Greensboro College acceptance rate & admissions

Greensboro College admits 70% of applicants, most. For Fall 2023, 2,893 of 3,143 applicants were admitted and 208 enrolled. The school does not consider SAT or ACT scores (test-blind).

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Acceptance rate
70%

More selective than 56% of North Carolina colleges we cover. U.S. median 77%.

College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class

Test scores
Not considered

Share of students sending scores not reported.

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class

Admitted students who enroll
7%

Called “yield.” A high yield means many admitted students choose Greensboro College over other offers.

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class

Applicants, admits and enrollment

Applied3,143
Admitted2,893
Enrolled208

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class (first-time, degree-seeking undergraduates). Newer counts arrive with the next IPEDS release.

We don't have Greensboro College's Common Data Set yet, the college's own report of what it weighs in admissions, early decision and waitlist numbers. Work at Greensboro College or have its file? Send it to us.

Greensboro College admissions year over year

Entering classAcceptanceSAT readingSAT mathACTSource
Fall 202470%———College Scorecard
Fall 202392%———IPEDS

Score ranges are the 25th–75th percentiles. Each year is kept as published; we add a year with every federal release.

How selective is Greensboro College compared with other North Carolina colleges?

Greensboro College has the 25th-lowest acceptance rate of 56 North Carolina colleges we cover. Schools around it:

RankCollegeAcceptanceGraduationAvg. net price
21Elon University66%84%$41,555
22Mars Hill University68%45%$19,910
23Chowan University69%30%$14,086
24Montreat College69%50%$27,061
25Greensboro College70%46%$17,882
26Warren Wilson College71%42%$21,249
27Meredith College74%70%$22,488
28Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary75%58%$13,090
29Belmont Abbey College75%47%$24,639

College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class. All North Carolina colleges →

Who enrolls at Greensboro College

First-year students who return for year two66%
First-year students from North Carolina64%
Pell Grant recipients46%
First-generation students32%
Women / men38% / 62%
International students2%

College Scorecard; IPEDS

Greensboro College admissions questions

What is the Greensboro College acceptance rate?

Greensboro College accepts 70% of applicants, most. For the Fall 2023 entering class, 2,893 of 3,143 applicants were admitted.

Does Greensboro College require the SAT or ACT?

Greensboro College does not consider SAT or ACT scores (test-blind), according to its federal admissions report for Fall 2023.

How many admitted students enroll at Greensboro College?

7% of admitted students enrolled in Fall 2023 (208 of 2,893).

Is Greensboro College getting harder to get into?

Greensboro College accepted 70% of applicants for Fall 2024, compared with 92% for Fall 2023.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS Admissions; years shown with each figure. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Back to Greensboro College overview