University of North Carolina at Greensboro

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of North Carolina at Greensboro

University of North Carolina at Greensboro operates as a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 14,062 students of which 15,744 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 88.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,193 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $10,965, with published in-state tuition of $7,661 and a Pell grant recipient share of 50.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,858, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 57.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 78.9%. Graduates earn a median of $48,160 ten years after enrolling, compared with $39,869 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 674300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 63.0% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.