University Of North Carolina At Greensboro

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, or UNCG, is a public university located in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. It was founded in 1819 as the State Normal and Industrial School. After several name changes, it was finally renamed University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1963. It is a member of the University of North Carolina system.

UNCG offers more than 100 undergraduate, over 55 master, and more than 20 doctoral programs. The university is organized into the following academic divisions:

• Bryan School of Business & Economics
• College of Arts & Sciences
• International Honors College
• School of Education
• School of Health & Human Performance
• School of Human Environmental Sciences
• School of Music
• School of Nursing

The university is home to various research institutes and centers such as the Center for Applied Research, Center for Creating Writing in the Arts, Genomics & Health Research, and McDowell Research Center for Global IT Management to name a few.

UNCG’s student body represents more than 45 states and over 85 countries. It is home to more than 15 social fraternities and sororities that are governed by Interfraternity Conference, National Panhellenic Conference, National Pan-Hellenic Council, and National Pan-Hellenic Council.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, music, construction trades, family and social work, drama and performing arts, education and teaching, and fine arts.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High female/male ratio.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

UNC Greensboro participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 73% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 19,976 in 2009-2010 (16,560 full-time equivalent).

About 31% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 69% of the class.

Undergrads are 80% of enrolled students and graduate students are 20%.

Students under 25 years old represent 73% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

UNC Greensboro provides on-campus housing for 4,000 of its 16,560 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Southern Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 98 male students received the aid (men were 53% of those receiving aid) and 86 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 47% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

UNC Greensboro offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral (No Medical/Veterinary).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (16 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (475 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (74 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (53 awarded)

• Apparel and Textiles

DESIGN (47 awarded)

• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (64 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (609 awarded)

• Administration of Special Education
• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Drama and Dance Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Hearing Impairments
• Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (284 awarded)

• Child Development
• Community Organization and Advocacy
• Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (57 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (40 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LIBERAL ARTS (789 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• Anthropology
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Library Science/Librarianship
• Political Science and Government
• Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (12 awarded)

• Computational Mathematics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (21 awarded)

• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (81 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management
• Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (54 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE (3 awarded)

• Gerontology

MUSIC (117 awarded)

• Jazz/Jazz Studies
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (254 awarded)

• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (225 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Nutrition Sciences
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (23 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (147 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Human/Medical Genetics
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (125 awarded)

• Communication Disorders
• Psychology