Located in central North Carolina, Raleigh, the home of Meredith College, is a growing capital city of approximately 474,069 people, according to the US Census Bureau. It is the center of the Research Triangle, an area comprising Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill.
The Meredith campus is on the western outskirts of the city, and the 225 rolling acres are unspoiled by commercial or residential development. Easy access is provided by Wade Avenue — an I-40 connector — and by U.S. 1. The campus is bounded on the north by Wade Avenue, on the east by Faircloth Street, on the west by U.S. 1 and I-440, and on the south by Hillsborough Street, which leads to Meredith’s main entrance. Appropriate highway markings guide the visitor to the College. Raleigh-Durham International Airport, served by the major airlines, is only eight miles from the campus.
Raleigh is also the home of North Carolina State University, Shaw University and St. Augustine University; Chapel Hill and Durham, sites of the University of North Carolina and Duke University, are 25 and 17 miles away, respectively. Wake Forest University, another major university, is located in Winston-Salem, a two-hour drive from Raleigh.
The city is centrally located so that the majestic mountain ranges of western North Carolina and the long stretch of beaches along the Atlantic Ocean are only two to four hours away. Students frequently take advantage of skiing opportunities in the mountains while others enjoy swimming and sailing along the coast.