by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Greensboro College was awarded 12 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice.
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Greensboro College was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
With an acceptance rate of 88%, Greensboro College has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
The student to faculty ratio at Greensboro College is an impressive 10 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Greensboro College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Greensboro College is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 26% for first-time, full-time students at Greensboro College, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Greensboro College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 793 undergraduates at Greensboro College with 633 being full-time and 160 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,622 | $14,969 | $15,105 | $20,939 | $23,362 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Greensboro College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Greensboro College, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $7,546 a year. That adds up to $30,184 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Greensboro College is 10.4%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for Greensboro College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 815 W Market St, Greensboro, NC 27401-1875 |
| Phone: | 336-272-7102 |
| Website: | https://www.greensboro.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/GreensboroCollege |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/GCPride |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business/Managerial Economics | 22 | NA |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 18 | $16,147 |
| Health & Physical Education | 16 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 13 | $32,870 |
| General Psychology | 12 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 12 | $33,552 |
| Business Administration & Management | 9 | NA |
| General Biology | 9 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 8 | NA |
| Accounting | 7 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 423 students took at least one online class at Greensboro College. This is a decrease from the 749 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 423 | 144 |
| 2019-2020 | 749 | 207 |
| 2018-2019 | 13 | 13 |
| 2017-2018 | 204 | 17 |
| 2016-2017 | 59 | 36 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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