First Year Students / Class Profile
Class of 2023
First Year student facts
- Total Applicants: 1,949
- Total Admitted: 1,258
- Acceptance rate of applicants: 64%
- First-year enrollment: 379
- Average GPA: 3.45 (unweighted)
- Average SAT/ACT: 1130/23
- Middle 50% AVG GPA: 3.49 (unweighted)
- Middle 50% AVG GPA: 3.89 (weighted)
- Middle 50% GPA Range: 3.21 – 3.78 (unweighted)
- 215 Different high schools represented
- 100% Female!!
Diversity:
35.43% self identify as a race or ethnicity other than white.
- Hispanic 12.43%
- Asian 5%
- Black/African American 10%
- Mutiracial 7%
- Unknown 1%
Top Ten Intended Majors
- Biology / Pre-health fields (pre-med, pre-vet, pre-dentistry, pre-pharmacy, pre-PT, pre-PA) / Education / Business / Interior Design / Art / Psychology / Dual Degree Engineering / Fashion Merchandising and Design / Undecided
Geographic Diversity
Students come from 22 states or foreign countries.
Scholars Programs
Honors Program:
- 35 honors students
- 3.88 – Avg. GPA (unweighted)
- 4.39 – Avg. GPA (weighted)
- 1300/28 – Avg. SAT/ACT
Teaching Fellows:
- 15 teaching fellows
- 3.60 – Avg. GPA (unweighted)
- 4.09 – Avg. GPA (weighted)
- 1150/23 – Avg. SAT/ACT
Contact Information
1st Floor, Johnson Hall
1-800-MEREDITH
(919) 760-8581
(919) 760-2348
admissions@meredith.edu
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