The Division of Enrollment Services
University Profile
The institution that is now The University of North Carolina at Greensboro was chartered in 1891 to provide higher education for women. Formerly The Woman's College, and one of the three original institutions of The Consolidated University of North Carolina, UNCG has been highly regarded now for over one hundred years for both its strong liberal arts tradition and its excellent professional preparation for selected careers. In 1963, it became a doctoral-granting, coeducational university, and is now classified as a research university (high research activity) by the Carnegie Foundation. See History of UNCG for complete details.
In Fall 2006, the student body of UNCG-68% female and 32% male-was comprised of approximately 16,728 men and women, about 78% of whom were undergraduate and 22% graduate students. The Division of Continual Learning has grown to a total enrollment in academic credit courses of 808. Students from all 50 states and 90 foreign countries were represented in the student body. Undergraduate minority enrollment was 30%, including 19% African American students. Approximately 62% of UNCG students received some type of financial aid.
Among the 911 faculty members are nationally known scholars whose research and creative work regularly contribute new knowledge to their fields; 82% of full-time faculty hold terminal degrees in their disciplines. The estimated ratio of students to faculty was 17 to 1 in fall 2006. See the listing of Teaching Faculty.
UNCG faculty members remain committed to excellence in teaching, research, and public service, and are easily accessible to students through an advisory system and on an informal basis.
(* Originally printed in the UNCG Undergraduate Bulletin)