After Meredith College: graduation, pay and debt
Raleigh, North Carolina · Private · 1,188 undergrads
65% of Meredith College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $54,417 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $22,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$54.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
65%
finish within six years.
58%
finish in four years.
79%
of first-years come back for year two.
$22k
median federal debt at graduation.
66%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
58%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
65%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
79%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
65%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
394
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
69%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
28%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
440
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
26%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$49,977
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$54,417
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
68%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$22,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$20,066
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$24,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$16,468
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
66%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
70%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
75%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Deadlines: meredith.edu, 2026-27 (checked Nov 8, 2026)
Updated Nov 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers