Meredith College

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Meredith College
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Former names
Baptist Female University (1891–1904)
Baptist University for Women (1904–1909)
MottoLux (Latin)
Motto in English
Light
Type Private women's liberal arts college and coeducational graduate school
Established1891;133 years ago (1891)
Endowment $114.6 million (2020) [1] [2]
President Jo Allen
Academic staff
126 (fall 2021) [3]
Students1,711 (fall 2021) [3]
Undergraduates 1,427 (fall 2021) [3]
Postgraduates 284 (fall 2021) [3]
Location
Raleigh
,
North Carolina
,
United States

35°47′53″N78°41′18″W / 35.79806°N 78.68833°W / 35.79806; -78.68833
Campus Urban
Colors Maroon and white
Sporting affiliations
 NCAA Division III—USA South Athletic Conference
MascotAvenging Angels
Website www.meredith.edu
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Meredith College is a private women's liberal arts college and coeducational graduate school in Raleigh, North Carolina. As of 2021 Meredith enrolls approximately 1,500 women in its undergraduate programs and 300 men and women in its graduate programs. [4]

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History

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Meredith College students and faculty, 1948
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Main building in 1930s

Chartered by the First Baptist Church, the college first opened as the Baptist Female University in 1891 in a facility in downtown Raleigh. In 1904, the school's name was first changed to Baptist University for Women. In 1909, the school adopted its current name, Meredith College, to honor Thomas Meredith who was the founder of the Baptist newspaper The Biblical Recorder .

In 1997, the college moved away from a direct connection with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.

Meredith began construction at the current location on Hillsborough Street near North Carolina State University in 1924, and students began attending classes there in 1926. [5] The campus covers 225 acres (0.91 km2) and is located close to both Raleigh-Durham International Airport and Research Triangle Park.

In 1980 an angel was chosen as the school sports mascot, but in the summer of 2007 this was changed to the "Avenging Angels". [6]

In April 2022, the school renamed Joyner Hall, named for white supremacy advocate James Yadkin Joyner, as part of its anti-racism initiatives. [7] [8]

Academics

38 majors are offered at Meredith, as well as licensure, graduate, and pre-professional programs. According to U.S. News & World Report the most popular majors are Psychology, Biology/Biological Sciences, Business Administration and Management, Child Development and Social Work. [9]

Upon completion of an undergraduate major, students can receive a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music, or Bachelor of Social Work. The John E. Weems Graduate School is coeducational.

Undergraduate students who wish to study engineering can participate in a five-year dual-degree program, whereby they can receive degrees from both Meredith and North Carolina State University's College of Engineering. To do this, students must major in either chemistry, computer science or mathematics at Meredith. Through this arrangement, students receive a B.A. from Meredith in chemistry, computer science or mathematics and a B.S. from NCSU in engineering.

The college's Undergraduate Research Program supports student/faculty partnerships for the purposes of academic research and creative activity in all fields. College funds support these projects and underwrite travel costs for students presenting their work at conferences. The college hosts an annual one-day research conference in April to present work of Meredith students.

Student life

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Main entrance and building
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Jones Chapel

Meredith College is noted for its traditions, which range from the Honor Code to Cornhuskin', a yearly weeklong festival encouraging competition between graduating classes. Meredith College also celebrates its Founder's Day every year. During each college generation, faculty perform Alice in Wonderland for students, keeping their involvement in the production a secret up until the students see them on stage. [5]

Rankings and classifications

As of 2021, Meredith College was ranked #136 in the category of Best Liberal Arts Colleges by U.S. News & World Report [9] , was ranked #119 by Forbes among "In The South", [10] and was categorized by The Princeton Review in the Best Southeastern category. [11] [12]

Meredith College was ranked fifth among regional colleges in the South in the 2016 edition of U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges rankings. [13] As of 2019 Meredith College is not included in this ranking as a southern regional university. [14] [15]

Athletics

As of August 2021 Meredith athletes compete in basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field and volleyball. [16] In August 2014 Meredith College announced the addition of track and field and in September 2019 announced the addition of golf as well as field hockey. [17] [18]

A member of the USA South Athletic Conference since 2007, [6] Meredith has claimed 26 USA South championships, made 15 NCAA appearances, and had 300 student-athletes named all-conference and 670 to USA South All-American.

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The main field of Meredith College for outdoor sports

Notable people (selection)

Administration

Alumnae

Faculty

See also

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