Connecticut 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 Connecticut 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 Meriden. 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 Meriden is right for you.
MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT QUICK STATSCounty: New Haven
Elevation: 140 feet
Land Area: 23.7 square miles
Population Density: 2492 people per square mile
Population: 59,186
Population change since 2000: 1.60%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (69.9%), Hispanic (21.1%), Other race (8.6%), Black (6.4%), Two or more races (2.9%), American Indian (0.8%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): Italian (17.8%), Irish (14.1%), Polish (13.7%), German (10.3%), English (8.2%), French (7.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (48.5 miles , pop. 448,248)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (73.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650)
Nearest cities: Middlefield, CT (2.2 miles ), Wallingford, CT (2.3 miles ), Cheshire Village, CT (2.4 miles ), Cheshire, CT (2.4 miles ), Wallingford Center, CT (2.4 miles ), Southington, CT (2.5 miles ), Berlin, CT (2.5 miles ), Kensington, CT (2.6 miles )
Meriden Compared to State Average: Black race population percentage below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 77.60%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.40%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.70%
Colleges/Universities in Meriden:
BRIO ACADEMY OF COSMETOLOGY Full-time enrollment: 38, Location: 1231 E MAIN ST, Private, for-profit H C WILCOX REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCH Location: 298 OREGON RD, Public)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Meriden:
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY about 8 miles, MIDDLETOWN, CT, Full-time enrollment: 2,993 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY about 10 miles, NEW BRITAIN, CT, FT enrollment: 8,967 QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY about 10 miles, HAMDEN, CT, FT enrollment: 5,836 YALE UNIVERSITY about 14 miles, NEW HAVEN, CT, FT enrollment: 11,011 NAUGATUCK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 14 miles, WATERBURY, CT, FT enrollment: 2,834 TRINITY COLLEGE about 16 miles, HARTFORD, CT, FT enrollment: 2,056 GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 17 miles, NEW HAVEN, CT, FT enrollment: 2,100
In The Spotlight
Spokane Falls Community College Spokane, Washington Spokane is a GREAT place to live and study. SFCC is a fully accredited, public college located in the city ...
Colorado State University College of Business MBA Programs Colorado State University's (CSU) flexible and comprehensive Distance MBA Program (AACSB accredited since 1970) offers business professionals one of the ...
Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona ASU is ranked one of the top 100 universities in the world (Academic Ranking of World Universities 2010). ASU is ...
Spokane Falls Community College Spokane, Washington Spokane is a GREAT place to live and study. SFCC is a fully accredited, public college located in the city ...
Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts Northeastern University (Northeastern) is a private research university located in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts. Northeastern's broad mix of experience-based ...
Southern Oregon University Ashland, Oregon Southern Oregon University (SOU) is a contemporary public liberal arts and sciences university with a growing national reputation for excellence ...
Jump to other Study
in
the USA
websites. 
Argentina
Australia
Bahrain
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Columbia
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Korea
Kuwait
Malaysia
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Oman
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Spain
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Venezuela
Vietnam
Close Window
Black race population percentage below state average.
