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Colleges near Greensboro, NC
14 colleges and universities sit within 25 miles of Greensboro, North Carolina — 5 in Greensboro itself and the rest across the surrounding area. The table below is ordered by measured distance and includes cost, admissions, and graduation data.
Colleges near Greensboro by the numbers
- Lowest published in-state tuition
- Rockingham Community College ($1,966)
- Median in-state tuition (14 reporting)
- $17,860
- Median net price after aid (14 reporting)
- $18,080
- Highest graduation rate
- Elon University (84%)
- Largest by enrollment
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro (17,435 students)
Colleges within 25 miles of Greensboro
Nearest first. Showing 14 of 14. Distance is straight-line from the centre of the Greensboro campus cluster, not driving time.
| College | Distance | Location | In-state tuition | Avg. net price | Acceptance rate | Graduation rate | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | <1 mi | Greensboro, NC | $7,661 | $10,965 | 89% | 56% | University |
| Greensboro College | <1 mi | Greensboro, NC | $21,000 | $17,882 | 70% | 46% | University |
| Bennett College | 2 mi | Greensboro, NC | $19,140 | $28,299 | 51% | 25% | University |
| North Carolina A & T State University | 2 mi | Greensboro, NC | $6,813 | $10,846 | 50% | 57% | University |
| Guilford College | 5 mi | Greensboro, NC | $41,362 | $22,270 | 80% | 46% | University |
| Guilford Technical Community College | 8 mi | Jamestown, NC | $2,320 | $15,002 | 100% | 31% | Community college |
| South University-High Point | 9 mi | High Point, NC | $18,145 | $27,634 | 100% | Not reported | University |
| High Point University | 13 mi | High Point, NC | $45,312 | $38,707 | 75% | 74% | University |
| Elon University | 17 mi | Elon, NC | $46,958 | $41,555 | 66% | 84% | University |
| Rockingham Community College | 22 mi | Wentworth, NC | $1,966 | $2,060 | 100% | 35% | Community college |
| Winston-Salem State University | 23 mi | Winston-Salem, NC | $6,126 | $13,479 | 78% | 47% | University |
| University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 24 mi | Winston Salem, NC | $9,477 | $14,906 | 30% | 78% | University |
| Salem College | 24 mi | Winston-Salem, NC | $33,848 | $18,277 | 77% | 57% | University |
| Carolina University | 25 mi | Winston-Salem, NC | $17,575 | $20,828 | 40% | 22% | University |
What the Greensboro area looks like
- Within 25 miles of Greensboro CampusPin finds 14 colleges. 5 of them are in Greensboro itself; the rest are in surrounding communities. Distances are measured from the centre of the Greensboro campus cluster.
- Rockingham Community College has the lowest published in-state tuition among the 14 nearby colleges listed, at $1,966. Commuting from home is one of the largest levers on total cost, since housing is often the single biggest line after tuition.
- 2 of the 14 colleges shown are community colleges, which typically offer the lowest published tuition in a metro and transfer pathways into nearby four-year campuses.
How this list was built
This page runs a real geographic query: every college whose campus coordinates fall within 25 miles of Greensboro is included, ordered by distance. No college appears here unless it is genuinely that close.
The Greensboro anchor point is the average position of the campuses CampusPin holds for the city, so it reflects where colleges actually are rather than a civic centre-point. Distances are straight-line and are a guide to proximity, not a commute estimate.
Frequently asked questions
- How many colleges are near Greensboro, NC?
- CampusPin finds 14 colleges and universities within 25 miles of Greensboro, North Carolina. That includes 5 located in Greensboro itself plus campuses in the surrounding area that are realistically commutable.
- What is the closest college to Greensboro?
- Of the colleges on this page, University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Greensboro is the nearest to the Greensboro campus cluster at about under a mile. The table is ordered by distance, so the top rows are always the closest.
- Can I commute to college from Greensboro?
- Every college on this page is within 25 miles of Greensboro, which is a plausible commute for many students, though actual travel time depends on traffic and transit rather than straight-line distance. Check each college's profile for its exact location, and confirm commuter services and parking with the campus directly.
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Data sources & methodology
Locations, cost, and outcome figures for colleges near Greensboro come from federal datasets and each institution's own reporting.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
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