Private nonprofit · College

Greensboro College

Greensboro, North Carolina · Large city

70.1%
Admit rate
$17,882
Avg net price
46%
Graduation rate
$46,566
Median earnings

Greensboro College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Greensboro, North Carolina (large city setting), enrolling 708 undergraduates. It has a United Methodist religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 708 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 70% admitNCAA Division III with football · USA South Athletic ConferenceCold winters

About Greensboro, North Carolina

Greensboro is a city in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the inhabitants of the area that became Greensboro were the Saura, a Siouan-speaking people. Other indigenous cultures had occupied this area for thousands of years, typically settling along the waterways, as did the early settlers. The economy of Greensboro and the Piedmont Triad has traditionally centered around textiles, tobacco, and furniture. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
Greensboro, NC
To the ocean
158 miles
Nearest airport
8 miles to Piedmont Triad (GSO) · major hub

How Greensboro College compares

Selectivity70.1%

More selective than 63% · #22 most selective of 53 in North Carolina

Graduation rate46%

Higher than 32% · #31 of 56 in North Carolina

First-year retention66%

Higher than 22%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$46,566

Higher than 28% · #28 of 57 in North Carolina

Average net price$17,882

Cheaper than 60% · #25 cheapest of 57 in North Carolina

Median debt at graduation$25,607

Lower than 27%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 76%

Undergraduate enrollment708

Larger than 28%

Percentiles compare Greensboro College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in North Carolina.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

776students
  • Undergraduate70891%
  • Graduate689%

Undergraduates by gender

708undergrads
  • Women31344%
  • Men39556%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White42%
  • Black31%
  • Hispanic9.8%
  • Other or multiracial17%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
708
Graduate enrollment
68
Student–faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
46%
First-generation students
32%
Students over 25
15%
Median family income
$38,100
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$55,395
Endowment
$29,029,019

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 208 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From North Carolina64%
  • Other U.S. states34%
  • International1.9%

A regional draw: about 64% of first-years come from North Carolina, the rest from elsewhere.

2% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
70.1%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$21,000
Room & board
$12,324
Books & supplies
$1,600
Total cost of attendance
$35,165
Average net price
$17,882

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
46%
Graduated on time (4 years)
40%
First-year retention
66%
Transferred to another college
33%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$36,462
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$46,566
Median debt at graduation
$25,607
Students with federal loans
66%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
40%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
40%
Low-income (Pell)
29%
First-generation
31%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
550
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
78%
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division III with football
Football conference
USA South Athletic Conference
Varsity athletes
370 (268 men · 102 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (12)

Football118
Soccer51
Baseball49
Lacrosse41
Basketball26
Wrestling24
Volleyball18
Softball16
Golf12
Swimming8
Cross Country6
Other Sports1

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
4.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
8
Property offenses (2022–2024)
5

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (967 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

4.3reported offenses a year
2.7 violent a year1.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
2.0
Burglary
1.7
Aggravated assault
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$13,877
$30–48k
$14,361
$48–75k
$15,614
$75–110k
$21,248
$110k+
$27,075

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$65,766

$15,614/year × about 4.2 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

98%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$7,031
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 98% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $7,031. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 183 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$46,566
Typical debt at graduation
$25,607
Debt vs. one year's pay
55%
Out-earn a HS grad
54%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$42,836
Men
$49,270

Men out-earn women by $6,434 (15%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
89°F
Winter low
30°F
Annual rain
45.9″
Annual snow
7.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.95.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greensboro Wtp, NC US station (0.9 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.