University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina · Public · 14,062 undergraduates · uncg.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
91%
of 18,683 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1130 to 1310
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$24,920Est.Estimate
$42,490 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro uses a weighted or recalculated GPA, so its own calculation may differ slightly from yours.
Your admission chances
91% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$42,490
a year in 2027-28, from a $42,490 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1215
Send your score
About 91% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1110, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- If your weighted GPA is below 2.8, you must send a score.
Source: Requirements for First Years | UNCG Admissions · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Mar1Regular Decision · March 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Source: Deadlines | UNCG Admissions
Who gets in
91%
of applicants were admitted: 17,026 of 18,683 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 12/15.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 2.1% of them sent SAT scores and 9.4% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1130 to 1310
Reading and Writing 580 to 680
Math 530 to 630
ACT composite 21 to 26
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16009.3%
- 1200 to 139950%
- 1000 to 119941%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.66
- 4.029%
- 3.75 to 3.9916%
- 3.50 to 3.7416%
- 3.25 to 3.4916%
- 3.00 to 3.2414%
- 2.50 to 2.999.5%
- Below 2.500.1%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$24,920
a year, in state
$42,490
a year, out of state (tuition $22,120)
- Tuition (in state)$4,550
- Fees$3,400
- Food and housing$11,690
- Books and supplies$700
- Transportation and other$4,580
University of North Carolina at Greensboro published $24,224 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$9,172
- $30,001 to $48,000$9,106
- $48,001 to $75,000$11,157
- $75,001 to $110,000$17,108
- Over $110,000$21,290
Financial aid
64%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$11,783
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
13%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $2,578 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 10/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 1/15
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
37 of 37
Earn credit with a score of 3
37 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $460Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | ADS 201 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | ARH 110 and ARH 111 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIO 105/L |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIO 111 & 111L BIO 112 & 112L |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MAT 196 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 6 | MAT 196, MAT 296 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHE 103 CHE 110 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHE 111,CHE 112, CHE 114, CHE 115 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | CHI 203 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | CHI 203, CHI 204 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSC 260 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CSC 130 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSC 100 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 101 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENG 101, ENG 102 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 104 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG 101 & 104 |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 6 | ENG 101 & ENG 104 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | GES 164 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIS 223 |
| European History | 4 | 6 | HIS 222, HIS 223 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FRE 203 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FRE 203, FRE 204 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GER 203 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GER 203, GER 204 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GES 105 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | ITA 203, ITA 204 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | JNS 203 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | JNS 203, JNS 204 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LAT 203 |
| Latin | 4 | 6 | LAT 203, LAT 204 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 202 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 201 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 3 | 2 | MUS 207 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 4 | 2 | MUS 207 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 5 | 2 | MUS 207 |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 3 | 2 | MUS 100 |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 4 | 5 | MUS 101, MUS 216 |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 5 | 5 | MUS 101, MUS 216 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 2 | MUS 100 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHY 211 & LAB |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHY 212 & LAB |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 121 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPA 203 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPA 203, SPA 204 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPA 203 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPA 203 & SPA 204 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | STA 108 |
| Statistics | 4 | 6 | ECO 250, STA 108 |
| Statistics | 5 | 9 | ECO 250, STA 108, STA 271 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSC 110 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIS 212 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIS 211, HIS 212 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIS 209 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | HIS 207 & 209 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
58%
Come back for a second year
79%
Typical earnings
$53,402
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro$60,601
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 40 majors here have earnings data.
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