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Guilford College

Greensboro, NC · Private · Large city

Private institution in Greensboro, NC · 1,011 undergraduates · 84% acceptance rate · $47,590 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$21,2001,197th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$41,1401,682nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$41,1401,658th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$55,4951,615th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,0001,445th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$47,5901,218th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$40,4011,204th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
47.7%1,254th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
65.8%1,430th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
83.8%1,033rd most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
1120598th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT
20800th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,0111,361st largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1794th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
43.6%570th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 85 mi (CLT)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 39 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$51,273$49,214
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$43,674$46,790
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$42,682$45,305
Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesPhysical Sciencesbachelors$37,208—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$35,060$37,748
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$33,993$28,212
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$31,848$23,649
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$30,554$28,236
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$28,598$20,140
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$27,527$30,926
Historybachelors$26,585$33,993
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$26,224$28,870

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.