graduate school in Raleigh, North Carolina. As of 2025 Meredith enrolls approximately 1,600 women in its undergraduate programs and 275 men and women in its graduate programs.
== History ==
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. The campus covers 225 acres (0.91 km2) and is located close to both Raleigh-Durham International Airport and Research Triangle Park.
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