Total Student Population

At Meharry Medical College School of Medicine, a total of 521 students are enrolled including 115 first-time students. By gender, there are 223 male and 298 female students enrolled. Meharry Medical College is slightly smaller than other medical schools.
Meharry Medical College School of Medicine Student Population by Gender
Total EnrollmentMenWomeen
Meharry Medical College School of Medicine521223298
All Medical Schools632283347
Public645289354
Private612274336
Tennessee Medical Schools424202221
Public517262255
Private362163198

First-year Students by Gender

Total 7,949 applicants applied to Meharry Medical College School of Medicine. By gender, 35.2% of applicants were male and 64.4% were female. As for residency, 4.0% of applicants were Tennessee residents and 96.0% applied from other states.
Of the matriculated students, 35.2% are male students and 47.0% female students. By legal residence, 11.3% of first-year students are Tennessee residents and 88.7% students are from out of state.
First-year Students by Gender and Residency
YearTotalBy GenderBy Residency
MaleFemaleTN ResidentsOut-of-State
2021-2022Applicants 9,597 3,4076,180 4039,194
Matriculants114 4073 2391
Acceptance Rate1.19% 1.17% 1.18% 5.71% 0.99%
2022-2023Applicants 8,084 2,9185,150 3487,736
Matriculants115 4768 2788
Acceptance Rate1.42% 1.61% 1.32% 7.77% 1.14%
2023-2024Applicants 7,520 2,7224,783 3237,197
Matriculants116 4967 2195
Acceptance Rate1.54% 1.80% 1.40% 6.49% 1.32%
2024-2025Applicants 7,678 2,8024,845 3307,348
Matriculants113 4172 2489
Acceptance Rate1.47% 1.46% 1.49% 7.26% 1.21%
2025-2026Applicants 7,949 2,7985,119 3187,631
Matriculants115 6154 13102
Acceptance Rate1.45% 2.18% 1.06% 4.09% 1.34%