Points of Pride

For the 25^th consecutive year, UNCG is recognized as one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduates in the Princeton Review’s “Best 389 Colleges” guide. Princeton Review also named UNC Greensboro as one of the best regional colleges in the south. 

Both of these prestigious titles are bestowed through feedback from student surveys. The Princeton Review spoke to 165,000 students attending the 389 schools about their professors, financial aid, campus amenities, school services, and more.   

This year, the survey found that our Spartans have a love for personalized academic and health support. Students also emphasized the University’s diversity, saying, “What makes UNCG unique is our strong acceptance of others of society.” Students also noted that while UNCG is a big school, students “don’t feel like a number,” and find their professors “very personable.” 

Read more about how students praised UNCG. University of North Carolina at Greensboro – The Princeton Review College Rankings & Reviews 

UNCG is one of the U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 best colleges in North Carolina. 

For the fifth consecutive year, UNCG is a top ranked North Carolina institution for social mobility. The media outlet ranks UNCG’s undergraduate teaching No. 2, and the nursing program as No. 2 in the state. UNCG remains on the outlet’s Best in the U.S. lists for Best National Universities, Best Colleges for Veterans, Best Value, Top Public Schools, and is ranked for the business. Economics, psychology and computer science programs. 

Our success in the U.S. News & World Report is attributed to our academic reputation, graduate rate performance, faculty resources, among others. This year marks the 33rd consecutive year that UNCG has been recognized as a U.S. News “Best College.” 

UNCG has been recognized by Money to be one of the best colleges in America 2023. This title is awarded based on UNC Greensboro’s stellar graduation rates, cost of attendance, financial aid, and alumni salaries.

INSIGHT into Diversity magazine awarded UNCG as a Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award winner for the fifth consecutive year. The HEED award is the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.

UNCG is honored to be one of the 103 institutions across the nation accepting this award which focuses on our amazing commitment to diversity and inclusion.

UNCG is honored to be rated #17 on Washington Monthly’s Best Bang for the Buck in the Southeast. This rating is due to UNCG commitment to social mobility.  

Washington Monthly ranks four-year institutions based on their contributions to the public good in three broad categories: social mobility, research, and community and national service. 

UNCG is honored to be a top university in Forbes’ “America’s Top Colleges” list. Forbes “America’s Top Colleges” highlights colleges and universities that serve their students with outstanding education opportunities, affordability, mobility in the professional world, and promote leaders.  

UNCG has also been recognized by Forbes and Statista as one of America’s Best-in-State Employers of 2023. This accomplishment is the result of a survey of 70 thousand U.S. employees from all 50 states regarding working conditions, diversity, compensation, potential for development and more.  

UNCG is honored to be recognized by The Wall Street Journal on their Best U.S. colleges 2024 list. This rank of the top 400 universities in the nation is based on student outcomes, leadership environment, and diversity.

Students want to have a great experience while attending college. The Wall Street Journal names UNCG No. 1 in N.C. for student experience in 2023. The ranking comes from “one of the largest ever independent surveys of verified college students and recent graduates in the U.S.”

The Wall Street Journal also names UNCG No. 1 in North Carolina for social mobility. The ranking reflects UNCG’s of how the institution enhances students’ social mobility. The ranking rewards institutions for “taking the highest proportion of students coming from lower-income families, while maintaining high graduation rates and having a positive impact on graduate salaries and minimizing the costs of attending college.”

UNCG continues to be applauded for affordability in LendEDU’s latest rankings, which offer an in-dept analysis of the most recent student loan debt figured at hundreds of colleges and universities across the United States.  

UNCG ranks No. 5 in North Carolina for student loan debt, meaning that UNCG students borrow less money than most of their peers at other North Carolina colleges and universities.  

UNCG is a 2022 Military Times Best for Vets institution. The ranking comes from responses from over 300 schools based on their specific contribution to military students. Important factors in determining the rankings were military specific resources, student success metrics, and financial assistance.

UNCG ranks No. 1 in North Carolina for the number of students who receive the Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship. The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program enables Pell Grant funded students the means to study or intern abroad, providing them with skills critical to the country’s national security and economic prosperity.

UNCG is honored to be ranked 6th in North Carolina by NAFSA: Association of International Educators for the number of international students it serves. UNCG’s support of international students contributes $12.2 million and supports 132 jobs in the Piedmont Triad.

UNCG ranks No. 1 in North Carolina for the state of free speech on campus. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) rates policies that regulate student expression annually. FIRE’s College Free Speech Rankings score includes UNCG’s speech climate as “Above Average,” ranking the institution 9^th in the nation.