Guilford College
Greensboro, NC · Private four-year · City: Large
1,160undergraduates
80%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$22,620average net price per year
48%graduate in 6 years
66%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 3,775
- Admitted
- 3,162
- Admit rate
- 80%
- Admit rate, women
- 96%
- Admit rate, men
- 95%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 12%
- First-year students
- 366
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 10%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 510-630
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 500-620
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 19%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 18-26
| High school GPA | Considered, not required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Considered, not required |
| Essay or personal statement | Considered, not required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
34 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (2)
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General Bachelor's (19 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (2)
- Accounting Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (17 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (23 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Bachelor's (17 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (2)
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Education (1)
- Education, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
Social sciences (3)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Sociology and Anthropology Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (4)
- Design and Applied Arts, Other Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (2)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Bachelor's (5 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (2)
- Creative Writing Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Community Organization and Advocacy Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (4)
- Data Analytics, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- International/Globalization Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Sustainability Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (2)
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Public Health, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (1)
- Environmental Studies Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Physical sciences (2)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (1)
- German Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (3)
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Master's
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $41,140
- Housing and food on campus
- $13,100
- Books and supplies
- $1,270
- Other on-campus costs
- $1,500
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $57,010
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $57,010
- Total cost living at home
- $43,910
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $20,785 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $24,870 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $25,205 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $30,620 |
| Over $110,000 | $25,245 |
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
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 100%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $33,106
- Got a grant from the college
- 100%
- Average grant from the college
- $27,166
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 44%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 68%
- Average amount borrowed
- $7,153
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 37%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 44%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 48%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 55%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 48%
- Came back for year two
- 66%
| Pell grant students | 34% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 61% |
| Neither | 59% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 180 | 56% |
| Men | 162 | 39% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| Asian | 11 | 55% (small group) |
| Black | 86 | 31% |
| Hispanic | 39 | 38% |
| White | 182 | 58% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 40% |
| Race unknown | 3 | 33% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 319 | 54% | 32% |
| Started here, part-time | 22 | 9% | 36% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 106 | 61% | 29% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 76 | 28% | 25% |
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
- 1,208
- Undergraduates
- 1,160
- Full-time undergraduates
- 1,085
- Part-time undergraduates
- 75
- Graduate students
- 48
- Students per faculty member
- 12 to 1
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 6%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 17%
| Women | 52% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 6% |
| Black | 26% |
| Hispanic | 14% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 45% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Race unknown | 2% |
| International | 2% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Large
- Address
- 5800 W Friendly Avenue, Greensboro, NC, 27410-4108
- County
- Guilford County
- Type
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Friends
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Study abroad, Teacher certification, 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.