1. [College research](/) 2. / 3. [University of North Carolina at Greensboro](/school/university-of-north-carolina-at-greensboro/) 4. / 5. Admissions & selectivity Admissions & selectivity Copy linkPrint brief # University of North Carolina at Greensboro Acceptance Rate & Admissions Updated September 30, 2026 [Overview](/school/university-of-north-carolina-at-greensboro/)[Cost & aid](/school/university-of-north-carolina-at-greensboro/cost/)[Outcomes](/school/university-of-north-carolina-at-greensboro/outcomes/)Admissions[Majors](/school/university-of-north-carolina-at-greensboro/majors/)[Similar schools](/school/university-of-north-carolina-at-greensboro/similar/) **On this page**+ ## What is the acceptance rate at University of North Carolina at Greensboro? University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s reported acceptance rate is 88.5%. **Acceptance rate · Fall 2024** 88.5% Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle. How to interpret the acceptance rate The University of North Carolina at Greensboro admits 88.5% of applicants, a rate that sits above the median of 78.1% for comparable institutions (same type and size). A rate this high means the university is accessible to a wide range of students who meet its published requirements. ## What SAT and ACT scores do University of North Carolina at Greensboro students report? Score ranges at University of North Carolina at Greensboro give applicants a useful reference for the academic profiles of enrolled submitters, not admission minimums. For SAT, applicants should compare their result with the university's 1,150 to 1,355 range; it marks the middle half of submitted SAT scores among enrolled students. For ACT, applicants should use the 22 to 27 range as the corresponding reference for enrolled students who submitted ACT scores. Because these figures cover only score submitters, they do not describe every enrolled student or set a cutoff. The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle. SAT: approximate enrolled-student range **Approximate lower endpoint** 1150 **Approximate upper endpoint** 1355 Enrolled students who submitted scores. This range is not an admission cutoff. The endpoints add section percentiles; they are not verified composite-score percentiles. A separate SAT-equivalent average is not plotted as a median. Source: College Scorecard; sum of section 25th/75th percentiles; enrolled score-submitters. ACT: enrolled-student score range **25th percentile** 22 **75th percentile** 27 Enrolled students who submitted scores. This range is not an admission cutoff. Figures cover fall 2024. ## Who enrolls at University of North Carolina at Greensboro? **Pell Grant recipients** 50.2% **Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group** 43.4% **First-year retention** 78.9% Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention. About these student measures The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns. A large share of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, and transfer entry is also a prominent part of the undergraduate mix at University of North Carolina at Greensboro. 50.2% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, a financial-access measure, alongside an estimated 43.4% share of entrants outside the first-time, full-time group. Undergraduate enrollment totals 14,062 undergraduates, so the campus includes both students using federal grant aid and many arriving after study elsewhere. This composition describes who attends rather than how admission decisions are made. Pell-eligible applicants should use this site’s cost calculator, and transfer applicants should compare their planned coursework with the fields they intend to study. Continuation and completion both sit below the middle values for comparable institutions, although Pell recipients in the cohort complete at a higher rate than the overall group. The first-year retention rate is 78.9%, below the peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), of 83.1%. The [six-year graduation rate](/analysis/what-the-graduation-rate-doesnt-count/) for the first-time full-time cohort is 56.3%, below the peer median of 65.0%. Pell recipients in that cohort have a 59.8% six-year completion rate, above the overall rate by 3.5 percentage points. Enrolled students can use the retention and graduation figures as benchmarks when planning their first year and route to a degree. The return picture on persistence is mixed: both overall measures trail peer medians, while Pell completion is higher than the overall rate. ## Data & methodology Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/). Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth. Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source. Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution. Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).