Meredith College

Meredith College is a private nonprofit college in Raleigh, NC. Its average net price is $22,801 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$18,483
$30,001 to $48,000$20,539
$48,001 to $75,000$17,576
$75,001 to $110,000$23,259
$110,001 and up$28,819
$47,448Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$47,448Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$22,801Average Net Price
$13,810Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$850Books and Supplies
$3,570Other Expenses
41.7%Students on Pell Grants
55.4%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

74.2%Acceptance Rate
588 to 668SAT Reading, Middle Half
510 to 680SAT Math, Middle Half
23 to 29ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$49,977
8 years after entry$55,579
10 years after entry$54,417
71.5%Graduation Rate
79.4%Retention Rate
$22,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Raleigh, NCLocation
Large citySetting
1,188Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Biology$41,567 Small program - rough guide n=44$25,367 Small program - rough guide n=52
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminology$42,035 National median for this major n=10,302Not published
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Design and Applied Arts$36,649 Small program - rough guide n=46$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=45
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Educational Administration and Supervision$41,124 National median for this major n=779Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$38,356 National median for this major n=2,406Not published
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$38,952 National median for this major n=2,176Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,488 National median for this major n=12,256Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
Human Services, General$41,637 National median for this major n=5,838Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$36,913 Small program - rough guide n=30$24,200 Small program - rough guide n=57
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$48,389 National median for this major n=3,062Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published

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