Meredith College
About
Meredith College is a women’s college on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh that opened more than 126 years ago with just over 200 students. Enrollment now sits at about 1,600, including men who study in the graduate programs.
The undergraduate catalog runs past 90 programs, with close to 30 more at the graduate and certificate level. The college’s pitch to students is about finding what they are good at and building on it, and its StrongPoints coaching is set up to do exactly that. It is nationally ranked.
What to know
- U.S. News, The Princeton Review and Forbes have all named it a Best College.
- The Office of Career Planning runs a Career Fest where students meet employers.
- Meredith hosted two days of the Jaipur Literature Festival NC in September 2026.
- College leadership has worked since fall 2024 to strengthen its financial footing.
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