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Acceptance Rate 88.51%
Yield 21.23%
SAT Score 1,205
ACT Score 24
Applicants 12,948

UNCG Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 88.51% at University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Total 12,948 students applied and 11,460 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,205 and the average ACT score is 24.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$65
Graduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationadmissions.uncg.edu/
Online Applicationadmissions.uncg.edu/admissions/apply/
Acceptance Rate88.51%
Average Test Scores1,205 SAT / 24 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 88.51%. A total of 12,948 students (4,254 men and 8,684 women) have applied to and 11,460 (3,648 men and 7,804 women) students admitted to University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Among them, 822 male and 1,610 female students have enrolled into UNCG and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 21.23%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UNCG
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants12,9484,2548,68400
Admitted11,4603,6487,80400
Enrolled2,4338221,61000
Acceptance Rate 88.51% 85.75% 89.87% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 21.23% 22.53% 20.63% - -
[Chart] University of North Carolina at Greensboro Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UNCG, 48 applicants (2% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 232 applicants (10%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,205 at UNCG. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,355 and 25th percentile score is 1,150.
The average ACT score is 24 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 27 and the 25th percentile score is 22.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at UNCG. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of UNCG with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at UNCG
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total115012051355
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing590615685
Math560590670
ACT Composite222427
Math192225
English212327
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of North Carolina at Greensboro, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for UNCG
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at UNCG

The calendar system at University of North Carolina at Greensboro is Semester. University of North Carolina at Greensboro accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of North Carolina at Greensboro accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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