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 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,593329th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $23,3391,021st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $19,628351st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,858984th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $48,1601,181st highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,8691,235th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 57.9%845th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 75.8%928th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 89.8%1,231st most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1187437th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 24421st highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 13,848182nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,598th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 47.1%458th highest of 2,140 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.
Key links
- Official websiteuncg.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 199148)
- Compare colleges in NCRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in North CarolinaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: University of North Carolina at Greensboro vs University of North Carolina WilmingtonHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 8 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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