Guilford College Description:
Guilford College is a highly-ranked private liberal arts college located in Greensboro, North Carolina. With ties to the Quakers, Guilford has always valued community, diversity, and justice. The college has been coeducational since its establishment in the 1830s, and it served as a station on the Underground Railroad. Today Guilford College wins high marks for both its value and its green efforts. The college has a 16 to 1 student / faculty ratio, and it is one of the 40 schools featured in Loren Pope's well-regarded Colleges That Change Lives. In athletics, the Guilford Quakers compete in the NCAA Division III Old Dominion Athletic Conference.
Admissions Data (2012):
- Percent of Applicants Admitted: 80%
- GPA, SAT and ACT graph for Guilford
- What Are Your Chances? (from Cappex.com)
- Note: Guilford is test-optional and students can submit a writing portfolio instead of test scores
- Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: 480 / 620
- SAT Math: 490 / 660
- SAT Writing: 460 / 600
- ACT Composite: 21 / 26
- ACT English: - / -
- ACT Math: - / -
Enrollment (2011):
- Total Enrollment: 2,739 (all undergraduate)
- Gender Breakdown: 42% Male / 58% Female
- 83% Full-time
Costs (2012 - 13):
- Tuition and Fees: $31,380
- Books: $1,500 (why so much?)
- Room and Board: $8,600
- Other Expenses: $2,775
- Total Cost: $44,255
Guilford College Financial Aid (2010 - 11):
- Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 99%
- Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
- Grants: 99%
- Loans: 94%
- Average Amount of Aid
- Grants: $16,737
- Loans: $7,475
Scholarships for Guilford (powered by Cappex.com)
Most Popular Majors:
Biology, Business Management, Criminal Justice, English, History, Psychology
Graduation and Retention Rates:
- First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 76%
- 4-Year Graduation Rate: 55%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate: 60%
Data Source:
National Center for Educational Statistics
Guilford College Mission Statement:
mission statement from from the Guilford website
"Guilford College's mission is to provide a transformative, practical and excellent liberal arts education that produces critical thinkers in an inclusive, diverse, environment, guided by Quaker testimonies of community, equality, integrity, peace, and simplicity and emphasizing the creative problem-solving skills, experience, enthusiasm, and international perspectives necessary to promote positive change in the world."
