Colleges / Guilford College
College · Private nonprofit · Greensboro, NC · City
GC

Guilford College

Greensboro, NC

Religious affiliation
Address5800 W Friendly Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27410-4108
Websitewww.guilford.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate80%
6-yr median pay$40k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size1,001
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $40k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 80% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1105 · ACT 20.

If you get in

1,001 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $56k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$223k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$89k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$134k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$41.4k
Room & board
$13.4k
Books & supplies
$1,800

How students pay for it.

Pell grants44%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans51%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention65%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr46%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$40k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$48k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out34%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,001
Location
Greensboro, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White45%
  • Black29%
  • Hispanic16%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Asian2%
  • International2%
  • Unknown1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students26%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$38k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 40

What you can study.

Colleges / Guilford College
College · Private nonprofit · Greensboro, NC · City
GC

Guilford College

Greensboro, NC

Religious affiliation
Address5800 W Friendly Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27410-4108
Websitewww.guilford.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate80%
6-yr median pay$40k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size1,001
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $40k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 80% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1105 · ACT 20.

If you get in

1,001 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $56k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$223k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$89k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$134k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$41.4k
Room & board
$13.4k
Books & supplies
$1,800

How students pay for it.

Pell grants44%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans51%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention65%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr46%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$40k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$48k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out34%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,001
Location
Greensboro, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White45%
  • Black29%
  • Hispanic16%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Asian2%
  • International2%
  • Unknown1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students26%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$38k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 40

What you can study.