| Location: | Southeast |
| Setting: | Mid-size City Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Affiliation: | Friends |
| Size: | Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Quakers |
To provide an excellent, transformative liberal arts education where the institution and its members model values, behaviors, and attitudes that develop critical thinkers and social change agents based on the Quaker principles of integrity, peace, equality and simplicity in a strong, inclusive learning community.
Guilford College is a small, private, four-year liberal arts college in Greensboro, North Carolina founded by the Religious Society of Friends (the Quakers). Founded in 1837 as the New Garden Boarding School, its name was changed to Guilford College in 1888 when the academic program expanded considerably. Guilford is the third-oldest coeducational institution in the country and the oldest such institution in the south.
Guilford College is listed in Loren Pope's Colleges That Change Lives.
Only about ten percent of the student body are Quakers; however, the institution is governed by Quaker principles. It is the oldest co-educational institution of higher learning in the Southeast, and the fourth-oldest institution of higher learning in North Carolina. Its academic atmosphere, like that of many Quaker colleges, is open and informal; for example, many professors encourage students to call them by their first names.
The college strives to uphold its core values of equality, diversity, community, integrity, stewardship, justice, integrity and excellence. The student body is diverse as Guilford intentionally draws students from a wide geographic, political, religious, ethnic and socioeconomic background. The college seeks to maintain an environment where all perspectives are valued and respected. Its current president is Kent John Chabotar, the first non-Quaker to hold the position.
The school does not allow fraternities or sororities to be formed on campus.
Guilford competes as an NCAA Division III and Old Dominion Athletic Conference member. The school has won five national championships, including the 1973 NAIA men's basketball title, the 1981 NAIA women's tennis title and the 1989 (NAIA), 2002 and 2005 (NCAA Division III) men's golf titles.
In the past decade, Guilford's Bryan Series has brought many notable speakers to the campus and city for an annual public lecture series. Past speakers have included Desmond Tutu, Mikhail Gorbachev, Colin Powell, Madeleine Albright and Ken Burns. Bryan series speakers for the 2006-2007 year will include former president of Ireland Mary Robinson and Pulitzer Prize winning authors David McCullough and Toni Morrison.
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| Percent of Students International: | 1% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 45% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (Old Dominion Athletic Conference) Basketball (Old Dominion Athletic Conference) Baseball (Old Dominion Athletic Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 21,310 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 330 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,355 | 26% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 4,218 | 34% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 8,603 | 98% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 5,100 | 63% | |
Any Aid: |
98% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 63% (Selective) |
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| SAT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 91% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 520, Math: 500 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 640, Math: 620 |
| Application Fee: | $ 25.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Recommended |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Recommended |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Recommended |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
