,·Private (Women's Liberal Arts, coed graduate school)·Est. 1891
“The largest private women's college in the Southeast, blending a tight-knit sisterhood with the resources of North Carolina's Research Triangle.”
Meredith College is a private women's liberal arts college founded in 1891 and located on a 225-acre wooded campus in the heart of Raleigh, North Carolina. With just over 1,200 undergraduate women and a coeducational John E. Weems Graduate School, Meredith combines the personal attention of a small college (student-faculty ratio around 10:1) with the opportunities of a city that is part of the Research Triangle, one of the most dynamic education and tech corridors in the United States. The undergraduate curriculum spans the liberal arts and includes roughly 38 majors plus licensure, pre-professional, and graduate programs, with particular strength in psychology, biological sciences, business administration, interior design, education, child development, social work, and nutrition. Student life at Meredith is defined by a distinctive 'sisterhood' culture and a century of traditions, including the week-long Cornhuskin' festival, Big Sister/Little Sister programs, Stunt, Class Day, and Founder's Day. The Honor Code shapes both classroom and residential life, and almost every student participates in on-campus organizations, service projects, or leadership roles. Undergraduate women live in six residence halls and The Oaks apartment-style community; on-campus housing is effectively guaranteed for every unmarried undergraduate. Meredith's location in Raleigh is a major part of the experience. The campus sits on Hillsborough Street, a short drive from downtown Raleigh, NC State University, Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill, and the internship-rich Research Triangle Park. Undergraduates who want engineering can pursue a 3+2 dual-degree program with NC State, earning one degree at Meredith in chemistry, computer science, or mathematics and a second in engineering at NC State. International students are welcomed with dedicated advising, merit scholarships of $20K–$27K, and a supportive small-campus environment.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
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Official SourceEarly Action Priority 1
Decisions released on or before Dec 19, 2025.
Early Action Priority 2
Decisions released on or before Feb 16, 2026.
Regular Decision
Rolling admission after Priority 2; notifications issued on a rolling basis.
The deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Tuition & Fees (All Students)
$47,278 – $49,170
/yr
Beyond the sticker price — every named scholarship, the financial aid policy, need-aware notes, and a personalized net-cost estimate.
How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
Houses English, history, philosophy, religious and ethical studies, world languages, communication, music, dance, and theatre, with a strong liberal arts core and creative arts focus.
Delivers Meredith's STEM curriculum, with nationally recognized programs in biology and health-sciences preparation and a dual-degree engineering pathway with NC State.
Offers undergraduate business majors and the MBA, with an emphasis on leadership development for women and internship access across the Research Triangle.
Prepares graduates for careers in teaching, child development, social work, and family studies, with a long-standing reputation in North Carolina education.
Home to Meredith's well-regarded Interior Design program, one of the most popular and professionally accredited programs on campus.
4 years
Meredith's most-awarded major, with strong pre-health advising (medicine, PA, dental, PT) and small lab sections that give women hands-on research experience from the first year.
4 years
CIDA-accredited program known for studio culture, industry partnerships in the Research Triangle, and strong placement into design firms and graduate programs.
5 years
Students complete three years at Meredith majoring in chemistry, computer science, or mathematics, then two at NC State's College of Engineering, graduating with degrees from both institutions.
4 years
One of Meredith's most popular majors, with a strong track record of placing graduates into clinical, counseling, and industrial-organizational master's programs.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $45,630
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
