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Guilford College

Guilford College is a private campus in Greensboro proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Friends affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$20,785

family income
under $30k

$24,870

$30–48k

$25,205

$48–75k

$30,620

$75–110k

$25,245

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$22,2702023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Guilford College rose from $18,339 (2008) to $22,270 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$18,339
2009	$16,440
2010	$23,583
2011	$24,692
2012	$28,417
2013	$23,469
2014	$25,675
2015	$23,975
2016	$23,560
2017	$23,758
2018	$22,996
2019	$23,055
2020	$23,841
2021	$23,571
2022	$19,779
2023	$22,270

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$55,6892024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Guilford College rose from $35,820 (2009) to $55,689 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$35,820
2010	$38,370
2011	$40,320
2012	$42,885
2013	$44,255
2014	$45,395
2015	$47,175
2016	$47,558
2017	$48,025
2018	$50,619
2019	$51,800
2020	$53,479
2021	$54,171
2022	$54,954
2023	$55,361
2024	$55,689

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$16,670
2001	$17,645
2002	$17,900
2003	$18,700
2004	$19,940
2005	$21,310
2006	$22,290
2007	$24,470
2008	$26,030
2013	$32,470
2014	$33,430
2015	$34,090
2016	$34,090
2017	$35,563
2018	$37,120
2019	$38,530
2020	$40,120
2021	$41,140
2022	$41,140
2023	$41,140

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $41,362 before grants and other attendance costs. At Guilford College, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,001 — Guilford College is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

45.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Guilford College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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45.8%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Guilford College fell from 64.1% (entered 1991) to 45.8% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	64.1%
1992 cohort	58.9%
1993 cohort	54.5%
1994 cohort	56%
1995 cohort	72.1%
1996 cohort	67.4%
1997 cohort	57.1%
1998 cohort	67.7%
1999 cohort	43.5%
2000 cohort	59.7%
2001 cohort	57.6%
2002 cohort	58.4%
2003 cohort	60.9%
2004 cohort	57.6%
2005 cohort	59.8%
2006 cohort	56.7%
2007 cohort	56.8%
2008 cohort	60.8%
2009 cohort	55.6%
2010 cohort	60.8%
2011 cohort	53.1%
2012 cohort	59.3%
2013 cohort	55.9%
2014 cohort	48.7%
2015 cohort	54.7%
2016 cohort	49.4%
2017 cohort	47.7%
2018 cohort	45.8%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$14,926	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$15,125	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$15,125	$4,019
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$15,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,550	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,250	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$13,725	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,500	$3,835
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,138	$3,725
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$3,806
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,512	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$22,517	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$24,700	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$6,527
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$26,920	$7,100
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,635	$8,350
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,000	$8,536
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$26,293	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,000	$8,750

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$40,401

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$42,478

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$47,590

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Guilford College admitted 3,363 of 4,204 applicants in Fall 2024. The 80% rate describes that application pool.

80%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $41,140 tuition · 2023–24 1,001 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1120–12601600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Guilford College received 4,204 applications and admitted 3,363 (80%), with 340 enrolling.

Guilford College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Guilford College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 550–650 and Math was 570–610 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1120–1260 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	550	600	650
SAT Math	570	580	610
ACT Composite	18	21	24

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

80%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	79.3%
Fall 2002	82.6%
Fall 2003	69%
Fall 2004	70.8%
Fall 2005	62.9%
Fall 2006	56.1%
Fall 2007	57.7%
Fall 2008	59.7%
Fall 2009	62.3%
Fall 2010	53.1%
Fall 2011	64.3%
Fall 2012	80%
Fall 2013	68.2%
Fall 2014	62.2%
Fall 2015	62.9%
Fall 2016	60.5%
Fall 2017	90.7%
Fall 2018	64.5%
Fall 2019	75%
Fall 2020	78%
Fall 2021	82.1%
Fall 2022	83.5%
Fall 2023	83.8%
Fall 2024	80%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1120–1260Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1020	1250
Fall 2002	990	1260
Fall 2003	1020	1270
Fall 2004	990	1270
Fall 2005	1020	1260
Fall 2006	1020	1240
Fall 2007	990	1240
Fall 2008	1000	1220
Fall 2009	920	1190
Fall 2010	940	1220
Fall 2011	950	1210
Fall 2012	970	1280
Fall 2013	940	1190
Fall 2019	970	1170
Fall 2020	930	1170
Fall 2021	950	1200
Fall 2022	910	1180
Fall 2023	1010	1250
Fall 2024	1120	1260

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–24Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	22	29
Fall 2004	19	27
Fall 2005	20	25
Fall 2006	20	26
Fall 2007	21	26
Fall 2008	21	26
Fall 2009	20	26
Fall 2010	20	27
Fall 2011	21	26
Fall 2012	21	26
Fall 2013	20	26
Fall 2019	17	24
Fall 2020	17	24
Fall 2021	17	23
Fall 2022	18	25
Fall 2023	18	26
Fall 2024	18	24

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,001Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Guilford College fell from 1,801 (Fall 2002) to 1,001 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,801
Fall 2003	2,101
Fall 2004	2,399
Fall 2005	2,682
Fall 2006	2,687
Fall 2007	2,688
Fall 2008	2,589
Fall 2009	2,779
Fall 2010	2,683
Fall 2011	2,580
Fall 2012	2,330
Fall 2013	2,171
Fall 2014	1,998
Fall 2015	1,768
Fall 2016	1,682
Fall 2017	1,502
Fall 2018	1,414
Fall 2019	1,357
Fall 2020	1,262
Fall 2021	1,025
Fall 2022	1,022
Fall 2023	1,011
Fall 2024	1,001

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

65%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Guilford College has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 80% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 65%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	71%
Fall 2003 cohort	77%
Fall 2004 cohort	72%
Fall 2005 cohort	74%
Fall 2006 cohort	72%
Fall 2007 cohort	67%
Fall 2008 cohort	80%
Fall 2009 cohort	77%
Fall 2010 cohort	76%
Fall 2011 cohort	71%
Fall 2012 cohort	72%
Fall 2013 cohort	74%
Fall 2014 cohort	67%
Fall 2015 cohort	74%
Fall 2016 cohort	66%
Fall 2017 cohort	68%
Fall 2018 cohort	66%
Fall 2019 cohort	72%
Fall 2020 cohort	58%
Fall 2021 cohort	66%
Fall 2022 cohort	66%
Fall 2023 cohort	65%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Guilford College

43.7% of Guilford College's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Guilford College as a primarily residential campus of 1,001 undergraduates — and 64.9% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Guilford College's SAT section-percentile sums are 1120–1260 — their midpoint is near the NC four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Guilford College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Guilford College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Guilford College80%

North Carolina median74.9%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Guilford College$41,362

North Carolina median$19,500

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Guilford College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Guilford College$47,590

North Carolina median$45,873

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Guilford College, North Carolina and national reference values
Metric & basis	Guilford College	North Carolina median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	80%	74.9%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$41,362	$19,500	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$47,590	$45,873	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Guilford College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Guilford College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 8 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Accounting and Related Services	$67,698
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$65,823
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$60,858
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$54,209
Psychology, General	$49,921
English Language and Literature, General	$49,064
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$46,651
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	$46,011

These 8 fields listed for Guilford College measure earnings after completion. The $47,590 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 32 additional Guilford College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Guilford College report?

Guilford College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1120–1260 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Guilford College's acceptance rate?

80% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,363 admitted from 4,204 applicants.

How much does Guilford College cost?

At Guilford College, tuition is $41,362. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Guilford College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $47,590. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in North Carolina

Greensboro College — 70.1% admitted
Gardner-Webb University — 77.2% admitted
Fayetteville State University — 82.1% admitted
High Point University — 75.3% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.