Meridian College
Meridian College is a small university located in Sarasota, FL.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $29,812
- Undergraduate enrollment: 181
- Graduation rate (150%): 51%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 64%
- Student to faculty ratio: 15:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $33,735
- Median earnings (8 years): $36,778
- Median earnings (6 years): $36,705
- Control: Private for-profit
- Locale: City, small
- City: Sarasota, FL
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Meridian College include Cosmetology, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Dental Assisting.
- Cosmetology (21 bachelor's)
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography (17 associate)
- Dental Assisting (4 bachelor's)
- Medical Insurance Specialist (4 bachelor's)
- Medical (2 bachelor's)
- Medical Office Management (1 associate)
Degree mix: Health 100%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Meridian College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $30,995 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $30,995
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $30,316
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $32,441
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $36,062
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $36,062
- Pell Grant recipients: 54%
- Federal loan recipients: 52%
- Average federal loan: $3,183
- Median debt at graduation: $13,000
Admissions
Meridian College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 181
- Women: 95%
- Part-time undergraduates: 0%
- Age 25 and older: 47%
- Graduation rate: 51%
- Come back after freshman year: 50%
- First-generation: 54%
Faculty and campus
- Student to faculty: 15:1
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Not available
Common questions
What is the Meridian College acceptance rate? Meridian College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Meridian College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $30,995 a year after aid. Average net price is $29,812.
What majors does Meridian College offer? Popular programs include Cosmetology, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Dental Assisting, Medical Insurance Specialist, Medical.
What is the average salary after Meridian College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $33,735 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Meridian College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 64% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 51%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Meridian College official site: see the campus website.