Guilford College Admissions

Guilford College Admissions Overview:

Interested students can apply to Guilford College with the school's application, or with the Common Application. Additional required materials include academic transcripts, and either SAT or ACT scores OR an academic portfolio with writing samples.

Admissions Data (2015):

• Guilford College Acceptance Rate: 61%
• GPA, SAT and ACT graph for Guilford
• Note: Guilford is test-optional and students can submit a writing portfolio instead of test scores
• Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
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Guilford College Description:

Guilford College is a highly-ranked private liberal arts college located in Greensboro, North Carolina. With ties to the Quakers, Guilford has always valued community, diversity, and justice. The college has been coeducational since its establishment in the 1830s, and it served as a station on the Underground Railroad. Today Guilford College wins high marks for both its value and its green efforts. The college has a 16 to 1 student / faculty ratio, and it is one of the 40 schools featured in Loren Pope's well-regarded Colleges That Change Lives. In athletics, the Guilford Quakers compete in the NCAA Division III Old Dominion Athletic Conference.

Enrollment (2016):

• Total Enrollment: 1,809 (all undergraduate)
• Gender Breakdown: 48% Male / 52% Female
• 86% Full-time

Costs (2016 - 17):

• Tuition and Fees: $34,090
• Books: $1,650 (why so much?)
• Room and Board: $10,222
• Other Expenses: $2,760
• Total Cost: $48,722

Guilford College Financial Aid (2015 - 16):

• Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 100%
• Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
  • Grants: 100%
  • Loans: 43%
• Average Amount of Aid
  • Grants: $21,038
  • Loans: $6,351

Academic Programs:

• Most Popular Majors: Biology, Business Management, Criminal Justice, English, History, Psychology.

Graduation and Retention Rates:

• First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 74%
• 4-Year Graduation Rate: 47%
• 6-Year Graduation Rate: 61%

Intercollegiate Athletic Programs:

• Men's Sports: Football, Lacrosse, Tennis, Basketball, Track and Field, Baseball, Cross Country, Soccer, Golf
• Women's Sports: Basketball, Track and Field, Cross Country, Soccer, Swimming, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball

Data Source:

National Center for Educational Statistics

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Guilford College Mission Statement:

mission statement from from the Guilford website

"Guilford College's mission is to provide a transformative, practical and excellent liberal arts education that produces critical thinkers in an inclusive, diverse, environment, guided by Quaker testimonies of community, equality, integrity, peace, and simplicity and emphasizing the creative problem-solving skills, experience, enthusiasm, and international perspectives necessary to promote positive change in the world."