Meredith College: Enrollment, Tuition and Outcomes Data

About

Meredith College is a private women's liberal arts college and coeducational graduate school in Raleigh, North Carolina. As of 2025, Meredith enrolls approximately 1,600 women in its undergraduate programs and 275 men and women in its graduate programs.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS

Applied

1,983

1,983 candidates competed

Admitted

1,471

74.2% acceptance rate

Enrolled

272

18.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS

Overall completion

70%+1.5pp vs Baccalaureate

Overall completion

70%+1.5pp vs Baccalaureate

4-year graduation

63%

4-year graduation

63%

6-year graduation (bachelor’s)

70%

6-year graduation (bachelor’s)

70%

Full-time retention

79%

Full-time retention

79%

Pell equity

4.8pp gap

Pell recipients

67%95 of 142

Non-Pell (all)

72%186 of 259

Subsidized loan, no Pell

72%79 of 110

No Federal Aid

72%107 of 149

Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.8-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 60 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 57 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs

60

Passing

3

5.0% of portfolio

Failing (GE)

0

0.0% of portfolio

Fail rate

0.0%

-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

60programs

Passing3 · 5.0%
No Data57 · 95.0%
Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical

0

Severe

0

Recoverable

0

At Risk

0

Watch

1

Safe

2

No data

57

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

3

Program

Typical

Benchmark

EP gap

Foods Nutrition and Related Services

Master's Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

$48,669

$44,091

National Same-Field BA Median

+10.4%

+$4,578

Foods Nutrition and Related Services

Master's Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

+10.4%

$48,669 vs $44,091

Psychology General

Bachelor Degree · Psychology

$49,124

$32,203

Same-State HS Median

+52.5%

+$16,921

Psychology General

Bachelor Degree · Psychology

+52.5%

$49,124 vs $32,203

Biology General

Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences

$60,099

$32,203

Same-State HS Median

+86.6%

+$27,896

Biology General

Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences

+86.6%

$60,099 vs $32,203

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3

Program

Median debt

Median earnings

Debt burden

Psychology General

Bachelor Degree · Psychology

$27,000

$49,124

55%

Psychology General

Bachelor Degree · Psychology

55%

$27,000 debt · $49,124 earn

Biology General

Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences

$27,000

$60,099

45%

Biology General

Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences

45%

$27,000 debt · $60,099 earn

Legal Support Services

Post-baccalaureate Certificate · Legal Professions And Studies

$11,250

$50,276

22%

Legal Support Services

Post-baccalaureate Certificate · Legal Professions And Studies

22%

$11,250 debt · $50,276 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1921Next review Dec 2025

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 14

Oct 2025Deny Substantive Change: Other
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics
Oct 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Jan 2024Approved for Distance Education
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
Jan 2024Approved for Distance Education
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics
Jan 2024Approved for Distance Education
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays

$0–30k$17,207

$0–30k

$17,207

$30–48k$19,006

$30–48k

$19,006

$48–75k$18,064

$48–75k

$18,064

$75–110k$23,678

$75–110k

$23,678

$110k+$29,117

$110k+

$29,117

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)

$22,488

-$2,224vs Baccalaureate median $24,712

Federal loans

54.9%

In-state tuition

$45,630

Out-of-state

$45,630

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 519 students received $3.3M in Pell grants, alongside $9.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients

519

AY 2024–25

Pell disbursed

$3.3M

$3,288,491 total

Direct Loans

$9.3M

1,483 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k

’20

1k

’21

0k

’22

0k

’23

1k

’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.5M

578 loan awards

Unsubsidized · UG$2.2M

627 loan awards

Unsubsidized · Grad$1.6M

110 loan awards

Parent PLUS$2.9M

156 loan awards

Grad PLUS$91K

12 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 507 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (0.7%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate

0.7%

-1.6pp vs 2.3% national

Borrowers in repayment

507

Defaulted

4

Measurement window

3 years

Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016

4.8%-4.5

2017

4.5%-4.7

2018

4.1%-2.9

2019

0.7%-1.6

2020*

0.0%

This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Meredith College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS

Distinct CIP programs72

UndergraduateOffered

GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

428 total completions

01Business

8820.6%

01Business

8820.6%

02Visual/Performing Arts

6815.9%

02Visual/Performing Arts

6815.9%

03Family/Consumer Sci

6114.3%

03Family/Consumer Sci

6114.3%

04Biological Sciences

5713.3%

04Biological Sciences

5713.3%

05Psychology

5011.7%

05Psychology

5011.7%

06Social Sciences

347.9%

06Social Sciences

347.9%

07Communication

214.9%

07Communication

214.9%

08Parks/Recreation

174.0%

08Parks/Recreation

174.0%

09Health Professions

174.0%

09Health Professions

174.0%

10Computer Sciences

153.5%

10Computer Sciences

153.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS

Fall total

1,465

12-mo unduplicated

1,602

Undergraduate

1,278

Graduate

324

Gender split

Men

3%44

Women

97%1,558

Race / ethnicity composition

White

60.0%

Hispanic

19.1%

Black

8.8%

Asian

4.6%

Two or more

3.5%

Non-resident

2.5%

Unknown

1.1%

American Indian / Alaska Native

0.2%

Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander

0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students

0.63

1 offenses · 1,576 students

3-year trend

0.582 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.63Latest

Offenses · 3-yr

2

Last three years

VAWA · 3-yr

5

DV, dating, stalking

Hate crimes · 3-yr

0

Res-hall fires · 3-yr

1

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling

1

By location

1total

On campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1

Domestic violence

3

Dating violence

0

Stalking

4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals

Weapons00

Drugs06

Liquor06

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS

Student-to-faculty

10.0:1

Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)

127

Meredith College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Meredith College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS

This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

					Carnegie
SubjectMeredith College	70%	—	1,465	$22,488	Baccalaureate
Elmhurst University	70%	73.6%	3,997	$24,185	Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Emmanuel College	68%	75.7%	1,983	$26,706	Baccalaureate
Messiah University	75%	79.0%	3,373	$26,502	Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Nebraska Wesleyan University	66%	79.8%	1,654	$18,327	Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
North Central College	64%	77.3%	3,003	$21,044	Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Otterbein University	68%	84.5%	2,332	$19,237	Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Queens University of Charlotte	61%	62.1%	1,599	$30,857	Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Saint Michael's College	73%	84.5%	1,323	$25,239	Baccalaureate
Saint Norbert College	72%	85.7%	2,032	$26,172	Baccalaureate
Saint Vincent College	69%	61.7%	1,440	$23,510	Baccalaureate
Salem College	57%	76.7%	549	$18,277	Baccalaureate
Sarah Lawrence College	71%	61.7%	1,798	$41,437	Baccalaureate
University of Evansville	65%	77.6%	2,114	$18,499	Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Wagner College	65%	88.0%	2,001	$28,241	Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Whitworth University	71%	89.8%	2,314	$26,534	Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median	69%	77.6%	1,992	$24,712

Institutions like Meredith College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Meredith College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Meredith College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office

Office of Research, Planning and Assessment

Email

raubenhe [at] meredith.edu

Phone

(919) 760-8913

Address

Johnson Hall third floor, 308

The Office of Research, Planning and Assessment (RPA) supports and facilitates assessment processes and provides institutional research data for continuous improvement.

Visit IR office page

Team

3 members

C. Dianne Raubenheimer
Director of Research, Planning and Assessment
Dilnavaz Mirza Sharma
Assistant Director, Research, Planning & Assessment
Lori Miller
Institutional Research Analyst

Reports & documents (3)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Frequently asked questions about Meredith College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Meredith College.

What is the graduation rate at Meredith College?

Meredith College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 70% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Meredith College?

Meredith College reports a total enrollment of 1,465 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Meredith College?

The average net price at Meredith College is $22,488 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Meredith College?

Meredith College's yield rate is 18.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Meredith College located?

Meredith College is located in Raleigh, North Carolina 27607-5298.

Who runs Institutional Research at Meredith College?

Meredith College's IR work is done by the Office of Research, Planning and Assessment.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)

Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.

National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education

College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)

Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.

U.S. Department of Education

FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release

Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.

U.S. Department of Education

DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed

Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026

Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026

Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates

Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25

Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024

Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

Meredith College

Pell equity

Pass / fail distribution

Severity spectrum

Earnings premium gap

Debt vs earnings

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 14

Net price by family income

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Default rate vs national, by cohort

Top program families by completions

Gender split

Race / ethnicity composition

3-year trend

Criminal offenses by type

By location

VAWA offenses

Hate crimes by bias

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

Residence-hall fires

Elmhurst University

Emmanuel College

Messiah University

Nebraska Wesleyan University

North Central College

Otterbein University

Queens University of Charlotte

Saint Michael's College

Saint Norbert College

Saint Vincent College

Salem College

Sarah Lawrence College

University of Evansville

Wagner College

Whitworth University

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