Meredith College
Raleigh, NC · Private · Large city · Meredith · Meridith
Private institution in Raleigh, NC · 1,288 undergraduates · 75% acceptance rate · $51,539 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $20,1971,089th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $43,9361,719th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $43,9361,705th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $55,5571,603rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,539996th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,293863rd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 65.0%590th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 81.0%618th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 74.7%737th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1224341st highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 26270th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,2881,207th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 32.8%1,053rd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 133 mi (CLT)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EAOct 30
- RDFeb 18
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $40
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 37 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $46,087 | $44,021 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $39,369 | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $37,928 | $32,569 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $36,668 | $35,274 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $36,312 | $43,798 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $35,772 | $35,060 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $33,993 | $28,236 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $32,925 | $36,166 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | $31,133 | $29,995 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $29,141 | $29,141 |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A women's collegesource
- Founded in 1891source
- Athletic nickname: "Avenging Angels"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Maroon and Whitesource
- Mascot: Avenging Angelssource
- Motto: "Lux (Latin)"source
- Formerly known as "Baptist Female University"source
- Formerly known as "(1891–1904)"source
- Formerly known as "Baptist University for Women"source
- Formerly known as "(1904–1909)"source
- Athletic conference: USA South Athletic Conferencesource
Athletics — women’s flag football
NCAA Division III · USA South
Curated listing — Flag Football is not yet a stable EADA sport filter. Verify varsity status on the school’s athletics site.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Meredith College’s 1,288 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NC
- Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickory, NC · 1,348 undergrads
- Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NC · 1,362 undergrads
- North Carolina Wesleyan UniversityRocky Mount, NC · 1,169 undergrads
- Methodist UniversityFayetteville, NC · 1,425 undergrads
- Catawba CollegeSalisbury, NC · 1,127 undergrads
- Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont, NC · 1,454 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Western Wyoming Community CollegeRock Springs, WY · 1,289 undergrads
- College for Creative StudiesDetroit, MI · 1,285 undergrads
- Oklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee, OK · 1,292 undergrads
- University of St FrancisJoliet, IL · 1,292 undergrads
- Walsh UniversityNorth Canton, OH · 1,294 undergrads
- Big Bend Community CollegeMoses Lake, WA · 1,281 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitemeredith.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 198950)
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- Compare with Lenoir-Rhyne UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Meredith College vs Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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