University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · UNCG
Public institution in Greensboro, NC · 13,848 undergraduates · 90% acceptance rate · $48,160 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 8%Undergraduates
- Top 16%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 17%Average net price
- Top 18%Cost of attendance
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
- $10,170334th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,593328th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $23,3391,012th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $19,628351st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,858977th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $48,1601,176th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,8691,230th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 57.9%840th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 75.8%922nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 89.8%1,220th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1187436th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 24420th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 13,848182nd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 47.1%453rd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 87 mi (CLT)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 1
- RDMar 1
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $65
- Personal essay
- Optional / not 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 54 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | bachelors | $68,727 | $68,443 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $60,636 | $58,823 |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsComputer Science | bachelors | $45,696 | $40,233 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $42,479 | $42,402 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | $41,565 | $32,925 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $40,672 | $36,848 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $39,909 | $43,798 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $39,009 | $37,208 |
| Apparel and TextilesFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | $38,505 | $37,054 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $38,469 | $38,991 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $37,904 | $37,907 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $36,668 | $36,848 |
Campus facts
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,785,344 (M $1,203,599 · W $1,581,745)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s 13,848 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NC
- University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC · 14,176 undergrads
- North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC · 11,925 undergrads
- Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC · 9,867 undergrads
- Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC · 19,304 undergrads
- East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC · 19,857 undergrads
- University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC · 20,556 undergrads
Elsewhere
- University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI · 13,822 undergrads
- Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, FL · 13,809 undergrads
- University of North FloridaJacksonville, FL · 13,915 undergrads
- Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN · 13,770 undergrads
- University of MemphisMemphis, TN · 13,645 undergrads
- West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, PA · 14,067 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteuncg.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 199148)
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- Compare with University of North Carolina WilmingtonSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: University of North Carolina at Greensboro vs University of North Carolina WilmingtonHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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