University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 700,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 12,386
Men / Women 34% / 66%
From State 93%
From Region 2%
Athletes 238 (2.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 36%
Black 31%
Hispanic 18%
Asian 6%
Mixed 6%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 3,316 32% 44% 6% 27% 16% 1% $61,364 13 -0.67 61 95% 6.6%
Computer Science 124 — 77% 40% 17% 15% 20% 4% $102,772 26 -0.65 97 94% — — — —
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 106 +5 69% 36% 10% 32% 16% 0% $80,770 16 -0.85 86 96% 6.3% — — —
Information Science 16 — 44% 25% 0% 50% 19% 0% $84,489 22 -0.67 89 — — — — —
Chemistry 8 — 88% 38% 12% 25% 25% 0% $63,748 16 -0.76 65 84% — — — —
Mathematics 12 — 58% 42% 25% 8% 25% 0% $63,559 15 -0.82 65 100% — — — —
Physics 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,221 8 -1.25 70 — — — — —
Biochemistry 32 +1 41% 56% 12% 19% 6% 0% $72,614 56 +0.10 78 97% — — — —
Biology 219 +1 22% 29% 10% 32% 20% 3% $59,320 17 -0.83 56 94% — — — —
Environmental Studies 19 — 37% 47% 0% 21% 16% 11% $54,331 28 -0.54 43 — — — — —
Nutrition Sciences 27 +1 15% 56% 0% 30% 11% 0% $62,124 41 -0.18 62 96% — — — —
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 43 — 0% 56% 5% 19% 16% 0% $63,090 58 +0.13 64 98% — — — —
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness 9 — 11% 44% 0% 44% 11% 0% $49,763 4 -1.60 31 93% — — — —
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 133 +1 44% 43% 7% 29% 15% 1% $56,981 33 -0.56 50 95% — — — —
Health Sciences 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $67,481 50 -0.07 72 — — — — —
Nursing 297 — 14% 53% 6% 23% 14% 0% $88,677 42 -0.35 91 97% 3.9% — — —
Public Health Education and Promotion 92 — 8% 33% 9% 38% 16% 0% $55,820 17 -0.86 47 94% 7.5% — — —
Accounting 98 +4 38% 46% 12% 23% 14% 0% $72,401 18 -0.95 78 95% 5.4% — — —
Business Management and Administration 348 +9 46% 50% 5% 24% 14% 2% $63,826 19 -0.72 65 95% 6.8% — — —
Economics 17 +1 76% 65% 6% 12% 6% 0% $62,760 3 -1.32 63 90% — — — —
Economics 8 +5 88% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $62,248 1 -1.73 62 100% 6.1% — — —
Entrepreneurship 23 +1 35% 35% 0% 43% 13% 4% $68,073 38 -0.34 73 100% — — — —
Finance 75 +17 61% 32% 9% 24% 28% 1% $71,211 7 -0.96 77 99% 7.1% — — —
Hospitality Management 15 +2 47% 60% 13% 13% 0% 7% $53,416 21 -0.65 41 97% 8.7% — — —
International Business 15 +3 27% 27% 20% 0% 47% 7% $67,799 26 -0.70 72 91% — — — —
Marketing 86 +4 36% 38% 7% 24% 24% 0% $70,865 30 -0.52 76 — — — — —
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 34 +1 29% 44% 0% 29% 15% 3% $44,251 2 -1.48 17 100% — — — —
African-American Studies 3 +4 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% $52,543 32 -0.53 38 86% — — — —
Classical Languages 7 +3 43% 71% 14% 0% 0% 0% $37,835 1 -1.80 7 94% — — — —
English 63 +1 24% 52% 3% 29% 8% 2% $47,701 27 -0.57 25 89% — — — —
Foreign Languages 14 +2 21% 43% 0% 36% 21% 0% $36,525 1 -1.92 6 91% — — — —
History 48 +1 54% 75% 0% 8% 10% 2% $48,830 15 -0.79 28 90% 11.7% — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 116 +5 17% 45% 4% 28% 11% 1% $54,149 36 -0.30 43 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 46 — 26% 54% 0% 33% 7% 2% $58,568 65 +0.12 54 93% 7.5% — — —
Philosophy 27 +3 44% 59% 4% 19% 15% 4% $30,775 0 -2.31 3 89% 12.8% — — —
Spanish 20 +3 25% 20% 5% 5% 65% 0% $54,860 40 -0.28 44 95% — — — —
Women's Studies 8 +2 0% 62% 0% 25% 12% 0% $52,543 32 -0.45 38 86% — — — —
Anthropology 15 +2 0% 67% 0% 7% 13% 0% $49,499 19 -0.67 30 88% — — — —
Geography — — — — — — — — $54,101 15 -0.92 42 93% — — — —
Geography and Environmental Studies 9 +2 67% 56% 11% 11% 11% 0% $56,942 26 -0.60 50 — — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 72 — 3% 32% 0% 43% 19% 0% $50,678 31 -0.31 33 95% 9.4% — — —
Media Studies 58 +4 48% 33% 7% 40% 10% 0% $49,902 11 -1.12 31 94% — — — —
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 14 +1 14% 29% 0% 36% 21% 0% $60,668 19 -0.63 59 — — — — —
Political Science 55 +7 40% 31% 7% 27% 25% 4% $62,248 22 -0.73 62 96% — — — —
Psychology 243 +6 20% 34% 2% 30% 22% 2% $46,407 5 -1.31 22 94% — — — —
Social Work 67 — 6% 36% 1% 34% 19% 0% $53,564 48 +0.04 41 98% — — — —
Sociology 73 +6 30% 32% 4% 36% 14% 0% $50,649 25 -0.57 33 94% — — — —
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 66 +5 32% 41% 2% 33% 15% 0% $49,902 11 -1.12 31 94% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 17 — 0% 59% 6% 18% 18% 0% $53,643 66 +0.20 41 98% — — — —
Elementary Education 40 — 2% 75% 2% 12% 10% 0% $53,643 66 +0.20 41 98% — — — —
English Education 3 — 33% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $53,022 40 -0.34 40 97% — — — —
General Education 8 — 12% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $50,219 24 -0.57 32 87% 8.3% — — —
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 10 — 20% 50% 10% 20% 20% 0% $53,643 45 -0.17 41 98% — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching — — — — — — — — $53,022 29 -0.58 40 97% — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education 6 — 50% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $53,022 39 -0.42 40 97% — — — —
Special Education 12 — 0% 58% 0% 0% 25% 0% $49,763 16 -0.93 31 93% — — — —
Apparel and Textiles 42 — 29% 38% 5% 40% 10% 0% $60,329 36 -0.13 58 95% — — — —
Art Education 12 — 17% 67% 8% 8% 8% 0% $53,022 81 +0.66 40 97% — — — —
Dance 15 — 7% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $40,199 33 -0.38 10 90% — — — —
Fine Arts 37 +5 19% 38% 5% 41% 11% 0% $37,237 9 -1.03 7 89% — — — —
Fine and Studio Arts Management 14 +1 29% 43% 0% 36% 7% 7% $43,688 25 -0.63 16 100% 10.1% — — —
Interior Design 31 — 10% 45% 6% 16% 19% 0% $51,740 2 -1.87 36 90% — — — —
Music 9 — 33% 22% 11% 44% 11% 0% $46,166 46 -0.06 21 95% — — — —
Music Education 15 +1 47% 40% 0% 27% 20% 0% $53,022 79 +0.67 40 97% — — — —
Music Performance 37 — 68% 54% 5% 22% 11% 5% $46,166 46 -0.06 21 95% — — — —
Studio Art 68 — 24% 50% 10% 29% 6% 0% $37,237 9 -1.03 7 89% — — — —
Theater 56 +1 30% 55% 5% 29% 7% 0% $43,460 52 +0.05 15 95% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,049
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $25,545
Est. In-State Cost $10,412
Est. Out-of-State Cost $33,045
ROI Percentile 61th

Retention & Graduation

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

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 21.7% 719 45% 46% 7% 23% 17% 2% $65,640 14 -0.80 69 96% 6.6%
Social Sciences 20.3% 672 23% 35% 3% 33% 19% 1% $50,488 12 -0.87 32 95% 9.4%
Health Sciences 17.3% 575 19% 47% 6% 26% 15% 0% $73,529 34 -0.47 79 96% 4.8%
Humanities 10.6% 352 28% 52% 3% 24% 13% 1% $50,019 21 -0.62 31 91% 10.3%
Arts 10.1% 336 29% 48% 6% 30% 10% 1% $45,391 21 -0.50 20 93% 10.1%
Life & Natural Sciences 7.6% 251 25% 32% 10% 30% 18% 3% $61,015 21 -0.71 60 94% —
Computer Science 7.4% 246 71% 37% 13% 25% 18% 2% $92,102 19 -0.74 93 95% 6.3%
Education 2.9% 96 8% 65% 3% 14% 17% 0% $52,814 45 -0.10 39 96% 8.3%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.4% 46 24% 52% 0% 26% 13% 4% $58,905 44 -0.33 55 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.7% 23 70% 48% 17% 13% 22% 0% $63,972 11 -0.86 66 94% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education $21.0M #26 73% $0.0M 43 #81 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $20.6M #100 54% $0 43 #115 51 —
Physical Sciences & Math $12.1M #167 43% $0.1M 15 #148 71 19
Life & Natural Sciences $10.4M #162 56% $0.3M 7 #165 55 1
Health Sciences $6.7M #149 71% $0.2M 30 #66 146 —
Computer Science $1.2M #219 74% $0 2 #173 25 —
Business & Economics $0.2M #286 30% $0 5 #188 3 —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — 12 —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — 1
Total $72.2M #176 60% $0.6M 145 #138 363 21

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.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 57 $200K $200K $0
Baseball 39 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Soccer 29 $962K $962K $0
Basketball 16 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Golf 11 $630K $630K $0
Tennis 8 $245K $245K $0
Total 124 $5.7M $5.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 48 $166K $166K $0
Soccer 26 $825K $825K $0
Softball 21 $845K $845K $0
Volleyball 17 $651K $651K $0
Basketball 15 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Tennis 9 $305K $305K $0
Golf 8 $386K $386K $0
Total 114 $5.0M $5.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 105 $366K $366K $0
Soccer 55 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Baseball 39 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Basketball 31 $4.5M $4.5M $0
Softball 21 $845K $845K $0
Golf 19 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Tennis 17 $551K $551K $0
Volleyball 17 $651K $651K $0
Total 238 $16.6M $16.2M $419K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 92%
Yield (non-ED) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 92% 92% 92%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 12%
SAT Range 1150 – 1350
SAT Math Range 560 – 670
SAT RW Range 590 – 680