Introduction and Overview: Meredith College is a private college located in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. It is famous for liberal arts, art, biomedicine and economic management. The school was originally a private aristocratic women's school. Currently, undergraduate students are mainly female, and graduate students are both male and female. The total number of students is about 1,800, including about 1,500 undergraduates and about 300 graduate students.

History and Establishment Time: The college was established in 1891 and was originally named Baptist Female University. In 1904, it was renamed Baptist University for Women. In 1909, it was changed to its current name Meredith College in honor of Thomas Meredith, the founder of the Baptist newspaper "The Bible Recorder". In 1924, the college began to build a new campus on Hillsborough Street and welcomed students to attend classes here in 1926.

School Strength

Faculty: With 126 academic staff, the teacher-student ratio is about 1:12, which can provide students with more personalized teaching and guidance.

Academic achievements: The school's students are active in scientific research, community learning, and overseas study. The school has its own undergraduate research program, supports students and teachers to carry out academic research and innovation activities in various fields, and provides financial support for students to participate in academic conferences.

Professional accreditation: The business school with AACSB accreditation has its business education quality recognized internationally.

Institutional nature: Private liberal arts college, which was a private aristocratic women's school in the early days. Now it is a college with women as the main undergraduate and coeducational graduate students.

Educational philosophy: The college is committed to educating and inspiring students to live uprightly through liberal arts education and professional preparation, and to provide leadership for the needs, opportunities and challenges of society. Emphasis is placed on cultivating students' multiple values, including honor (adhering to high standards of academic and personal honor), intellectual freedom (cultivating an open and exploratory spirit, respecting different views and voices), and academic excellence (motivating learning, encouraging innovation, curiosity, intellectual challenges, hard work and lifelong learning), etc.

Key disciplines: According to U.S. News & World Report, its most popular majors are psychology, biology/biological sciences, business administration, and management, child development, and social work. In addition, the school's engineering dual degree program, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and other majors also have certain advantages, and students can obtain dual degrees through cooperation with North Carolina State University.

Departments and majors: The college offers 38 majors, as well as license, graduate, and preparatory courses. Students can obtain degrees such as Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music, or Bachelor of Social Work after graduation.

Ranking: In 2021, it was ranked 136th among the best liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report; 119th in the South by Forbes; and the best southeastern college by Princeton Review.

Cost: The college makes tuition competitive through scholarships and other means. For non-North Carolina students, scholarships can help reduce tuition and fees below the non-resident fees of many public colleges and universities.

Campus environment: The campus covers an area of ​​225 acres and is conveniently located near Raleigh-Durham International Airport and Research Triangle Park. The campus has distinctive buildings such as Jones Chapel, as well as a botanical garden and gardens. However, some people believe that the furniture in its student spaces (such as the library, student center common areas, dormitory lounges, etc.) is a bit old.