Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
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%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 12,386
Men / Women 34% / 66%
From State 93%
From Region 2%
Athletes 2.6%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 3,318 32% / 68% 1% $56,421 57 94%
Computer Science 124 77% / 23% 4% $110,244 99 98%
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 106 +5 69% / 31% 0% $63,670 72 91%
Information Science/Studies 16 44% / 56% 0% $72,544 83
Chemistry 8 88% / 12% 0% $54,784 53
Mathematics 12 58% / 42% 0% $55,792 56 92%
Physics 3 67% / 33% 0% $63,973 72
Biochemistry 32 +1 41% / 59% 0% $63,709 72 100%
Biology 219 +1 22% / 78% 3% $49,902 39 94%
Environmental Studies 19 37% / 63% 11% $49,930 39
Nutrition Sciences 27 +1 15% / 85% 0% $43,989 22 90%
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 43 0% / 100% 0% $52,556 47 92%
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness 9 11% / 89% 0% $47,272 31 94%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 133 +1 44% / 56% 1% $48,899 36 95%
Health Sciences 1 100% / 0% 0%
Nursing 297 14% / 86% 0% $83,782 91 98%
Public Health Education and Promotion 92 8% / 92% 0% $51,926 45 90%
Accounting 98 +4 38% / 62% 0% $63,876 72 94%
Business Economics 17 +1 76% / 24% 0% $62,662 70 92%
Business Management and Administration 348 +9 46% / 54% 2% $58,479 62 94%
Business/Managerial Economics 8 +5 88% / 12% 0% $62,249 69 100%
Entrepreneurship 23 +1 35% / 65% 4% $47,088 31 76%
Finance 75 +17 61% / 39% 1% $71,167 82 100%
Hospitality Management 15 +2 47% / 53% 7% $53,864 51 93%
International Business 15 +3 27% / 73% 7% $67,800 78 91%
Marketing 86 +4 36% / 64% 0% $55,235 54
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 34 +1 29% / 71% 3% $44,252 23 100%
African-American Studies 3 +4 33% / 67% 0% $40,398 14 100%
Anthropology 15 +2 0% / 100% 0% $47,016 30 100%
Classical Languages 7 +3 43% / 57% 0% $41,578 16
English 63 +1 24% / 76% 2% $45,374 26 88%
Foreign Languages 14 +2 21% / 79% 0% $36,526 8 91%
Geography $52,635 47 100%
Geography and Environmental Studies 9 +2 67% / 33% 0%
History 48 +1 54% / 46% 2% $44,512 23 95%
Human Development and Family Studies 72 3% / 97% 0% $43,915 22 94%
Interdisciplinary Studies 116 +5 17% / 83% 1% $50,547 41
Interdisciplinary Studies 46 26% / 74% 2% $58,569 62 93%
Mass Communication/Media Studies 58 +4 48% / 52% 0% $45,845 27 95%
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 14 +1 14% / 86% 0% $50,139 40
Philosophy 27 +3 44% / 56% 4% $30,775 4 89%
Political Science 55 +7 40% / 60% 4% $53,203 49 95%
Psychology 243 +6 20% / 80% 2% $46,703 30 92%
Religion/Religious Studies 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $42,892 19
Social Work 67 6% / 94% 0% $50,611 41 93%
Sociology 73 +6 30% / 70% 0% $46,151 28 94%
Spanish 20 +3 25% / 75% 0% $42,147 17 96%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 66 +5 32% / 68% 0% $45,845 27 95%
Women's Studies 8 +2 0% / 100% 0% $40,398 14 100%
Early Childhood Education 17 0% / 100% 0% $49,442 38 96%
Elementary Education 40 2% / 98% 0% $49,442 38 96%
English Education 3 33% / 67% 0% $50,607 41 100%
General Education 8 12% / 88% 0% $49,181 37 86%
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 10 20% / 80% 0% $49,442 38 96%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching $50,607 41 100%
Social Studies Teacher Education 6 50% / 50% 0% $50,607 41 100%
Special Education 12 0% / 100% 0% $47,272 31 94%
Apparel and Textiles 42 29% / 71% 0% $56,443 57 90%
Art Education 12 17% / 83% 0% $50,607 41 100%
Dance 15 7% / 93% 0% $27,111 3 100%
Fine Arts 37 +5 19% / 81% 0% $41,026 15 91%
Fine and Studio Arts Management 14 +1 29% / 71% 7% $43,688 21 100%
Fine/Studio Arts 68 24% / 76% 0% $41,026 15 91%
Interior Design 31 10% / 90% 0% $50,451 41 91%
Music 9 33% / 67% 0% $46,267 28 93%
Music Education 15 +1 47% / 53% 0% $50,607 41 100%
Music Performance 37 68% / 32% 5% $46,267 28 93%
Theater 56 +1 30% / 70% 0% $32,184 5 94%

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 57th

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 30.9% 1,026 25% / 75% 1% $47,048 31 93%
Business & Economics 21.7% 719 45% / 55% 2% $59,352 64 94%
Health Sciences 17.3% 575 19% / 81% 0% $67,682 78 96%
Arts 10.1% 336 29% / 71% 1% $43,326 20 93%
Life & Natural Sciences 7.6% 251 25% / 75% 3% $51,662 45 95%
Computer Science 7.4% 246 71% / 29% 2% $87,723 93 95%
Education 2.9% 96 8% / 92% 0% $49,258 37 95%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.4% 46 24% / 76% 4% $46,443 29 90%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.7% 23 70% / 30% 0% $56,508 58 92%

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.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 72% 72%

Standardized Tests

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