Greensboro College

Greensboro College logo
#4207 / #1097
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#1291
Most Desirable School
College in Greensboro, North Carolina

Greensboro College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1097
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
70%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$21,660
Graduation rate
42%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
708

Reviewed by , Vice President and Academic Editor. Influence ranks come from our InfluenceRanking™ methodology; other figures come from federal data, with the year shown under each section. Report an error

Greensboro College Featured Rankings

About Greensboro College

According to Wikipedia, Greensboro College is a private college in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and was founded in 1838 by Rev. Peter Doub. The college enrolls about 1,000 students from 32 states, the District of Columbia, and 29 countries.

Greensboro College's Online Degrees

BA in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
  • Organizational Leadership And Management
  • Required Credits: 72
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Criminal Justice
  • Required Credits: 124
  • Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Education For Emerging Bilinguals
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Online Esol Teaching And Technology
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Teaching Adult Learners
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English Abroad
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Pedagogy Of Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Applied Linguistics
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in None
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Format: Fully online
BA in General Psychology
  • Required Credits: 124
  • Format: Fully online
BS in General Psychology
  • Required Credits: 124
  • Format: Fully online

Greensboro College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation Rate
3,14370%66%42%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Greensboro College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$21,660
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$16,279
30K - 48K$14,942
48K - 75K$16,013
75K - 110K$20,764
110K+$26,367

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Greensboro College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Greensboro College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $50,121 a year, and 91% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Greensboro College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
1,029903126

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Greensboro College?

Greensboro College is located at 815 W Market St, Greensboro, NC 27401-1875.

How Safe is Greensboro College?

Like every college that receives federal student aid, Greensboro College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Greensboro College has a violent crime rate of 0.41% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Greensboro has a violent crime rate of 0.93% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 3.42%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Greensboro College Known For?

Greensboro College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Greensboro College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Greensboro College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Sociology
#1651
World Rank
#1658
Historical Rank
#481
USA Rank

Greensboro College ranks #481 in the U.S. and #1651 worldwide for influence in Sociology.

sociology Degrees
Chemistry
#2912
World Rank
#2925
Historical Rank
#609
USA Rank

Greensboro College ranks #609 in the U.S. and #2912 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.

chemistry Degrees
Mathematics
#3159
World Rank
#3202
Historical Rank
#796
USA Rank

Greensboro College ranks #796 in the U.S. and #3159 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees
Biology
#3496
World Rank
#3524
Historical Rank
#805
USA Rank

Greensboro College ranks #805 in the U.S. and #3496 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Religious Studies
#4092
World Rank
#4108
Historical Rank
#882
USA Rank

Greensboro College ranks #882 in the U.S. and #4092 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.

religious-studies-hub Degrees
Business
#3414
World Rank
#3415
Historical Rank
#897
USA Rank

Greensboro College ranks #897 in the U.S. and #3414 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Education
#4382
World Rank
#4390
Historical Rank
#1019
USA Rank

Greensboro College ranks #1019 in the U.S. and #4382 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Political Science
#4462
World Rank
#4471
Historical Rank
#1039
USA Rank

Greensboro College ranks #1039 in the U.S. and #4462 worldwide for influence in Political Science.

political-science Degrees
Psychology
#2745
World Rank
#2758
Historical Rank
#1041
USA Rank

Greensboro College ranks #1041 in the U.S. and #2745 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees
History
#3420
World Rank
#3433
Historical Rank
#1089
USA Rank

Greensboro College ranks #1089 in the U.S. and #3420 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Literature
#4320
World Rank
#4352
Historical Rank
#1428
USA Rank

Greensboro College ranks #1428 in the U.S. and #4320 worldwide for influence in Literature.

literature Degrees
Criminal Justice
#3165
World Rank
#3168
Historical Rank
#1634
USA Rank

Greensboro College ranks #1634 in the U.S. and #3165 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Medical
#9251
World Rank
#9253
Historical Rank
#2604
USA Rank

Greensboro College ranks #2604 in the U.S. and #9251 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees

Who Are Greensboro College's Most Influential Alumni?

Greensboro College's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Sociology, Psychology, and Chemistry. Here are some of Greensboro College's most famous alumni:

Stephanie Paulsell
An American theologian.
Ryan Nelsen
Ryan Nelsen
A New Zealand association football player.
Carolyn Maloney
A U.S. Representative from New York.