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University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Basic Information

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 13,848
Men / Women 34% / 66%
White 41%
Black 27%
Hispanic 14%
Asian 6%
Mixed 5%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 34%
Life & Natural Sciences 24%
Business & Economics 21%
Arts 11%
Engineering, Computing & Math 6%
Education 4%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,661
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $24,012
Est. In-State Cost $9,910
Est. Out-of-State Cost $31,062
10-Year ROI $167,000
ROI Percentile 66th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 39%
6-Year Graduation Rate 56%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,680 (63th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 256 (71th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $16M #99
Life & Natural Sciences $29M #176
Engineering, Computing & Math $2M #291
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 9 #205
Humanities & Social Sciences 87 #210
Life & Natural Sciences 102 #213

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 12%
SAT Range 1,150 – 1,355
ACT Range 22 – 27

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 3,195 31% / 69% 1% $65,470
Computer Science 78 +1 79% / 21% 6% $111,441
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 85 +2 62% / 38% 1% $87,761
Information Science/Studies 23 57% / 43% 0%
Mathematics 11 +1 55% / 45% 9% $57,319
Physics 2 50% / 50% 0%
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 45 4% / 96% 2% $56,648
Biochemistry 22 +1 18% / 82% 0%
Biology 179 +2 28% / 72% 1% $50,581
Chemistry 6 33% / 67% 0%
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness 10 20% / 80% 0% $47,398
Environmental Studies 15 33% / 67% 7%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 136 35% / 65% 2% $49,350
Nursing 235 12% / 88% 0% $134,670
Nutrition Sciences 32 16% / 84% 0% $55,314
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 1 0% / 100% 0%
Public Health Education and Promotion 94 7% / 93% 2% $61,664
Accounting 80 +1 50% / 50% 1% $78,530
Business Economics 20 +1 75% / 25% 5% $63,428
Business Management and Administration 380 +4 46% / 54% 2% $79,463
Business/Managerial Economics 4 +1 75% / 25% 0%
Entrepreneurship 17 +3 53% / 47% 0% $47,562
Finance 57 +18 60% / 40% 2% $71,883
Hospitality Management 11 45% / 55% 0% $54,405
International Business 21 +2 14% / 86% 0% $68,482
Marketing 61 +2 48% / 52% 2%
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 35 26% / 74% 0%
African-American/Black Studies 7 +5 43% / 57% 0% $40,924
Anthropology 14 +3 29% / 71% 0% $47,590
Classical Languages 7 +3 43% / 57% 0%
English 65 +3 18% / 82% 0% $53,785
Foreign Languages 13 +2 31% / 69% 0%
Geography 10 +1 60% / 40% 0% $53,278
History 35 +5 57% / 43% 0% $44,800
Human Development and Family Studies 87 0% / 100% 1% $44,255
Interdisciplinary Studies 99 +9 14% / 86% 0%
Interdisciplinary Studies 73 22% / 78% 1%
Mass Communication/Media Studies 71 +4 52% / 48% 0% $46,563
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 17 24% / 76% 6%
Philosophy 24 +6 67% / 33% 0%
Political Science 55 +5 35% / 65% 0% $53,853
Psychology 229 +5 22% / 78% 0% $47,207
Religion/Religious Studies 5 +2 20% / 80% 0%
Social Work 72 7% / 93% 1% $50,990
Sociology 87 +11 14% / 86% 0% $46,715
Spanish 14 +4 21% / 79% 0% $42,821
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 87 +5 34% / 66% 1% $46,563
Women's Studies 4 +4 75% / 25% 0% $40,924
Early Childhood Education 13 0% / 100% 0% $49,574
Elementary Education 50 6% / 94% 0% $49,574
English Education 5 20% / 80% 0%
General Education 18 33% / 67% 0% $53,343
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 12 50% / 50% 8% $49,574
Social Studies Teacher Education 9 44% / 56% 0%
Special Education 11 0% / 100% 0% $47,398
Apparel and Textiles 53 11% / 89% 0% $56,880
Art Education 3 0% / 100% 0%
Dance 19 11% / 89% 0% $27,768
Fine Arts 24 +2 33% / 67% 0% $42,020
Fine and Studio Arts Management 17 +1 24% / 76% 0%
Fine/Studio Arts 58 19% / 81% 0% $42,020
Interior Design 40 15% / 85% 2% $51,673
Music 9 +1 33% / 67% 0% $57,022
Music Education 25 +1 52% / 48% 0%
Music Performance 24 58% / 42% 12% $57,022
Theater 70 +1 39% / 61% 0% $43,277