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Guilford is ranked #1,729 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Guilford held the #1,964 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 93 colleges in North Carolina, Guilford is ranked at #64.
The acceptance rate at Guilford College is 84%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Guilford is a good fit for you.
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.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Guilford it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
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 Guilford College is 55%. 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 Guilford College is 66%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Guilford have a four-year graduation rate of 38%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Guilford College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,420 undergraduates at Guilford with 1,290 being full-time and 130 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,697 | $21,068 | $21,730 | $25,263 | $30,240 |
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 Guilford, 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 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.
Get more details about the location of 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: | https://www.guilford.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Biology | 31 | $30,486 |
| Health & Physical Education | 26 | $28,802 |
| Business Administration & Management | 24 | $46,497 |
| General Psychology | 17 | $27,740 |
| General English Literature | 16 | $19,742 |
| Accounting | 13 | $44,566 |
| General Education | 13 | NA |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 13 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 11 | $31,799 |
| History | 10 | 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 2022-2023, 335 students took at least one online class at Guilford College. This is a decrease from the 1,192 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 335 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,192 | 0 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,107 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
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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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