Greensboro College
Greensboro, NC · Private four-year · City: Large
809undergraduates
70%admitted
Test-blind (scores not considered)SAT/ACT
$19,783average net price per year
41%graduate in 6 years
63%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 3,143
- Admitted
- 2,893
- Admit rate
- 70%
- Admit rate, women
- 93%
- Admit rate, men
- 91%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 7%
- First-year students
- 208
- SAT/ACT
- Test-blind (scores not considered)
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Not considered |
| Recommendations | Considered, not required |
| Essay or personal statement | Considered, not required |
| Class rank | Not considered |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Not considered |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
22 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (3)
- Accounting Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's (13 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (2)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, Other Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (6)
- Acting Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Directing and Theatrical Production Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Game and Interactive Media Design Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (1)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (1)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Education (2)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Music Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Social sciences (1)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (1)
- Human Development and Family Studies, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (3)
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities Master's
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master's
- Theology/Theological Studies Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $20,400
- Housing and food on campus
- $11,964
- Books and supplies
- $1,600
- Other on-campus costs
- $2,881
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $36,845
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $36,845
- Total cost living at home
- $26,659
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $17,131 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $16,279 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $17,363 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $20,492 |
| Over $110,000 | $26,481 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 99%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 99%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $14,676
- Got a grant from the college
- 98%
- Average grant from the college
- $7,031
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 45%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 80%
- Average amount borrowed
- $7,983
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 31%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 40%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 41%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 30%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 41%
- Came back for year two
- 63%
| Pell grant students | 34% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 34% |
| Neither | 60% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 98 | 50% |
| Men | 125 | 34% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| Asian | 2 | 0% (small group) |
| Black | 74 | 31% |
| Hispanic | 6 | 50% (small group) |
| White | 110 | 51% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 47% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 15 | 13% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 230 | 31% | 52% |
| Started here, part-time | 1 | 100% (small group) | 0% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 70 | 54% | 16% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 1 | 100% (small group) | 0% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 898
- Undergraduates
- 809
- Full-time undergraduates
- 639
- Part-time undergraduates
- 170
- Graduate students
- 89
- Students per faculty member
- 10 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 64%
- From out of state
- 34%
- From other countries
- 2%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 15%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 7%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 15%
| Women | 42% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Black | 34% |
| Hispanic | 9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 40% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Race unknown | 11% |
| International | 0% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Large
- Address
- 815 W Market St, Greensboro, NC, 27401-1875
- County
- Guilford County
- Type
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- United Methodist
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.