Private nonprofit · College
Meharry Medical College
Nashville, Tennessee · Large city
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Meharry Medical College is a private nonprofit graduate-granting institution in Nashville, Tennessee (large city setting). It is a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). It has a United Methodist religious affiliation.
About Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. In 1689, French-Canadian trader Martin Chartier established a trading post on the Cumberland River, near the present-day site of the city. Much of the city's cultural life has revolved around its large university community. Particularly significant in this respect were two groups of critics and writers who were associated with Vanderbilt University in the early 20th century: the Fugitives and the Agrarians. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 1 mile to Nashville, TN
- To Great Lakes shore
- 378 miles
- Nearest airport
- 8 miles to Nashville (BNA) · major hub
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
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- Graduate enrollment
- 1,226
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- Pell Grant recipients
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- First-generation students
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- Students over 25
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- Endowment
- $201,012,403
Outcomes
- Graduated
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Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- Dorm capacity
- 283
- Housing charge (year)
- $7,500
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- C
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 3.3 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 2
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 10
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,226 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
Reported offenses in an average year
The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.
By offense type, per year
Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 89°F
- Winter low
- 28°F
- Annual rain
- 53.2″
- Annual snow
- 4.7″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Shelby Bottoms Nature, TN US station (4.6 mi from campus).
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.