Colleges / Meredith College
College · Private nonprofit · Raleigh, NC · City
MC

Meredith College

Raleigh, NC

Women-only
Address3800 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27607-5298
Websitewww.meredith.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate74%
6-yr median pay$45k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size1,188
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $45k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 74% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1204 · ACT 26.

If you get in

1,188 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $57k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$229k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$90k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$139k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$45.6k
Room & board
$13.3k
Books & supplies
$850

How students pay for it.

Pell grants36%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans55%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention80%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr70%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$45k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$52k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out23%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,188
Location
Raleigh, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Meredith · Meridith
Identity
Women-only
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White60%
  • Hispanic19%
  • Black9%
  • Asian5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International3%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students22%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$62k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 40

What you can study.

Colleges / Meredith College
College · Private nonprofit · Raleigh, NC · City
MC

Meredith College

Raleigh, NC

Women-only
Address3800 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27607-5298
Websitewww.meredith.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate74%
6-yr median pay$45k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size1,188
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $45k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 74% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1204 · ACT 26.

If you get in

1,188 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $57k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$229k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$90k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$139k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$45.6k
Room & board
$13.3k
Books & supplies
$850

How students pay for it.

Pell grants36%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans55%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention80%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr70%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$45k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$52k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out23%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,188
Location
Raleigh, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Meredith · Meridith
Identity
Women-only
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White60%
  • Hispanic19%
  • Black9%
  • Asian5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International3%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students22%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$62k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 40

What you can study.