Meharry Medical College
Meharry Medical College at a Glance
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About Meharry Medical College
According to Wikipedia, Meharry Medical College is a private historically black medical school affiliated with the United Methodist Church and located in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1876 as the Medical Department of Central Tennessee College, it was the first medical school for African Americans in the South. This region had the highest proportion of this ethnicity, but they were excluded from many public and private segregated institutions of higher education, particularly after the end of Reconstruction.
How Much Does Meharry Medical College Cost To Attend?
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
Meharry Medical College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Graduates |
|---|---|
| 1,113 | 1,113 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Meharry Medical College?
Meharry Medical College is located at 1005 DB Todd Blvd., Nashville, TN 37208.
How Safe is Meharry Medical College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Meharry Medical College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Meharry Medical College has a violent crime rate of 0.08% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft).
What Is Meharry Medical College Known For?
Meharry Medical College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Meharry Medical College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Meharry Medical College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Meharry Medical College ranks #114 in the U.S. and #328 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesMeharry Medical College ranks #402 in the U.S. and #1674 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesWho Are Meharry Medical College's Most Influential Alumni?
Meharry Medical College's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Medical, Nursing, and Anthropology. Here are some of Meharry Medical College's most famous alumni:
- Audrey F. Manley
- An American doctor.
- Hastings Banda
- A First president of Malawi.
- Corey Hébert
- An American journalist.
- Kofi Boahene
- A Ghanaian plastic surgeon.
- Aaron Shirley
- An American physician .
- Kenneth C. Edelin
- An American gynecologists and supporter of abortion rights.
- Alonzo Smythe Yerby
- An American public health physician, 1921–1994.
- Gloria Johnson-Powell
- An American physician.
- James Whittico Jr.
- An American physician.
- Nelson Adams
- A President of Access Health Solutions, LLC.
- Miles Vandahurst Lynk
- An American physician .
- Natalia Tanner
- An American physician .
