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Greensboro, NC · Public · 14,062 undergraduates · urban

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Less selective

UNCG combines broad liberal arts with especially practical depth in nursing, education, business, arts, health, and human-development fields.

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Institutional profile

Well established Strong in student experience, and strong in affordability.
Academic Steady Affordability Strong Career Steady Mobility Solid Experience Strong
Academic standing Steady
Affordability Strong
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Solid
Student experience Strong
Admission
89.8% admitted

12,379 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Resident and nonresident prices differ

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Completion
58.9%

$48,160 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets University of North Carolina at Greensboro apart

Academic design

Nursing, education, business, music and arts, health, social sciences, and human-development programs are major components.

Campus pattern

Greensboro offers a defined campus inside a mid-sized Triad city.

Career & value signal

Regional healthcare, schools, manufacturing, finance, logistics, and nonprofits provide internship and employment options.

Can I get in?

89.8% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

12,379

About 90 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 89.8%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1100–1280
9801400
ACT middle 50%22–27
1930

Of admitted students, 5% submitted an SAT, and 9% submitted an ACT. Scores were rare in this class, so the SAT and ACT ranges say more about who volunteered one than about who was admitted.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA29%

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for University of North Carolina at Greensboro, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What University of North Carolina at Greensboro weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
See what counts here

What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Nursing, education, business, music and arts, health, social sciences, and human-development programs are major components.

02

Make institutional fit specific

UNCG combines broad liberal arts with especially practical depth in nursing, education, business, arts, health, and human-development fields.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Early ActionNov 1
Regular DecisionMar 1
Fee and waiver$65 application fee

Fee waiver: accepted

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

BusinessAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Teacher preparationAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$19,506
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$11,000
Affordability profileStrong

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Average annual cost by household income at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years58.9%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one77.4%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$48,160

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Psychology, General

Recent graduates245
Median earnings$43,825

Communication and Media Studies

Recent graduates186
Median earnings$43,231

Admits separately

Biology, General

Recent graduates184
Median earnings$52,194

What is campus life like?

University of North Carolina at Greensboro beyond the classroom

Greensboro offers a defined campus inside a mid-sized Triad city.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Nursing, education, business, music and arts, health, social sciences, and human-development programs are major components.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

Greensboro offers a defined campus inside a mid-sized Triad city.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Regional healthcare, schools, manufacturing, finance, logistics, and nonprofits provide internship and employment options.

14,062 undergraduatesSoutheasturban settingCampus housing available