Meredith Quick Facts
Our office has compiled the following frequently-requested Meredith College data. You can obtain additional, more detailed information from the Common Data Set or from our office.
All data on this page is based on the College's official reporting date of October 1.
Enrollment, Fall 2005
Total enrollment: 2,168
Undergraduate students: 2,015
Graduate-level students: 153
Admissions, Fall 2005
First-time traditionally-admitted freshmen enrolled: 451
Traditionally-admitted transfers enrolled: 103
Middle 50% of freshman SAT verbal scores: 470-570
Middle 50% of freshman SAT math scores: 470-560
% of freshmen in top tenth of high school class: 19%
% of freshmen in top quarter of high school class: 47%
Average unweighted high school GPA of freshmen based on academic
subjects only: 3.032
Student Characteristics, Fall 2005
Resident students: 886
% of entering first-time, first-year students who live on campus: 92%
% of undergraduate degree-seeking students who live on campus: 48%
% of all undergraduates who are from North Carolina: 88%
% of all students who are from North Carolina: 89%
% of undergraduate degree-seeking students who are age 23 or older:
22%
% of all undergraduates who are age 23 or older: 25%
Racial/Ethnic Distribution of All Students, Fall 2005
White, non-Hispanic: 78.1%
American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.4%
Hispanic: 2.1%
Black, non-Hispanic: 10.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 2.3%
Other: 1.5%
Nonresident alien: 0.9%
Race/ethnicity unknown: 4.1%
Graduation Rates ( 4-year average)
Based on full-time, first-time freshmen who entered between Fall 1996
-- Fall 1999
Students who graduated in 4 or fewer years: 57%
Students who graduated in 5 or fewer years: 67%
Students who graduated in 6 or fewer years: 68%
(Report for most recent cohort -- click
here)
Graduate School Enrollment, Fall 2005
Master of Business Administration Program: 77
Master of Education Program: 31
Master of Music Program: 9
Master of Science in Nutrition Program: 25
Dietetic Internship Certificate Program: 11 students
Faculty and Instruction, Fall 2005
Number of full-time faculty: 130
Number of part-time faculty: 120
Number of graduate teaching assistants: 0
Percent of total faculty who are male: 32%
Percent of total faculty who are female: 68%
Percent of full-time faculty with doctoral degree: 79%
Percent of full-time faculty with terminal degree: 89%
Undergraduate faculty-student ratio is 1:11
Graduate faculty-student ratio is 1:6
Tuition and Fees, 2006-2007
Undergraduate Tuition:
Full-time students $21,150
Part-time students $555/credit
hour
Room and board: $5,940
Graduate Tuition: $366-$493/credit hour
Last modified: March 2007
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:Pam Steinke, Ph.D., Director of Assessment and Institutional Research at 919.760.8913
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