The student population at Meridian College is 163 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 2 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 15.30 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Meridian College does not offer online degree/certificate program).
The average student population over the last 11 years is 183 where 163 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 15.30 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Meridian than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Meridian College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 161 | 9 | 152 |
| 2016-17 | 187 26 | 8 -1 | 179 27 |
| 2017-18 | 227 40 | 11 3 | 216 37 |
| 2018-19 | 233 6 | 10 -1 | 223 7 |
| 2019-20 | 195 -38 | 7 -3 | 188 -35 |
| 2020-21 | 194 -1 | 5 -2 | 189 1 |
| 2021-22 | 194 | 5 | 189 |
| 2022-23 | 132 -62 | 3 -2 | 129 -60 |
| 2023-24 | 144 12 | 7 4 | 137 8 |
| 2024-25 | 163 19 | 10 3 | 153 16 |
| Average | 183 | 8 | 176 |
The percentage of white students is 50.92%. The percentage was 43.48% 10 years ago and Meridian still has a high percentage of white students. 0.61% of enrolled students is Asian and 23.93% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 21.47% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 43.48% to 50.92%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.00% to 0.61%. Black student enrollment decreased from 40.99% to 23.93%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 15.53% to 21.47%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6367 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6188 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Meridian College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 25 | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 29 | 0 | 100 | 6 |
| 2017-18 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 36 | 1 | 105 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 43 | 1 | 115 | 8 |
| 2019-20 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 23 | 1 | 108 | 5 |
| 2020-21 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 43 | 1 | 84 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 44 | 0 | 101 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 31 | 0 | 75 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 29 | 0 | 88 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 35 | 0 | 83 | 4 |
| Average | 0 | 1 | 52 | 34 | 0 | 93 | 3 |
Meridian College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.
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