Mississippi offers a wide range of Colleges choices for international students thinking of studying there. International students may not know what each state is like and how many Colleges may be located there. Therefore, in order to make your Mississippi research easier, we’ve sorted some key city data below.
On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Meridian. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Meridian is right for you.
MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI QUICK STATSCounty: Lauderdale
Incorporated: 1860
Elevation: 340 feet
Land Area: 45.1 square miles
Population Density: 847 people per square mile
Population: 38,232
Races (City): Black (54.4%), White Non-Hispanic (43.5%), Hispanic (1.1%), Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries (City): United States (7.2%), English (5.3%), Irish (4.5%), German (3.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%), Subsaharan African (1.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, MS (87.7 miles , pop. 184,256)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (135.6 miles , pop. 242,820)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (434.9 miles , pop. 1,953,631)
Nearest cities: Nellieburg, MS (2.1 miles ), Marion, MS (2.2 miles ), Collinsville, MS (3.4 miles ), Meridian Station, MS (3.6 miles ), Chunky, MS (3.7 miles ), Enterprise, MS (3.9 miles ), Stonewall, MS (4.2 miles ), Hickory, MS (4.4 miles )
Meridian Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value significantly below state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average. House age significantly above state average. Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 72.30%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.60%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.20%
Colleges/Universities in Meridian:
MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE Full-time enrollment: 2,455, Location: 910 HWY 19 N, Public, Website: WWW.MCC.CC.MS.US FINAL TOUCH BEAUTY SCHOOL FT enrollment: 69, Location: 832 HWY 19 N STE 510, Private, for-profit)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Meridian:
JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE about 63 miles, ELLISVILLE, MS, Full-time enrollment: 4,072 MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY about 75 miles, MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS, FT enrollment: 14,613 MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN about 81 miles, COLUMBUS, MS, FT enrollment: 2,115 HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 84 miles, GOODMAN, MS, FT enrollment: 2,485 SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 88 miles, TUSCALOOSA, AL, FT enrollment: 3,635 JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY about 89 miles, JACKSON, MS, FT enrollment: 5,955 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI about 91 miles, HATTIESBURG, MS, FT enrollment: 12,541
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