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Guilford College

Greensboro, North Carolina Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Guilford College is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Greensboro, North Carolina. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 1,180 students in fall 2024, including 1,132 undergraduates and 48 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Friends.

Guilford College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 44 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Criminal Justice/Safety Studies, and Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. It awarded 177 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

65% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

1,180
Students enrolled
65%
First-year retention
177
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
44
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 44

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 3
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Psychology 1
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Health Professions 2
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Education 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 5
English Language and Literature 2
History 1
Physical Sciences 3
Social Sciences 3
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 4
Mathematics and Statistics 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
65%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
139
Master's degrees
38

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,180
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,132
Graduate students, fall 2024
48
Full-time, fall 2024
94%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,278
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,201
Graduate students, 2024-25
77
Full-time, 2024-25
89%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
48%
Men
52%
White
44%
Hispanic or Latino
14%
Black or African American
27%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
1
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
45%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Friends
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Bordewich
Jean
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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