Meredith College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,300,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,680 (63%)
Days Without Precipitation 256 (71%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,206
Men / Women 0% / 100%
From State 83%
From Region 4%

Racial/Ethnic

White 60%
Hispanic 19%
Black 9%
Asian 5%
Mixed 4%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Meredith College 351 0% 64% 4% 8% 13% 5% $60,973 12 -0.37 37 94%
Computer Science 14 +1 0% 36% 21% 0% 14% 29% $89,962 11 -1.02 86 — — — — —
Data Science 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,639 6 -1.61 71 — — — — —
Chemistry 6 — 0% 50% 0% 33% 17% 0% $68,013 32 -0.35 55 — — — — —
Mathematics 12 — 0% 42% 8% 17% 8% 17% $66,852 22 -0.70 53 — — — — —
Biology 49 +4 0% 69% 4% 4% 18% 4% $71,748 79 +0.61 64 95% — — — —
Dietetics 6 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 33% 0% $58,472 24 -0.52 30 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,814 35 -0.36 23 — — — — —
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies — — — — — — — — $56,291 17 -0.73 24 — — — — —
Kinesiology 17 — 0% 88% 0% 0% 6% 0% $57,360 34 -0.52 27 100% — — — —
Public Health 9 +2 0% 33% 11% 22% 22% 11% $62,369 40 -0.26 41 — — — — —
Accounting 6 +1 0% 50% 0% 17% 0% 17% $74,720 24 -0.80 69 — — — — —
Business Administration 20 +1 0% 40% 10% 10% 10% 15% $63,712 18 -0.72 44 94% — — — —
Economics 4 +5 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 25% $72,340 13 -0.96 65 — — — — —
Hospitality Management 5 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,013 25 -0.50 21 — — — — —
Human Resources Management 10 — 0% 80% 10% 0% 0% 0% $75,422 50 -0.04 70 100% — — — —
Marketing 14 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 36% 7% $68,343 20 -0.72 56 100% — — — —
English 6 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,916 57 +0.06 17 84% — — — —
History 5 — 0% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,357 29 -0.54 14 — — — — —
Spanish 1 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,112 35 -0.35 19 — — — — —
Child Development 16 — 0% 75% 6% 6% 6% 0% $42,465 8 -1.28 4 100% — — — —
Communication 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,726 25 -0.67 21 87% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,257 22 -0.47 10 — — — — —
Forensic Anthropology 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,380 36 -0.41 16 — — — — —
Human Services — — — — — — — — $51,066 33 -0.26 13 — — — — —
International Affairs 5 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,019 21 -0.61 37 — — — — —
Media Studies 8 — 0% 62% 0% 38% 0% 0% $54,726 25 -0.67 21 87% — — — —
Political Science 7 — 0% 57% 0% 14% 14% 14% $63,005 25 -0.68 42 — — — — —
Psychology 29 +5 0% 59% 0% 10% 14% 7% $54,550 51 -0.08 20 97% — — — —
Public Relations 12 — 0% 75% 0% 8% 17% 0% $60,291 17 -1.04 35 91% — — — —
Social Work 7 — 0% 43% 0% 29% 29% 0% $50,427 29 -0.34 12 100% — — — —
Sociology 6 +4 0% 50% 0% 0% 33% 0% $50,934 28 -0.54 13 — — — — —
Educational Leadership — — — — — — — — $52,662 38 -0.28 16 — — — — —
Art Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,140 74 +0.46 13 — — — — —
Dance 8 +1 0% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $45,040 67 +0.26 6 — — — — —
Drama and Dance Teacher Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $51,443 91 +1.12 14 — — — — —
Fashion Design 5 — 0% 20% 0% 60% 0% 0% $59,718 36 -0.19 33 80% — — — —
Fashion Merchandising 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $57,480 32 -0.41 27 96% — — — —
Graphic Design 7 +1 0% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $59,718 52 -0.03 33 80% — — — —
Interior Design 23 — 0% 78% 4% 4% 13% 0% $59,718 14 -0.96 33 80% — — — —
Music Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,537 71 +0.51 14 — — — — —
Music Performance 6 — 0% 33% 17% 17% 17% 0% $45,809 46 -0.10 6 — — — — —
Musical Theatre 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,941 43 -0.19 6 — — — — —
Studio Art 10 — 0% 90% 0% 0% 0% 10% $44,314 38 -0.27 5 — — — — —
Theater 4 — 0% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $41,569 40 -0.20 4 — — — — —
Theatre Arts — — — — — — — — $43,715 54 +0.09 5 — — — — —
Voice and Opera 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,079 46 -0.07 7 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $48,485
ROI Percentile 37th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 63%
6-Year Graduation Rate 70%
Transfer-Out Rate 23%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 26.8% 94 0% 64% 1% 12% 13% 3% $53,543 26 -0.60 18 96% —
Arts 19.9% 70 0% 70% 4% 10% 10% 1% $52,604 56 -0.34 16 80% —
Business & Economics 16.8% 59 0% 56% 5% 5% 12% 10% $67,763 20 -0.61 55 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 14.0% 49 0% 69% 4% 4% 18% 4% $71,748 70 +0.61 64 95% —
Health Sciences 7.4% 26 0% 69% 4% 8% 12% 4% $59,094 4 -0.43 32 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 5.1% 18 0% 44% 6% 22% 11% 11% $67,239 18 -0.58 54 — —
Computer Science 4.3% 15 0% 40% 20% 0% 13% 27% $89,007 15 -1.06 85 — —
Humanities 3.4% 12 0% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,366 33 -0.23 15 84% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.3% 8 0% 62% 0% 0% 25% 0% $57,808 39 -0.48 28 — —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 74%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 74% 74% 74%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 25%
SAT Range 1090 – 1340
SAT Math Range 510 – 680
SAT RW Range 580 – 660