Guilford College

Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location: Southeast
Setting: Mid-size City Setting
Type: Private
Affiliation: Friends
Size: Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Mascot: Quakers
Brick walkway through Guilford College
Brick walkway through Guilford College
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School Description
Provided by Guilford College

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 From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

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.

Student body

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.

Athletics

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.

Campus events

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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Students & Campus Life
Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,922
On Campus Housing: Available
Full Time Students: 100%
Athletic Programs: Available
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Expenses
Average Tuition: $ 21,310
Students Receiving Aid: 98%
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Admissions
Application Fee: $ 25
Selectivity: Selective
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 100%
Part-Time 0%
Men vs. Women
Women 51%
Men 49%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 70%
African-American 21%
Other 7%
Hispanic 1%
Asian 1%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
Out-of-State 61%
In-State 39%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
North Carolina 39%
Virginia 9%
Maryland 7%
Massachusetts 5%
Pennsylvania 4%
Percent of Students International: 1%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 45%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: Yes

Athletics

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%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 63% (Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 91%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 520, Math: 500
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 640, Math: 620

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

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

Degree Programs at Guilford College

Bachelor's Level Majors

Certificate Programs at Guilford College

Career Education Majors

Photos

  • Brick walkway through Guilford College
    Brick walkway through Guilford College [source]
  • Ragan-Brown field at Guilford College.
    Ragan-Brown field at Guilford College. [source]