- The Inkwell
- North Carolina
- Guilford College
Greensboro, NCCity: largeZIP 27410Founded 1837
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1837
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.guilford.edu
- Member of
- CUMU
North CarolinaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Guilford College
Guilford College is a private nonprofit college in Greensboro, North Carolina, with 1,001 undergraduates. It admits 80% of applicants, graduates 43% within six years and costs $22,813 a year after aid.
43%graduate
Admission rate80%
Retention65%
4-year graduation32%
Pell Grant share48%
Federal loans70%
$22,813net price / year
80%admission rate
1105average SAT
43%graduate in 6 years
$52,803median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,660median debt
#1,125 of 1,704 for earnings#1,078 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,277 of 1,738 for graduation rate#865 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $56,920tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $42,320
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $42,320
- Average net price
- $22,813national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$21,722
$30,001–48,000$27,990
$48,001–75,000$27,128
$75,001–110,000$28,003
$110,001+$32,545
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 80%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1105
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 550–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 570–610
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college80%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college65%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college43%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college48%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 43%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 32%
- First-year retention
- 65%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 49%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,172
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,803middle 50%: $32,412–$72,740
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,660
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$72,740
Median, Guilford College$52,803
Lower quarter$32,412
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,001
- Part-time
- 1.6%
- Women / men
- 48% / 52%
- Average age at entry
- 23.0
- First-generation students
- 26%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 48%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 53%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,005 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,232
- Endowment, end of year
- $80,734,148
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White45%
Hispanic16%
Black30%
Asian2.0%
Two or more races5.1%
U.S. nonresident1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Unknown0.8%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management18%
Parks, recreation & fitness16%
Biological & biomedical sciences12%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting9.3%
Psychology7.9%
Computer & information sciences7.2%
Visual & performing arts4.3%
English language & literature3.6%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 198613. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5615915.