Meredith College Quick Facts
THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM
- Cited as one of the "best in the southeast" by the Princeton Review for 2010.
- Majors offered: 32
- Undergraduate degrees offered: B.A., B.S., B.M., B.S.W.
- Graduate degrees offered: M.A.T., MBA, M. Ed., Master of Science in Nutrition
- Student/faculty ratio: 10/1
- Average class size: 16
- Full-time professors: 138
- Percentage of full-time professors holding highest degree in field: 90%
- Percentage of male/female full-time professors: 34%/66%
- Percentage of full-time undergraduate students receiving laptops as part of the Meredith Technology Initiative: 100%
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THE STUDENTS
- Undergraduate enrollment: 1,967
- Graduate enrollment: 295
- States represented: 35
- Countries represented: 39
- Students receiving financial assistance or grants: 2,100+
- Amount of financial assistance coordinated: $41 million
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THE EXPERIENCE
- Student clubs and organizations: 90+
- Leadership offices: 650
- Division III athletic teams: 6
- Percentage of students participating in internships, cooperative education or other experiential learning: 88%
- Percentage of students participating in study abroad: 30%
- Colleges and universities in Triangle area: 11
- Parks in Raleigh: 150
- Miles of greenways in Raleigh: 56
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THE OUTCOME
- Companies participating in Meredith-sponsored job fairs: 108
- Jobs posted on Career Center's career management system: 534
- Percentage of recent graduates employed or pursuing graduate study within six months of graduation: 77%
- Percentage employed in education: 33%
- In business: 46%
- In government and nonprofit work: 21%
- Pursuing graduate and professional study: 25%
- Of alumnae surveyed five years after graduation: 96% would choose Meredith if they could begin college again,and 98% would recommend Meredith to others.
- 97% of alumnae agreed or strongly agreed that they were satisfied with the quality of their major program.
- Alumnae living in all 50 States and abroad: 18,000+
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