Greensboro College

Private · Moderately Selective · NC

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationNC · South

SettingUrban

Undergrads708

Student:faculty10:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate39.7%

6-yr grad rate46.2%

Drop-out rate34.1%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$21k

Out-of-state tuition$21k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity58.3%

Gender diversity38.1%

International2.1%

IdentityUnited Methodist

Overview

Greensboro College is a small United Methodist-affiliated liberal arts college a few blocks from downtown Greensboro, North Carolina. Its brick quad, some of it dating to the 1840s, gives the campus a compact, historic feel inside a mid-sized city. Enrollment stays small enough that most students recognize each other by sight, and the college leans on that scale as its main draw rather than breadth of offerings.

Academics

Education, business, and the liberal arts form the academic core, with small class sizes that let faculty know students individually. Equestrian studies is a notable program for a school this size, with an on-site riding facility used for both instruction and competition. Theatre and music draw a disproportionate share of students relative to the college's overall size, and both regularly stage public productions and concerts.

Campus & student life

The historic quad anchors a walkable campus close enough to downtown Greensboro that students can reach restaurants, a minor-league ballpark, and museums on foot or by a short ride. Athletics and performing arts compete for much of the same pool of committed students, and the two groups overlap more than at larger schools. Most students live on campus, at least in the earlier years, giving the small college a residential feel despite its urban setting.

Getting in

Admission is holistic and relatively accessible for a four-year liberal arts college, with attention to fit for prospective equestrian, theatre, or athletic recruits nearly as much as to transcript strength. Essays and any supplemental material tend to matter most for merit scholarship decisions rather than for the admission decision itself.

Worth knowing

The equestrian program is a genuine draw for students who ride competitively and want to continue in college, one of relatively few small liberal arts colleges with that offering. The Methodist affiliation is present in campus life but not heavily prescriptive for non-religious students.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate70.1%

Enrolled mid-50%—

Test policynot used

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

AdmissionRolling

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