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University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·uncg.edu
6-yr Graduation
56%
-8.0pp vs R2 Research
Total enrollment
18,012
peer median 18,430
Avg net price
$10,170
-$2.7k vs R2 Research
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
12,948
12,948 candidates competed
Admitted
11,460
88.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
2,433
21.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
56%-8.0pp vs R2 Research
4-year graduation
39%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
56%
Full-time retention
79%

Pell equity

5.0pp gap
Pell recipients
55%
Non-Pell
60%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 190 Title IV programs, 61 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 127 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
190
Passing
61
32.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
1.1% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.1%
+0.5pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

190programs
  • Passing61 · 32.1%
  • No Data127 · 66.8%
  • Failing2 · 1.1%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
1
At Risk
2
Watch
6
Safe
53
No data
127

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

63
Music
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-14.6%
$40,517 vs $47,421
History
Master's Degree · History
-0.7%
$45,003 vs $45,305
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+2.7%
$56,241 vs $54,745
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
Master's Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+8.6%
$58,244 vs $53,607
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+10.6%
$35,628 vs $32,203
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+15.1%
$52,768 vs $45,831
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+15.5%
$63,220 vs $54,745
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+16.7%
$63,897 vs $54,745

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

2
History
Master's Degree · History
-0.7%
$302
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+2.7%
+$1,496

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

60
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
78%
$44,075 debt · $56,241 earn
Music
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
70%
$28,500 debt · $40,517 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
69%
$24,607 debt · $35,628 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
63%
$39,500 debt · $63,220 earn
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
62%
$25,425 debt · $40,778 earn
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
Master's Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
62%
$35,870 debt · $58,244 earn
History
Master's Degree · History
59%
$26,526 debt · $45,003 earn
Library Science and Administration
Master's Degree · Library Science
59%
$30,665 debt · $52,258 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1921Next review Dec 2034

Programmatic accreditations · 18

Action history · 21

  1. Dec 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
  3. Jan 2024Approved for Distance Education
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  4. Jan 2024Approved for Distance Education
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  5. Oct 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$6,479
$30–48k$8,141
$48–75k$12,295
$75–110k$16,056
$110k+$18,076

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$10,170
-$2,692vs R2 Research median $12,863
Federal loans
44.6%
In-state tuition
$7,593
Out-of-state
$23,339

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 8,622 students received $53.1M in Pell grants, alongside $74.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
8,622
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$53.1M
$53,050,311 total
Direct Loans
$74.4M
13,410 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

8k
20
8k
21
7k
22
8k
23
9k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$23.0M
5,643 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$21.5M
5,648 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$19.2M
1,297 loan awards
Parent PLUS$8.9M
672 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.8M
150 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 4,972 borrowers who entered repayment, 139 (2.7%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.7%
+0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
4,972
Defaulted
139
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.4%
2017
5.2%
2018
5.3%
2019
2.7%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at UNCG

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs119
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

3,511 total completions
01Business
81323.2%
02Health Professions
52314.9%
03Education
3459.8%
04Visual/Performing Arts
3289.3%
05Computer Sciences
2978.5%
06Multi/Interdisciplinary
2687.6%
07Psychology
2517.1%
08Social Sciences
2326.6%
09Parks/Recreation
2286.5%
10Biological Sciences
2266.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
18,012
12-mo unduplicated
19,903
Undergraduate
15,744
Graduate
4,159

Gender split

Men
33%6,551
Women
67%13,352

Race / ethnicity composition

White
39.0%
Black
30.7%
Hispanic
16.6%
Asian
5.8%
Two or more
5.3%
Non-resident
1.2%
Unknown
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
238
120 M · 118 W
Women athletes
49.6%
Athletic aid
$3.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$16.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.2M
$1.7M
Recruiting expense
$152K
$104K
Head-coach salaries
$150K
$86K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
51 M · 47 W
$305K
Soccer
30 M · 29 W
$1.9M
Baseball
40 M ·
$1.2M
Basketball
15 M · 15 W
$4.9M
Softball
· 23 W
$798K
Tennis
11 M · 11 W
$570K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.28
41 offenses · 17,978 students

3-year trend

2.072 yrs ago1.941 yr ago2.28Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
119
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
135
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
7

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
13
Rape
11
Fondling
10
Motor vehicle theft
4
Aggravated assault
2
Robbery
1

By location

41total
  • On campus40
  • Non-campus1

Includes 24 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

4
Domestic violence
30
Dating violence
28
Stalking
62 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons102
Drugs1387
Liquor344

Residence-hall fires

  • Coit Residence Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Lexington Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $100-$999

Data quality: 22 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
787

UNCG vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions UNCG selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro
56%18,012$10,170R2 Research
University of North Carolina Wilmington
71%64.2%18,848$19,472R2 Research
North Carolina A & T State University
57%49.9%14,311$10,980R2 Research
East Carolina University
63%89.2%26,940$16,514R2 Research
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
69%79.6%31,091$14,745R2 Research
University of North Florida
65%53.2%16,154$10,353R2 Research
Peer group median64%64.2%18,430$12,863

Frequently asked questions about University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UNCG.

What is the graduation rate at University of North Carolina at Greensboro?

University of North Carolina at Greensboro reports a 6-year graduation rate of 56% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro?

University of North Carolina at Greensboro reports a total enrollment of 18,012 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of North Carolina at Greensboro?

The average net price at University of North Carolina at Greensboro is $10,170 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of North Carolina at Greensboro?

University of North Carolina at Greensboro's yield rate is 21.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of North Carolina at Greensboro located?

University of North Carolina at Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina 27402-6170.

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