Guilford College Overview

Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, Guilford College is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Greensboro makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Guilford College Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Guilford.
• During a recent academic cycle, 55% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Guilford with a bachelor's degree make about $47,590 a year. That's 17% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• The average Guilford student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Guilford College?

Contact details for Guilford are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5800 W Friendly Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27410-4108
Phone:	336-316-2000
Website:	www.guilford.edu

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How Do I Get Into Guilford?

You can apply to Guilford online at: https://apply.guilford.edu/apply/?pk=UNDER

Admission Requirements for Guilford

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Guilford?

Guilford has an acceptance rate of 84%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 83%.

Average Test Scores

About 12% of students accepted to Guilford submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 600. Math scores were between 450 and 580.

Guilford received ACT scores from 20% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 25.

Can I Afford Guilford College?

The overall average net price of Guilford is $34,035. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Guilford, approximately 86% of students took out student loans averaging $6,860 a year. That adds up to $27,440 over four years for those students.

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Guilford College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,420 undergraduate students at Guilford, with 1,290 being full-time and 130 being part-time.

There are also 9 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,290 full-time undergraduates at Guilford, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Guilford College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	67
Black or African American	321
Hispanic or Latino	177
White	623
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	88

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Guilford College. At this time, 28 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 18 countries are represented at Guilford. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, China, and Angola.

Guilford College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Psychology	32	0	32
Health & Physical Education	27	0	27
Criminal Justice & Corrections	20	2	22
Business Administration & Management	19	0	19
General Education	18	0	18
General Biology	13	0	13
Health/Medical Prep Programs	13	0	13
Information Technology	9	0	9
Natural Resources Conservation	9	0	9
History	8	0	8
Writing Studies	7	0	7
Public Health	7	0	7
Economics	7	0	7
Community Organization & Advocacy	7	0	7
Fine & Studio Arts	7	0	7
Political Science & Government	6	0	6
Music	6	0	6
Accounting	5	0	5
Computer Information Systems	5	0	5
General English Literature	5	0	5
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	4	0	4
Sustainability Science	4	0	4
Romance Languages	3	0	3
Religious Studies	3	0	3
Ethnic Studies	2	0	2
International Studies	2	0	2
Sociology & Anthropology	2	0	2
Design & Applied Arts	2	0	2
East Asian Languages	1	0	1
Germanic Languages	1	0	1
Mathematics	1	0	1
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	1	0	1
Geological & Earth Sciences	1	0	1
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0
Data Analytics	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0
TOTAL	257	2	259

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Parkram412 at en.wikipedia under License

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