University Of North Carolina At Greensboro

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.

Campus Location

1000 Spring Garden St
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
USA
Main Tel: (336) 334-5000
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

University Of North Carolina At Greensboro Highlights

Where University Of North Carolina At Greensboro stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in music, drama and performing arts, medical adminstration, nursing and emergency medicine, education and teaching, nutrition and exercise therapy, and fine arts.
Large number of programs of study offered.
Large number of students.
High female/male ratio.
Affordable tuition & fees.
High faculty salary.
Good faculty-to-student ratio.
Number of dorm rooms for students.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	2,195	71
Master	906	55
Doctorale	74	21
Post-master's certificate	9	4
Postbaccalaureate certificate	4	3

UNC Greensboro Students

The student enrollment at UNC Greensboro was 18,627 in 2007 (15,155 full-time equivalent).

About 29% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 71% of the class.

Undergrads are 76% of enrolled students and graduate students are 24%.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

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

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 4,029
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 15,297
Room	$ 3,427
Board	$ 2,724
Books and supplies	$ 1,650
Other	$ 2,325

Financial Aid: UNC Greensboro participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to UNC Greensboro:

School	Location	Enrollment
Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Indiana, PA	14,018
University of Missouri-Kansas City	Kansas City, MO	14,442
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, MI	41,042
University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA	33,408
University of Colorado Denver	Denver, CO	21,658
University of North Texas	Denton, TX	34,710
California State University-Chico	Chico, CA	17,034
West Chester University of Pennsylvania	West Chester, PA	13,219
Texas Tech University	Lubbock, TX	28,260
Florida State University	Tallahassee, FL	40,555

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		370
Without tenure; working toward tenure		170
Without tenure; tenure not available		244

Housing and Meals

UNC Greensboro provides on-campus housing for 4,538 of its 15,155 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

UNC Greensboro Athletics

UNC Greensboro is in the Southern Conference for major sports.

UNC Greensboro 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) .

UNC Greensboro Admissions (2007)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	69%
Women	74%
All	72%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	460-570
Math	480-570
Writing	450-560

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (14 awarded)

Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (456 awarded)

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

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (82 awarded)

Computer Science
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (39 awarded)

Apparel and Textiles

DESIGN (41 awarded)

Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (71 awarded)

Dance
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (578 awarded)

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
Elementary Education and Teaching
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
French Language Teacher Education
German 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 (184 awarded)

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

FINE ARTS (78 awarded)

Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (22 awarded)

Hospitality Administration/Management

LIBERAL ARTS (670 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 (10 awarded)

Mathematics

MEDIA (55 awarded)

Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (61 awarded)

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

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (50 awarded)

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

MEDICINE (8 awarded)

Gerontology

MUSIC (80 awarded)

Jazz/Jazz Studies
Music Performance
Music Theory and Composition
Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (222 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (196 awarded)

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

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (19 awarded)

Philosophy
Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (121 awarded)

Biochemistry
Biology/Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Human/Medical Genetics
Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (131 awarded)

Communication Disorders
Psychology