applicants, stating that only 2% of female applicants are likely to consider applying to a women's college, whereas 98% would only consider attending coeducational institutions. Academics As an exclusively undergraduate college, Peace offers only bachelor's degrees. All traditional undergraduate candidates must complete an internship. Athletics William Peace University competes in the USA South Athletic Conference as a Division III school in the NCAA. Teams are fielded in basketball, cross country, softball, soccer, tennis, volleyball, swimming, track and field, and lacrosse. William Peace fields men's sports in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, and track and field. Peace has been a full member of the NCAA since 2002, after having been granted provisional membership in 1995. Prior to that, Peace had competed in Region X of the NJCAA dating back on 1973. USA South membership was granted in 2003, making it the first women's college in the state to join a co-educational conference. Notable alumni Lisa Stone Barnes (born 1966), businesswoman, politician, and member of the North Carolina General Assembly Mary Lily Kenan Flagler Bingham (1867-1917), philanthropist and heiress Alice Willson Broughton (1889–1980), First Lady of North Carolina Carrie Lougee Broughton (1879–1957), North Carolina State Librarian Eleanor Layfield Davis (1911–1985), painter Fortune Feimster (born 1980), actress and comedienne Gail Godwin (born 1937), writer Mary Hilliard Hinton (1869–1961), historian, painter, and anti-suffragist Gertrude Dills McKee (1885–1948), politician and member of the North Carolina State Senate Jane Simpson McKimmon (1867–1957), writer and educator Lily Morehead Mebane (1869–1943), politician and relief worker Jacqueline Novogratz (born 1961), businesswoman and writer Annie Land O'Berry (1885–1944), philanthropist and activist Agnes Sanford (1897–1982), writer Lura S. Tally (1921–2012), politician and member of the North Carolina General Assembly References External links Official website Official athletics website Universities and colleges in the Research Triangle Former women's universities and colleges in the United States Liberal arts colleges in North Carolina Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Universities and colleges affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA) Educational institutions established in 1857 Universities and colleges in Raleigh, North Carolina 1857 establishments in North Carolina Private universities and colleges in North Carolina