As a public institution more than a century old, UNCG has assumed its place among top-tier universities in North Carolina. Known for groundbreaking research, community service, caring faculty, and high-quality education, the University equips students with the best tools for the future.

Research, scholarship, and creative activity have taken on an increased level of vitality at UNCG. The Office of Research assists faculty in these efforts by coordinating activities related to research, technology transfer, compliance, and economic development.

UNCG is ranked among the nation's top colleges in the following publications by The Princeton Review: The Best 361 Colleges, America's Best Value Colleges, and Best in the Southeast. It is classified as a research university with "high research activity" by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Students say UNCG "is a small university in comparison to other public universities, but it is big enough for a variety of people - poor and rich, rural and urban, in-state and out-of-state, and international."

At UNCG 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 UNCG 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, our students say they don't feel like a number.

UNCG is not just a patch of ground nor a campus isolated from the rest of Greensboro. The University is a vital, living, breathing entity that takes its responsibility as a good neighbor seriously. Surrounded by charming residential communities, UNCG is an open resource for strolls, visits, and learning opportunities by all who live nearby.

UNCG is a student-centered university. While academics are emphasized, of course, the University 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.

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a diverse, student-centered research university, linking the Triad and North Carolina to the world through learning, discovery, and service. As a doctorate-granting institution, it is committed to teaching based in scholarship and advancing knowledge through research. The College of Arts and Sciences and six professional schools offer challenging graduate and undergraduate programs in which students are mentored by outstanding teachers, including nationally and internationally recognized researchers and artists.

Affirming the liberal arts as the foundation for lifelong learning, the university provides exemplary learning environments on campus and through distance education so that students can acquire knowledge, develop intellectual skills, and become more thoughtful and responsible members of a global society. Co-curricular, residential, and other programs contribute to students' social, aesthetic, and ethical development.

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a community in which people of any racial or ethnic identity, age, or background can achieve an informed appreciation of their own and different cultures. It is a community of actively engaged students, faculty, staff, and alumni founded on open dialogue, shared responsibility, and respect for the distinct contributions of each member.