The University of North Carolina Greensboro is classified as a Doctoral/Research-Intensive University. The University of North Carolina Greensboro was established in 1891 and became coeducational in 1963. The 200-acre campus is located one mile from the center of Greensboro, a city of 227,793. The Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area has a population of approximately 1,089,155.

The University of North Carolina Greensboro is a student-centered university. While academics are emphasized, of course, the University of North Carolina Greensboro believes in educating the whole individual. What a student can accomplish in the classroom, on the playing field, in personal relationships, and within one's own character, quite literally ensures the vitality of humankind's future.

At the University of North Carolina Greensboro you'll find a diverse, yet close-knit community where faculty and staff look for creative ways to teach and connect with students. Our students say the University of North Carolina Greensboro is the perfect size: Large enough for variety and small enough to care about them as individuals. Even with more than 1,200 courses offered each semester, students say they don't feel like a number.