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Recognitions

Named one of America’s 25 “Hottest Colleges” in Kaplan/Newsweek’s How To Get Into College Guide.
Selected for inclusion in The Princeton Review's 2008 edition of America’s Best Value Colleges as one of the best overall bargains - based on cost and financial aid - among the most academically outstanding colleges in the nation.
Listed as one of only 40 colleges in Colleges That Change Lives, by Loren Pope, former New York Times education editor.
Guilford College is featured in The Unofficial Unbiased Guide to the 328 Most Interesting Colleges, The Princeton Review's 2010 edition of America's Best 371 Colleges, and Harvard Schmarvard.
The Princeton Review ranks Guilford's campus radio station, WQFS, as the eighth best among all colleges and universities in the United States.
Described as one of the nation's "best kept secrets" by Fiske Guide.
Guilford is an original member of the Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation's Bonner Scholarship program, and one of only 24 colleges and universities in the United States to be selected. The Bonner Scholarship Program's mission is to transform the lives of students and their campuses and communities through community service.
Home of the Bryan Series, which has welcomed such distinguished visitors as Khaled Hosseini, Christiane Amanpour, Anna Quindlen, Colin Powell, Madeleine Albright, Ralph Nader, Oscar Arias, Bill Bradley, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Ernest Gaines, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Edward Albee, Ken Burns, Toni Morrison, Isabel Allende, Bob Woodward and Sidney Poitier.

During the summer of 2009, Guilford spent more than $2.4 million in campus renovation projects to Founders Hall student center, the main dining hall, the fitness center, residence halls, athletic facilities, and parking lots.

In 2009 Guilford was awarded a "green" rating of 95 (on a scale of 60-99) by The Princeton Review, the third-highest rating among colleges and universities in North Carolina.

The Corporation for National and Community Service honored Guilford College with a place on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction in 2009 for exemplary service efforts and service to America’s communities. This is the second year in a row that Guilford was named to the Honor Roll with Distinction.

Guilford at a Glance

Total headcount		2,725
Traditional students (18-22 years of age)		1,475
Adult students (23 years of age and older - all off campus and mostly night and weekend students)		1,150
Early College students (talented Guilford County high school juniors and seniors earning concurrent high school and college credit - all off campus)		100
Out-of-state students		59%
Quaker students		8%
International students (representing 9 different countries)		16

Fall 2009 Admitted Traditional Student Profile

3,756 First-Year Applications, 2,327 Offers of Admission, 460 Enrolled First-Year Students
Standardized Test Policy
Guilford is test-optional. In lieu of SAT/ACT scores, students can submit a portfolio of written work. For more information, click here.
Gender
Female Male	44% 56%
High school type
Public Private Home School	78% 21% <1%
Students of color
American Indian or Alaskan Native Asian or Pacific Islander Black Non Hispanic Hispanic International	<1% <2% 16% 4% <1%
Region (based on high school state)
North Carolina South Mid-Atlantic New England Mid-West Western International	50% 18% 15% 10% 4% 2% <1%
Top majors
Business Management Biology Psychology Sport Management English
Meal plan: More information
Campus life: Residence hall information and regulations

Academic Programs

Faculty: 124 full-time faculty

Traditional student-faculty ratio: 15:1

Majors: 38, plus five cooperative pre-professional programs

Degrees granted: A.B., B.S., B.F.A., B.M.

Minors: 54

Accreditation: Four-year liberal arts, accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Distinctions

Academic: Honors program and scholarships.

Consortium: Member of area college/university consortium, allowing students to take courses at seven other campuses without additional charge.

Study Abroad: Semester or year programs available in Ghana, China, England, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Scotland, Spain, Ireland, Wales, the Netherlands, Mexico, Washington D.C. or alternate summers in the American West.

Pre-professional: Three cooperative programs with various universities and one medical school.

Internships: Internship program offering practical experience in businesses, industries and nonprofit agencies.

Special Facilities

Library: more than 240,000 books, periodicals, non-print media; almost 700,000 available through Consortium libraries' electronic database (2,000,000 available through area colleges and universities).

Physical Education Center: 64,000 square feet: weight room, cardio room and basketball courts.

Visual Arts: Studios, gallery space, outdoor kiln.

Computing: Fully networked campus, providing high-speed access to printers and the Internet. Four computer labs and other discipline-specific clusters. Software: Microsoft Office, Lotus Notes and other supported applications.

Science: Astronomy observatory with a 16" telescope; the college also shares a 32" telescope off-campus with two other institutions.

Journals and Scholarships

Edited or published at Guilford College: Journal of Undergraduate Research in Physics, The Southern Friend.

Representative student honors: three Danforth Fellows, a Truman scholar, six Fulbrights, a Mellon fellowship and four Rotary International scholars.

Student Aid

Approximately 89% of students receive a merit scholarship and/or need-based financial assistance at Guilford, with the average comprehensive award package being $21,041. Guilford awards over $15 million in need-based aid, merit awards, and other entitlements. Click here for more information about student financial services.

Athletics

NCAA Division III: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

Eight men's varsity sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, track and field

Eight women's varsity sports: basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball, track and field

Club sports: women's rugby, ultimate Frisbee, cheerleading

City of Greensboro

Population: 237,000

Metro population: 1.4 million

Student population: Five four-year colleges and universities in Greensboro (Guilford College, Bennett College, Greensboro College, UNC Greensboro, N.C. A&T State University) with a total enrollment of nearly 27,000 students.

Updated August 2009