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Is Greensboro College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Greensboro, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Greensboro sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $46,566 helps, but median debt of $25,607 plus yearly net price of $17,882 creates a tighter path. For context, Greensboro's net price is about 13% below the typical 4-year, private nonprofit school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 1237 similar 4-year, private nonprofit schools
This school
$19,783
/yrAverage school like this
$22,837
/yrThis helps your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $3,054 less per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $12,000 in savings.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$17,882
Median earnings 10 years out
$46,566
Median debt at graduation
$25,607
Graduation rate
43%
At Greensboro, a typical graduate carries about $25,607 in student debt and earns roughly $46,566 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $291 per month, or 8% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Greensboro is a private nonprofit four year school in Greensboro, NC. Private pricing can swing more dramatically based on aid, so your personalized score matters more here than the national average view alone.
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Worth-It Score: 55/100
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Worth-It Score: 59/100
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Salem
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Worth-It Score: 54/100
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Mid-Atlantic Christian
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Worth-It Score: 38/100
Median net price: $18,328
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North Carolina Wesleyan
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Worth-It Score: 49/100
Median net price: $17,432
Common questions about Greensboro
The median net price at Greensboro is $17,882 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
Get your personalized Worth-It score
National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →