
| — | — | 102 | — | — | |
| 42% | — | 226 | $32,097 | — | |
| 25% | — | 410 | $28,945 | — | |
| 100% | — | 27 | — | — | |
| — | — | 42 | — | — | |
| — | — | 150 | — | — | |
| — | — | 321 | — | — | |
| — | — | 54 | — | — | |
| — | — | 61 | — | — | |
| — | 82.4% | 674 | $23,304 | — | |
| — | — | 37 | — | — | |
| — | — | 30 | — | — | |
| — | — | 118 | — | — | |
| 0% | 36.4% | — | $42,287 | — | |
| — | — | 164 | — | — | |
| — | — | 205 | — | — | |
| 0% | — | 67 | $27,634 | — | |
| 33% | — | 395 | $26,205 | — | |
| — | — | 92 | — | — | |
| — | — | 81 | — | — | |
| Peer group median | 25% | 87.5% | 129 | $32,074 |
Institutions like Meridian
Explore the federal data for institutions in Meridian's comparison group.
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Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
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California Health Sciences University
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Careers Unlimited
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment118Net price—View data - Indiana
Chamberlain University-Indiana
Grad rate0%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment144Net price$36,219View data - Missouri
Chamberlain University-Missouri
Grad rate100%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment284Net price$34,947View data - Nevada
Chamberlain University-Nevada
Grad rate20%Admit rate76.5%Enrollment652Net price$40,925View data - North Carolina
Chamberlain University-North Carolina
Grad rate0%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment202Net price$21,664View data - Ohio
Chamberlain University-Ohio
Grad rate29%Admit rate87.5%Enrollment257Net price$32,074View data - Colorado
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Eagle Gate College-Layton
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Eagle Gate College-Murray
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East West College of Natural Medicine
Grad rate100%Admit rate—Enrollment27Net price—View data - New Jersey
Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment42Net price—View data - California
Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment150Net price—View data - California
Five Branches University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment321Net price—View data - Florida
Florida College of Integrative Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment54Net price—View data - Hawaii
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Platt College-Aurora
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Research College of Nursing
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South University-High Point
Grad rate0%Admit rate—Enrollment67Net price$27,634View data - Virginia
South University-Richmond
Grad rate33%Admit rate—Enrollment395Net price$26,205View data - Texas
Texas Health and Science University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment92Net price—View data - California
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Meridian Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
- Geoffrey LantzDirector of Institutional Effectiveness at Chamberlain College of Nursing
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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