Meredith College Overview

Meredith College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The location of Meredith is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Meredith College Known For?

• Meredith has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 10 to 1.
• The master's degree is the highest award offered at Meredith.
• In a recent academic period99% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Meredith makes roughly $51,539 a year. This is 26% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average Meredith student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Meredith College?

Contact details for Meredith are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3800 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27607-5298
Phone:	919-760-8600
Website:	www.meredith.edu

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How Do I Get Into Meredith?

You can apply to Meredith online at: www.meredith.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for Meredith

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Meredith?

With an acceptance rate of 73%, Meredith may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Average Test Scores

About 16% of students accepted to Meredith submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 600 and 680. Math scores were between 540 and 640.

Meredith received ACT scores from 22% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 29. Math scores were between 20 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 28.

Can I Afford Meredith College?

The overall average net price of Meredith is $31,399. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Meredith, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $7,406 a year. That adds up to $29,624 over four years for those students.

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Meredith College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,521 undergraduate students at Meredith, with 1,468 being full-time and 53 being part-time.

There are also 281 graduate students at the school.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Meredith College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	57
Black or African American	135
Hispanic or Latino	161
White	970
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	129

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Meredith College. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 18 countries are represented at Meredith. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Kenya, and Afghanistan.

Meredith College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	2	0	43	45
General Biology	42	0	0	42
General Psychology	39	0	0	39
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	1	35	0	36
Design & Applied Arts	35	0	0	35
Business Administration & Management	11	0	11	22
Legal Support Services	0	22	0	22
Marketing	21	0	0	21
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	19	0	19
Human Resource Management	16	0	2	18
Political Science & Government	17	0	0	17
Mathematics	16	0	0	16
Health & Physical Education	14	0	0	14
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	13	13
Human Development & Family Studies	12	0	0	12
Public Health	11	0	0	11
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	6	5	11
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	10	0	0	10
Communication & Media Studies	10	0	0	10
Social Work	10	0	0	10
Public Relations & Advertising	9	0	0	9
Sociology	8	0	0	8
Fine & Studio Arts	8	0	0	8
Romance Languages	7	0	0	7
Drama & Theater Arts	7	0	0	7
History	6	0	0	6
Economics	6	0	0	6
Accounting	5	0	0	5
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	5	5
General English Literature	5	0	0	5
Religious Studies	5	0	0	5
Special Education	0	0	4	4
Natural Resources Conservation	4	0	0	4
Chemistry	4	0	0	4
Dance	4	0	0	4
Hospitality Management	3	0	0	3
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	3	0	3
Computer Science	3	0	0	3
Teacher Education Subject Specific	3	0	0	3
Music	3	0	0	3
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	2	2
Teaching English or French	0	0	2	2
Criminology	2	0	0	2
Educational Administration	1	0	0	1
Philosophy	1	0	0	1
International Relations & National Security	1	0	0	1
Human Services	1	0	0	1
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0
General Family & Consumer Sciences	0	0	0	0
International Studies	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	363	85	87	535

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Abbylabar under License

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