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Meredith College is a private liberal arts college located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Meredith College is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Meredith College is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $43,646 10 years after enrolling, 19th in North Carolina, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Meredith College bachelor students earn 0% more than the national average. Meredith College is ranked 25th in North Carolina.
Meredith College’s median net annual cost of $24,362 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Meredith College sorted by number of graduates - Biology, Psychology, Design & Applied Arts, Business Administration, Comms & Media Studies, Sociology - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$24,362
Average years to graduate
4.3
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Rank: #97
Economic score: 5
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Rank: #22
Economic score: 6.84
Human Development & Family
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 7.79
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Meredith College - Business Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 67% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Meredith College is 10% higher than the state average, and 2% below the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Meredith College, Pell Grant recipients represent 33% of the measured graduating class, 2% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Meredith College graduates within 4.4 years.
Meredith College is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Meredith College’s economic mobility score of 11.81 is calculated by adjusting the 4.8 economic score of lower-income students by the 33% pell grant recipients within the student body. Meredith College’s EMS of 11.81 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Meredith College pays $24,362 a year, $30,026 less than the $54,388 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $24,362
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Meredith College, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $24,362 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 64% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,468. This is 10% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,456
Pell grants
$5,099
State grants
$6,659
Institutional grants
$23,583
Meredith College's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 70% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,706 applicants, of which 1,192 were admitted and 344 enrolled. Meredith College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
99%
83%
Female
98%
59%
First time
81%
59%
In-state
88%
68%
1st generation
22%
35%
White
66%
52%
Black
9%
14%
Hispanic
11%
15%
Asian
4%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
9%
12%