Raleigh, North Carolina

• The capital city of North Carolina with a population of more than 350,000
• Raleigh is located 150 miles west of the Atlantic Ocean and 190 east of the Great Smoky Mountains
• Raleigh has an annual average high of 70 degrees and low of 47. The mean annual temperature is 59.8
• Diverse population—1/3 of Raleigh’s population is made up of minorities
• Home to three state museums of art, history and natural sciences
• Three hospitals within the city

College Environment

• Meredith’s campus sits on 225 acres amid luscious green lawns and towering oak trees
• Raleigh is a true college town; in addition to Meredith College, Raleigh is home to a variety of higher learning institutions: North Carolina State University, Peace College (women’s college), St. Augustine’s College, Shaw University.
• NC Central University, UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University are located within 30 minutes of Meredith’s campus

Power in Numbers

• #1 Best City for Women Entrepreneurs (Raleigh-Cary, NC)- Allbusiness.com, November 2006
• #1 Best Place to Get a Job – Forbes Magazine, February 2007
• #1 Hottest Job Market – Business 2.0, March 2004
• #1 City with the Happiest Workers – Hudson Employment Index, March 2004
• #2 Most Educated City – U.S. Census Bureau, May 2004
• #2 Best Place for Business and Careers – Forbes Magazine, 2006
• #4 City That Rocks – Esquire Magazine, April 2004
• #4 Best Big City – Money Magazine, 2006
• #4 Best City for Singles – Forbes Magazine, 2005

• One of “7 Cool Cities for Young Professionals” – Kiplingers, August 2005
• #10 Low Stress City (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC) – Sperlings Best Places, 2003
• Top 50 Five Star City for Quality of Life (Raleigh-Cary) – Expansion Management, March 2005
In the past decade, Raleigh has been named:
• The “Best Place to Live in the South” by Money magazine
• The “Best Place to Live in America” by Money magazine
• One of the 10 “Best Places for 20-somethings to live” by Swing magazine
• The “Best Place for Business in America” by Fortune magazine
• One of the top five “Markets for New Graduates” by National Employment Weekly
• One of the top-20 “Hot Spots to Start a Business”