Guilford College: Statistics

Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 3419 of 12,502	In the World
# 967 of 452	In North America
# 897 of 452	In the United States
# 22 of 14	In North Carolina
# 3 of 5	In Greensboro
# 1906 of 12,502	For Library and Information science
Top 1-3	For 12 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

80%

Enrollment

4,709

Average SAT

1,190

Average ACT

Avg. cost to attend

$22,270 /y

Aid receiving

100%

Undergraduates

1,132

Graduates

Male:Female Ratio

50:50

Religion

Friends

Type

Privatenot-for-profit

Highest Degree

Master's degree

Website

guilford.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Guilford College has an acceptance rate of 80% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	80%	80%	80%
Applicants	4,204	1,921	2,283
Admissions	3,363	1,472	1,891
Freshmen enrolled full time	340	186	154

Admissions requirements

Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
College-preparatory program	Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Considered but not required
Recommendations	Considered but not required
SAT/ACT	Considered but not required
Secondary school GPA	Considered but not required
Secondary school rank	Considered but not required
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	44%
■ Nonresident Alien	2%
■ Asian	5%
■ Hispanic	14%
■ Black or African American	28%
■ Two or more races	5%
■ Unknown	1%

Guilford College majors

Guilford College has granted 195 bachelor's degrees across 34 programs, and 25 master's across 3 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Guilford College.

Major	Bachelor	Master
Business Administration and Management, General	17	16
Psychology, General	23	-
Criminal Justice & Safety Studies	17	4
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management	14	5
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General	19	-
Education, General	12	-
Biology & Biological Sciences, General	8	-
Community Organization and Advocacy	7	-
Fine & Studio Arts, General	7	-
History, General	7	-
Accounting	6	-
Computer and Information Sciences, General	6	-
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance	5	-
Economics, General	5	-
English Language and Literature, General	5	-
Political Science and Government, General	5	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	4	-
Health & Medical Preparatory Programs, Other	4	-
Environmental Studies	3	-
Music, General	3	-
Creative Writing	2	-
Data Analytics, General	2	-
International & Globalization Studies	2	-
Sociology and Anthropology	2	-
Chemistry, General	1	-
Design and Applied Arts, Other	1	-
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General	1	-
German Language and Literature	1	-
Mathematics, General	1	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	1	-
Physics, General	1	-
Public Health, General	1	-
Religion & Religious Studies	1	-
Sustainability Studies	1	-
Grand Total	195	25

Publications & Citations

Guilford College has published 1,094 scientific papers with 34,555 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Medicine, Computer Science, Political Science, Chemistry, Psychology, Law, Environmental Science, and Philosophy.

Publications

1,094

Citations

34,555

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	625 / 16,181
Biology	502 / 18,816
Medicine	442 / 14,527
Computer Science	414 / 20,138
Political Science	375 / 6,014
Chemistry	355 / 12,679
Psychology	348 / 21,967
Law	332 / 5,992
Environmental Science	314 / 8,614
Philosophy	288 / 4,312
Sociology	284 / 12,557
Physics	284 / 15,378
Engineering	268 / 5,921
History	261 / 2,183
Biochemistry	258 / 10,660
Genetics	233 / 9,879
Geography and Cartography	193 / 4,107
Organic chemistry	187 / 6,673
Mathematics	172 / 12,553
Quantum and Particle physics	156 / 12,158
Art & Design	156 / 2,877
Archaeology	148 / 2,027
Business	141 / 9,279
Neuroscience	137 / 6,360
Geology	130 / 4,693
Ecology	126 / 4,237
Pathology	125 / 3,958
Psychiatry	125 / 4,957
Economics	123 / 2,839
Social Psychology	122 / 6,720
Statistics	104 / 10,321
Paleontology	102 / 3,674
Materials Science	99 / 2,544
Linguistics	98 / 1,411
Pharmacology	98 / 4,624
Library and Information science	89 / 1,073
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	87 / 10,438
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies	84 / 464
Surgery	83 / 3,324
Mathematics Education	69 / 2,436

Annual publication & citation counts

Academic rankings

19 Notable alumni

1. John Hamlin Folger

1880-1963 (aged 83)

lawyer politician

John Hamlin Folger was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1941 and 1949.

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2. Jennifer King

1984-. (aged 42)

basketball player American football player American football coach basketball coach

Jennifer King is an American football coach who is currently an offensive analyst for the North Carolina Central Eagles. A former two-sport athlete at Guilford College, she was the first black woman to be an assistant coach in the National Football League (NFL), coaching for the Carolina Panthers, Washington Commanders, and Chicago Bears. King also coached women's college basketball and...

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3. John Faircloth

1939-. (aged 87)

politician police officer

Joseph Aubrey "John" Faircloth Jr. is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He represented the 62nd district (and its preceding 61st district) from 2011 to 2024. The district covers parts of western Guilford County.

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