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University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina Public 4-year Large city

Overview

University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a public four-year institution in Greensboro, North Carolina. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 18,012, made up of 14,416 undergraduates and 3,596 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity. It is part of University of North Carolina.

University of North Carolina at Greensboro offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 126 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Registered Nursing, and Psychology, General. It awarded 4,655 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 65 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

79% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Key figures

18,012
Students enrolled
79%
First-year retention
4,655
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
126
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 126

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 12
Health Professions 11
Education 22
Computer and Information Sciences 9
Visual and Performing Arts 13
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 9
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 5
Psychology 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Social Sciences 8
Library Science 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 3
Communication and Journalism 2
Public Administration and Social Services 2
English Language and Literature 2
History 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 4
Physical Sciences 6
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Mathematics and Statistics 4
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Architecture 1

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
79%
First-year retention, part-time students
24%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
3,318
Master's degrees
920
Doctoral degrees (research)
157
Professional doctorates
57
Postbaccalaureate certificates
181
Post-master's certificates
22

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
18,012
Undergraduates, fall 2024
14,416
Graduate students, fall 2024
3,596
Full-time, fall 2024
76%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
20,181
Undergraduates, 2024-25
15,962
Graduate students, 2024-25
4,219
Full-time, 2024-25
72%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

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

Women
68%
Men
32%
White
41%
Hispanic or Latino
14%
Black or African American
28%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
65
Programs with a fully online option
5
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
29%
Students taking some online courses
55%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
University of North Carolina
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Southern Conference
Chancellor
Franklin Gilliam
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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