Meredith College is pleased to report graduation statistics for the students who entered as full-time, first-time freshmen in Fall 1999.  In compliance with the Student Right-to-Know (SRTK) Act of 1990, the report reflects the percentage of students who complete within six years (150% of the normal time to completion).  However, it is significant to note that most Meredith graduates earn their baccalaureate degrees within the traditional four-year period.  Meredith has also chosen to report its five-year average graduation rates for full-time, first-time students.

	Fall 1999 Cohort	4-year Averages for
		1996-1999 Cohorts
Number of Entering Students	453	411
Graduating in 4 or fewer years	57.0%	56.7%
Graduating in 5 or fewer years	66.2%	66.9%
Graduating in 6 or fewer years	67.3%	68.3%

Nineteen students in the Fall 1999 cohort (4.2%) graduated from Meredith in fewer than four years.  Two of the full-time, first-time students who began in Fall 1999 were still enrolled at Meredith in Fall 2005, continuing to work toward a degree.  The overall graduation rate for minority and international students in this cohort was 87.5%.  Of the students who withdrew from Meredith, at least 81.5% are known to have continued their education at other colleges and universities.

To give Meredith’s outcomes perspective, the following national averages were reported in 2001 as five-year graduation rates at institutions awarding Bachelor’s degrees, based on data collected by the American College Test (ACT).

	5-year Institutional
	Graduation Rates - 2001
Public Institutions	41.3%
Private Institutions	55.1%
All Institutions	50.9%

The more selective an institution is, the higher the graduation rate tends to be on average.  In 2001, the average ran from 42.0% for private institutions having open admission to 80.6% for private institutions with highly selective admission.  The mean for selective private institutions was 63.8%.  Therefore, Meredith’s four-year running average of 66.9% graduating in five years is a strong one.

Meredith College admits qualified women students without regard to race, creed, national or ethnic origin, age, sexual orientation or disability.