- The Inkwell
- North Carolina
- Meredith College
Raleigh, NCCity: largeZIP 27607Founded 1891
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1891
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.meredith.edu
- Member of
- WCC
North CarolinaWomen's collegePrivate nonprofit
Meredith College
Meredith College is a private nonprofit college in Raleigh, North Carolina, with 1,188 undergraduates. It admits 74% of applicants, graduates 72% within six years and costs $22,801 a year after aid.
72%graduate
Admission rate74%
Retention79%
4-year graduation62%
Pell Grant share42%
Federal loans55%
$22,801net price / year
74%admission rate
1204average SAT
72%graduate in 6 years
$54,417median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,000median debt
#1,048 of 1,704 for earnings#1,077 of 1,739 for lowest net price#335 of 1,738 for graduation rate#682 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $61,939tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $47,448
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $47,448
- Average net price
- $22,801national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,483
$30,001–48,000$20,539
$48,001–75,000$17,576
$75,001–110,000$23,259
$110,001+$28,819
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 74%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1204
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 588–668
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 510–680
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 23–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college74%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college79%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college72%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college42%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 72%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 62%
- First-year retention
- 79%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 66%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,977
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,417middle 50%: $37,800–$75,556
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$75,556
Median, Meredith College$54,417
Lower quarter$37,800
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,188
- Part-time
- 1.6%
- Women / men
- 100% / 0%
- Average age at entry
- 21.4
- First-generation students
- 22%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 42%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,652 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,651
- Endowment, end of year
- $138,962,671
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White60%
Hispanic19%
Black8.8%
Asian4.6%
Two or more races3.5%
U.S. nonresident2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.1%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts19%
Business & management16%
Biological & biomedical sciences14%
Psychology8.3%
Social sciences6.6%
Communication & journalism6.0%
Family & consumer sciences5.1%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.8%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC | $29,421 | 58% | $58,736 |
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| Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, NC | $21,397 | 34% | $44,849 |
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| Mars Hill University Mars Hill, NC | $20,442 | 46% | $48,185 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrix College Conway, AR | $23,177 | 72% | $59,310 |
| St. John's College Santa Fe, NM | $22,480 | 70% | $45,537 |
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| Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN | $22,280 | 70% | $62,622 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 198950. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6818913.