UNCG Profile

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Academic Schools/Programs & Degrees Budget

Faculty Institutional Affiliations

Enrollment UNCG Planning Council

Admissions/Retention UNCG Plan

History/Location: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s Carnegie Classification is as a Doctoral University I. The University was established in 1891 and became coeducational in 1963. The 190-acre campus is located 1 mile from the center of Greensboro, a city of 203,342. The Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area has a population of approximately 1,161,397. (top)

Academic Schools/Programs and Degrees: Arts and Sciences; Business and Economics; Education; Health and Human Performance; Human Environmental Sciences; Music; Nursing; and Graduate School. UNCG offers over 100 undergraduate, 62 masters and 15 doctoral programs. In 1997-98 UNCG awarded 1,699 bachelor's, 661 master's and 87 doctoral degrees. Doctoral degrees were awarded in English, Psychology, Education, Human Environmental Sciences, Exercise and Sports Science, and Music. (top)

Faculty: In 1998-99, there were 704 budgeted FTE faculty positions and the student/faculty ratio was 14.9:1. 53.8% of full-time faculty are tenured, while 89.9% hold the doctorate or terminal professional degree in their field. Average 1998-99 AAUP Salaries are $73,817 for Full Professors and $50,616 for All Ranks. (top)

Enrollment: Fall 1998 headcount enrollment, (excluding extension) was 12,700 (11,023 FTE), including 10,049 (9,091 FTE) undergraduates and 2,651 (1,932 FTE) graduate students. 8,151 (81%) of undergraduate and 915 (35%) of graduate students were enrolled on a full-time basis. 32% of undergraduate students were male. 10% of undergraduate and 13% of graduate students are from out-of-state. 17% of undergraduate and 9% of graduate students are African-American. 33% of undergraduate students live in residence halls. (top)

Admissions/Retention: 1,826 Freshmen and 1,291 Transfers enrolled for the first-time in Fall 1998. 73% of freshman applicants were accepted and 28% enrolled. The average SAT score for enrolled freshmen was 1029. Range of the middle 50% for SAT scores was 460-570 for Verbal and 460-570 for Math. Seventy-four percent of Fall 1997 Freshmen returned in Fall 1998, and 50% of freshmen graduated within six years. (top)

Costs: Annual 1998-99 full-time tuition/fees are $2,039 (in-state) and $10,493 (out-of-state). Room and Board is $4,984. (top)

Budget: For 1997-98, IPEDS Total Current Funds Revenues were $164,692,526, including $74,725,650 (45.4%) in State Appropriations. Total Current Funds Expenditures and Transfers were $170,790,514. Total Educational and General Expenditures and Transfers were $136,805,170. IPEDS Research Expenditures were $11,075,610. (top)

Institutional Affiliations: UNCG is a member of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) and the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AASCU). In athletics, UNCG began NCAA Division IA competition in 1991, and is a member of the Southern Conference. (top)