FourYearCost

Guilford College

Greensboro, NCPrivate nonprofitRank 569 of 1,732Traditional rank 395 of 1,156

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$33,106
369 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$31,115
618 recipients
The drop
$1,991
6.0% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$33,106Later years$31,115

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$20,785
$30–48k$24,870
$48–75k$25,205
$75–110k$30,620
$110k+$25,245

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$41,140
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$41,140
Change$0 (+0.0%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$13,100

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend

$37,1202018-19$38,6002019-20$40,1202020-21$41,3402021-22$41,1402022-23$41,1402023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +10.8% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$25,7852020-21$23,8822021-22$22,6202022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years48%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)66%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants54%
Freshmen taking federal loans68%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$5,581
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$2,249

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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