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College Factual ranked Meredith as #1,265 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
Meredith also holds the #39 spot on the Best Colleges in North Carolina ranking.
Meredith College has an acceptance rate of 73%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
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.
The student to faculty ratio at Meredith is an impressive 10 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Meredith College is 99%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Meredith College has a freshmen retention rate of 77%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Meredith for first-time, full-time students is 57%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Meredith College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,521 undergraduates at Meredith with 1,468 being full-time and 53 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,404 | $15,398 | $17,611 | $21,204 | $27,659 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Meredith, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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.
Get more details about the location of 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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Biology | 50 | $43,182 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 45 | NA |
| General Psychology | 42 | $28,501 |
| Business Administration & Management | 40 | $48,955 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 36 | $36,357 |
| Food, Nutrition & Related Services | 27 | NA |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 25 | NA |
| Legal Support Services | 25 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 16 | $35,157 |
| Social Work | 16 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 17 students took at least one online class at Meredith College. This is an increase from the 14 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 17 | 17 |
| 2021-2022 | 14 | 14 |
| 2020-2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2018-2019 | 46 | 2 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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