Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Location Greensboro, NC
Population 700,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,680 (63%)
Days Without Precipitation 256 (71%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 600 (5%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 11,861
Men / Women 37% / 63%
From State 56%
From Region 12%
Athletes 4.3%

Racial/Ethnic

Black 79%
Hispanic 4%
Mixed 4%
White 2%
Native American 1%
International 1%
Asian 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
North Carolina A&T State University 2,330 35% / 65% 0% $58,542 65 94%
Architectural Engineering 37 51% / 49% 3% $78,711 89 100%
Biomedical Engineering 42 31% / 69% 0% $91,983 96 100%
Chemical Engineering 26 42% / 58% 0% $89,827 95 95%
Civil Engineering 31 71% / 29% 3% $78,247 88 92%
Computer Engineering 26 77% / 23% 0% $99,376 98 100%
Electrical Engineering 30 +1 90% / 10% 0% $91,795 96 89%
Industrial Engineering 23 52% / 48% 0% $94,559 97 97%
Mechanical Engineering 68 69% / 31% 0% $89,936 95 96%
Surveying Engineering 5 100% / 0% 0% $79,188 89
Artificial Intelligence $81,609 91
Computer Graphics 39 54% / 46% 0% $68,714 80
Computer Science 78 68% / 32% 1% $83,832 92 85%
Informatics 2 50% / 50% 0%
Information Technology 89 67% / 33% 0% $77,177 88
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 2 50% / 50% 0% $57,949 64
Chemistry 17 12% / 88% 0% $60,984 70
Mathematics 7 29% / 71% 0% $59,496 67
Physics 7 +1 43% / 57% 0% $62,955 73
Biology 116 12% / 88% 0% $50,553 45 92%
Agricultural and Biological Engineering 5 40% / 60% 0% $79,015 89
Agriculture 32 66% / 34% 0% $47,804 37 100%
Animal Sciences 55 +2 15% / 85% 0% $50,545 45 96%
Animal Sciences 9 +3 0% / 100% 0% $50,545 45 96%
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 16 38% / 62% 0% $68,922 81 100%
Nursing 76 8% / 92% 0% $68,856 81 100%
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 6 33% / 67% 0% $74,181 85 100%
Accounting 27 37% / 63% 0% $76,072 87 95%
Business Management and Administration 106 37% / 63% 1% $62,426 72 88%
Economics 21 57% / 43% 0% $56,841 61 96%
Finance 28 +1 43% / 57% 0% $68,547 80
Health Administration 66 5% / 95% 0% $59,665 67
Information Resources Management 44 52% / 48% 0% $67,808 79
Marketing 69 +1 33% / 67% 0% $60,540 69 100%
Sports Management 138 29% / 71% 0% $40,355 16 95%
Transportation Management 31 +2 58% / 42% 0% $62,426 72 88%
Child Development 22 0% / 100% 0% $44,765 28 96%
English 14 36% / 64% 0% $33,901 7 85%
Family and Consumer Sciences 18 +1 6% / 94% 0% $36,463 10 93%
History 8 38% / 62% 0% $45,269 29
Mass Communication/Media Studies 121 31% / 69% 1% $48,678 40 93%
Political Science 32 12% / 88% 3% $57,275 62 100%
Psychology 207 11% / 89% 0% $41,321 18 91%
Social Work 48 10% / 90% 0% $45,656 30 98%
Sociology 23 22% / 78% 0% $37,456 11 93%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 10 20% / 80% 0% $48,678 40 93%
Agricultural Teacher Education 17 18% / 82% 0% $62,520 72 100%
Business Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $62,500 72
Elementary Education 18 0% / 100% 0% $52,927 52 94%
General Education 176 47% / 53% 1% $43,986 26 96%
Secondary Education and Teaching 5 80% / 20% 0% $52,927 52 94%
Art/Art Studies 26 23% / 77% 0% $33,956 7 100%
Graphic Design 2 0% / 100% 0% $45,960 31 94%
Landscape Architecture 8 38% / 62% 0% $59,720 67
Music 6 67% / 33% 0% $40,792 17
Theater 13 46% / 54% 0% $31,692 5 91%
Criminal Justice 115 19% / 81% 0% $47,397 36 92%
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians 9 100% / 0% 0% $90,126 95 93%
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians 19 58% / 42% 0% $92,327 96 94%
Industrial Technology/Technician 17 100% / 0% 0% $50,884 46 93%
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician 21 71% / 29% 0% $50,884 46 93%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,158
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,993
Est. In-State Cost $9,260
Est. Out-of-State Cost $28,450
ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 36%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 22.7% 530 34% / 66% 0% $57,334 62 94%
Humanities & Social Sciences 21.6% 503 17% / 83% 1% $44,322 27 93%
Engineering 12.4% 288 61% / 39% 1% $88,753 94 96%
Education 9.3% 217 41% / 59% 1% $46,471 33 96%
Computer Science 8.9% 208 65% / 35% 0% $78,095 88 85%
Professional 7.8% 181 41% / 59% 0% $54,970 57 93%
Agriculture & Food Science 5.0% 117 32% / 68% 0% $53,525 53 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.0% 116 12% / 88% 0% $50,553 45 92%
Health Sciences 3.5% 82 10% / 90% 0% $69,246 81 100%
Arts 2.4% 55 35% / 65% 0% $38,351 13 97%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 33 24% / 76% 0% $60,903 69

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $29.9M #137 54% $0.2M 27 #115 216 12
Agriculture & Food Science $27.5M #48 46% $0.0M 44 14
Physical Sciences & Math $5.0M #219 92% $0 12 #161 132 3
Life & Natural Sciences $2.9M #226 71% $0 1
Computer Science $2.9M #171 96% $0.0M 8 #109 3
Education $2.7M #154 10% $0.0M 5 #384
Health Sciences $1.9M #205 39% $0 1 #236
Business & Economics $1.9M #164 79% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.5M #284 98% $0 2 #308 5
Total $76.0M #172 55% $0.2M 55 #245 397 33

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 42%
Yield (Unbound) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 42% 42% 42%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 39%
SAT Range 1020 – 1190
SAT Math Range 510 – 590
SAT RW Range 510 – 600