University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 14,889
Graduate Enrollment: 3,860
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, primarily residential
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full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 90.84%
Male/Female: 31% / 69% (2017)
First generation college students: 31.3% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 7.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.2% (2017)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 61.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 40.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 27.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 18.4% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 41.3%
Black: 30.6%
Hispanic: 14.5%
Asian: 5.6%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.3%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 5.4%
Non-resident alien: 1.1%
Unknown race: 1.1%
Black: 30.6%
Hispanic: 14.5%
Asian: 5.6%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.3%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 5.4%
Non-resident alien: 1.1%
Unknown race: 1.1%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $19,181
In-State tuition: $7,468Out-of-State tuition: $22,627
Estimated books and supplies: $1,000 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $9,686 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $2,250 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $9,686 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $2,250 (2022)
Average Family Income: $58,222 (2017)
Median Family Income: $37,092 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 48.4%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 52.0%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $22,858 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $242 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $7,537 |
| $30k-48k | $9,016 |
| $48k-75k | $12,665 |
| $75k-110k | $16,792 |
| $110k+ | $18,411 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 38%6-year graduation rate: 58%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.1% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $22,858 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,991 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $16,992 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $17,750 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 58.8% (2015) |
| @3 year | 64.4% (2017) |
| @5 year | 73.7% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 43.7% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 46.4% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $34,664 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $42,944 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's Degree | Apparel and Textiles. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 156 | $26,330 | $254 | $48,322 ($4,027) | $53,121 ($4,427) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 25 | $86,184 ($7,182) | $87,663 ($7,305) | ||
| Master's Degree | Curriculum and Instruction. | 26 | $45,865 ($3,822) | $45,737 ($3,811) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Curriculum and Instruction. | 16 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Curriculum and Instruction. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 56 | $326 | $44,926 ($3,744) | $52,627 ($4,386) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 15 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 28 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 45 | $24,000 | $223 | $38,222 ($3,185) | $39,988 ($3,332) |
| Master's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 33 | $362 | $36,700 ($3,058) | $49,124 ($4,094) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 4 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 69 | $24,000 | $237 | $39,638 ($3,303) | $40,858 ($3,405) |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 31 | $295 | $41,745 ($3,479) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 45 | $26,000 | $270 | $39,609 ($3,301) | |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 11 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 13 | $26,414 | $274 | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 30 | $23,029 | $228 | $33,763 ($2,814) | $35,624 ($2,969) |
| Master's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 14 | $27,000 | $286 | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 166 | $26,000 | $265 | $31,008 ($2,584) | $36,915 ($3,076) |
| Master's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Apparel and Textiles. | 43 | $26,000 | $268 | $31,877 ($2,656) | $42,607 ($3,551) |
| Doctoral Degree | Apparel and Textiles. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Administration. | 12 | $228 | $45,002 ($3,750) | $49,852 ($4,154) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 60 | $19,500 | $186 | $25,262 ($2,105) | $39,169 ($3,264) |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 7 | $56,443 ($4,704) | |||
| Master's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 151 | $25,898 | $217 | $27,419 ($2,285) | $37,419 ($3,118) |
| Master's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 37 | $293 | $47,474 ($3,956) | $49,211 ($4,101) | |
| Master's Degree | Library Science and Administration. | 116 | $332 | $43,534 ($3,628) | $44,023 ($3,669) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 172 | $26,914 | $269 | $32,995 ($2,750) | $43,893 ($3,658) |
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 18 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 22 | $21,625 | $219 | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Genetics. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 23 | $25,661 | $199 | ||
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 10 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | 15 | $30,739 | $265 | ||
| Master's Degree | Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | 30 | $395 | $34,552 ($2,879) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Nutrition Sciences. | 47 | $26,656 | $270 | $30,785 ($2,565) | $41,810 ($3,484) |
| Master's Degree | Nutrition Sciences. | 10 | $49,936 ($4,161) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Nutrition Sciences. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 15 | $28,537 | $241 | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies. | 94 | $26,000 | $257 | $26,403 ($2,200) | |
| Master's Degree | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 162 | $25,000 | $240 | $28,795 ($2,400) | $37,418 ($3,118) |
| Master's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 14 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 28 | $55,961 ($4,663) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 16 | $22,527 | $216 | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physical Sciences, Other. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 187 | $25,105 | $231 | $25,204 ($2,100) | $37,608 ($3,134) |
| Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 12 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Psychology, General. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Work. | 90 | $26,000 | $265 | $29,200 ($2,433) | $44,724 ($3,727) |
| Master's Degree | Social Work. | 31 | $291 | $43,568 ($3,631) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 33 | $27,000 | $286 | $22,187 ($1,849) | $26,671 ($2,223) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 14 | $51,263 ($4,272) | |||
| Master's Degree | Economics. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 14 | $22,851 | $207 | $33,304 ($2,775) | $43,478 ($3,623) |
| Master's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 9 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 68 | $25,000 | $250 | $29,100 ($2,425) | $42,318 ($3,527) |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Political Science and Government. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 144 | $25,988 | $257 | $25,499 ($2,125) | $39,940 ($3,328) |
| Master's Degree | Sociology. | 6 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Sociology. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Dance. | 24 | $25,000 | $265 | $21,174 ($1,765) | $28,612 ($2,384) |
| Master's Degree | Dance. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 35 | $26,000 | $270 | $36,702 ($3,059) | $47,912 ($3,993) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 55 | $25,914 | $254 | $17,287 ($1,441) | $24,055 ($2,005) |
| Master's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 3 | $44,487 ($3,707) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 83 | $25,000 | $258 | $19,997 ($1,666) | $31,238 ($2,603) |
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 42 | $26,000 | $278 | $13,593 ($1,133) | $38,820 ($3,235) |
| Master's Degree | Music. | 31 | $337 | $27,709 ($2,309) | $46,872 ($3,906) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Music. | 12 | $34,201 ($2,850) | $54,033 ($4,503) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management. | 18 | $22,976 | $244 | $25,510 ($2,126) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 47 | $22,699 | $218 | $52,153 ($4,346) | |
| Master's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 35 | $368 | $50,344 ($4,195) | $55,567 ($4,631) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 13 | $529 | $31,497 ($2,625) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Health. | 52 | $25,500 | $265 | $36,465 ($3,039) | $40,000 ($3,333) |
| Master's Degree | Public Health. | 13 | $372 | $40,436 ($3,370) | $54,428 ($4,536) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Public Health. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 227 | $24,701 | $224 | $61,975 ($5,165) | $68,752 ($5,729) |
| Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 22 | $76,356 ($6,363) | $152,829 ($12,736) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 7 | $124,218 ($10,352) | |||
| First Professional Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 77 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 401 | $25,000 | $245 | $39,754 ($3,313) | $49,276 ($4,106) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 66 | $380 | $62,416 ($5,201) | $84,837 ($7,070) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 58 | $21,633 | $212 | $41,044 ($3,420) | $53,080 ($4,423) |
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 34 | $58,755 ($4,896) | $78,068 ($6,506) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business/Managerial Economics. | 36 | $20,930 | $224 | $40,819 ($3,402) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Business/Managerial Economics. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 16 | $31,424 ($2,619) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 91 | $24,000 | $239 | $40,493 ($3,374) | $56,093 ($4,674) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Hospitality Administration/Management. | 24 | $21,875 | $232 | $29,578 ($2,465) | $39,376 ($3,281) |
| Bachelor's Degree | International Business. | 40 | $25,000 | $265 | $48,635 ($4,053) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Management Information Systems and Services. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 46 | $24,750 | $245 | $22,427 ($1,869) | $40,850 ($3,404) |
| Master's Degree | History. | 19 | $26,836 ($2,236) | $40,779 ($3,398) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | History. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Interior Architecture. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 30 | $27,210 | $270 | $27,541 ($2,295) | $28,447 ($2,371) |
| Master's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 5 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 193 | $25,000 | $244 | $26,132 ($2,178) | $38,667 ($3,222) |
| Master's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 63 | $25,000 | $259 | $63,978 ($5,332) | $90,983 ($7,582) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Science. | 15 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Gerontology. | 4 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $78,021Full time faculty: 77%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 17.0
School's endowment start of year: $309,809,381 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $394,717,536 (2022)