Carolinas College vs Meredith College

Carolinas College of Health Sciences and Meredith College, two distinct institutions of higher learning in North Carolina, offer unique educational experiences tailored to different aspirations. Carolinas College of Health Sciences, with an acceptance rate of 88%, specializes in healthcare-related programs, preparing students for careers in nursing, physical therapy, and other healthcare fields. Meredith College, on the other hand, boasts a lower acceptance rate of 67% and excels in liberal arts and sciences, with popular majors including business, education, and psychology. While Carolinas College of Health Sciences predominantly caters to a female student body, Meredith College maintains a more balanced gender ratio. Explore the comprehensive comparison table below to delve into further details regarding tuition fees, graduation rates, and other crucial factors that will help you make an informed decision about your academic journey.

	Carolinas College of Health Sciences	Meredith College
Overview
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina	Raleigh, North Carolina
Campus setting	City: Large	City: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Trimester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate		82.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	61.1%	69.9%
Application fees	$60	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $60
SAT range	920 - 1110	1098 - 1273
ACT range	N/A	23 - 29
Students submitting SAT score	83.0%	15.0%
Students submitting ACT score	17.0%	29.0%
Total number of applicants	18	1,706
Total number of admissions given out	11	1,192
Admitted students who chose to enroll	6	344
Yield rate	54.5%	28.9%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Not required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$43,120	$56,034
Average net price		$21,717
Tuition	$14,184	$41,104
Room & board		$12,120
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)		100.0% Average amount $29,442
Students receiving federal student loan		63.0% Average amount $5,456
Students taking out private loans		12.0% Average amount $16,787

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	473 Men 11.2% Women 88.8%	1,427 Men 0.1% Women 99.9%
Graduate students	N/A	284 Men 11.3% Women 88.7%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	9.8%
International students	N/A	1.5%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	N/A	1,163
First year students are required to live on campus?	N/A	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	North Carolina Virginia Florida Maryland South Carolina

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Liberal Arts	Health Professions Business Visual & Performing Arts Family and Consumer Sciences Education
Students to faculty ratio	6:1	10:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	66.7%	68.5%
Dropout rate	N/A	7.3%
Transferred out	33.3%	24.0%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $60,164 Year 2: $54,140 Year 3: $52,114 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $43,501 Year 2: $41,007 Year 3: $44,665	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $73,949 Year 3: $78,785 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $43,798 Year 3: $46,102 Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $43,128 Year 3: $45,966 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,114 Year 2: $36,166 Year 3: $39,557 Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $38,866 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,569 Year 3: $38,786 Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,843 Year 2: $35,274 Year 3: $38,313 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,141 Year 3: $36,612 Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,995 Year 3: $34,856 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $48,432 Year 3: N/A

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