Be here. Be you. Belong.
Life comes with a lot of lanes and limits. Guilford isn’t one of them. Here, there’s just one rule: freedom.
Freedom to explore what fires you up — and to build your education around it. Want to build a robot that grooves to live jazz? Design energygenerating sneakers? Go for it.
You won’t feel like you’re just chasing a diploma here. You’ll be too busy coding underwater drones, or recording a podcast in a converted greenhouse. And you won’t do it alone. You’ll have a community — professors, advisers, and fellow Guilfordians (yep, that’s what we call ourselves) — who’ve got your back the whole way.
Know Guilford
ENROLLMENT
• 1,100 students
• $8.3 million awarded in institutional merit scholarships to the firstyear class
• 52% Students of color
• 4 years, same tuition, guaranteed
ACADEMICS
• 13:1 student:faculty ratio
• 30 years and counting as one of the Colleges That Change Lives
• The South’s oldest co-educational institution
OUTCOMES
• 91% of recent graduates are ‘satisfied’ or ‘very satisfied’ with their education.
• 50% of students study abroad
• 51% of students are NCAA Division III athletes
• Received 5 Stars from the Campus Pride Index for institutional commitment to LGBTQ-inclusive policy, program and practice LOCATION
• Two hours from the Blue Ridge Mountains
• Four hours from the Atlantic Ocean
Community that cares
The community here, the environment that makes it open to have important conversations and care about your classmates is special. You want to be more involved.
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–Jacob Mitchell ’25
College isn’t just about stretching your mind — it’s about finding your people.
Guilford is a place where students hold doors open for each other. Where professors, advisers, and even the dining staff know your name — and invite you to call them by their first name, too.
We’re a community rooted in Quaker values like integrity, equality, justice, and stewardship. There’s no high school mold to fit here — just space to grow into the person you’re meant to be around friends doing the same.
You’re not a number at Guilford. You’re part of a close-knit community that’s about helping you succeed.
Our professors are smart, passionate people who care about your growth. They chose Guilford because small classes mean real connections. They want to know what excites you, what challenges you, and how they can help you reach your goals.
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I’ve
built some truly invaluable relationships with professors and staff. That’s something I really hold dear. Other schools could learn from that, but Guilford seems to have perfected it.
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– Izaac McGuire ’25
Innovative & practical liberal arts
Curiosity leads the way at Guilford. Our unique liberal arts education gives you the freedom to explore what excites you — and prepares you for a future you might not have imagined yet.
Don’t tell their kindergarten teachers, but our professors love coloring outside the lines. They routinely crosspollinate ideas and classes with their colleagues. That means your physics class may explore theatre lighting, and your business class might get their hands dirty on our sustainable farm.
I
was exposed to a lot of different courses and ideas at Guilford that have helped prepare me for life.
–Larry McMillan ’24 ” “
Through it all, you’ll be learning with purpose. At Guilford, ethics, integrity, and action are part of every class — because we believe a great education doesn’t just teach you what to think, but also how to lead, reflect, and make a difference.
We don’t just produce smart graduates. We instill a sense of values and ethics that you take out into the world.
Founders Hall, like Guilford itself, is no ivory edifice. It looks out over our postcard-worthy quad and Greensboro, the thirdlargest city in North Carolina. On campus and nearby, Guilford students have all they need for a rich intellectual and social experience — one that empowers them to make a difference on campus and in the world.
Socialize
Get involved
Active Minds
African Student Association at Guilford College
Black Student Union
Campus Activities Board
Food Justice Club
Free Press
German Club
Greenleaf Review
Guilford Student Body Association
Guilford College Christian Ministry
Guilford College Cheer
Guilfordian
Health Professions Club
Hispanos Unidos de Guilford
International Club
Market Minds
Outdoors Club
Office of Student Leadership & Engagement
Guilford College was founded in 1837 by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) as one of the first co-educational boarding schools in the country. We carry that legacy forward by teaching, learning, and leading through our seven core values: community, diversity, equality, excellence, integrity, justice, and stewardship.
What does that mean for you? It means you’ll graduate from Guilford knowing how to think critically, communicate clearly, lead with purpose, and make ethical decisions in a world that needs more people like you.
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Community service is a big part of who I am. There’s something about being part of something bigger than me that needs me as much as I need it.”
–Carly Richards ’29 ”
You’ll be ready to take on real-world challenges — not just with a degree, but with the confidence and compassion of someone prepared to make a difference.
Quaker in action
Wander ...
It’s one thing to sit in a classroom but to go to where those refugees eat with them and hear their stories, “
with
classroom and learn about refugees’ experiences, are, to live with them, learn their culture, stories, that to me is what study abroad is about.
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– Grace Christensen ’24
with purpose
WOMEN’S VARSITY ATHLETICS
Basketball • Cross Country • Flag Football • Lacrosse
Rugby • Soccer • Softball • Tennis • Triathlon
Track and Field • Volleyball
MEN’S VARSITY ATHLETICS
Baseball • Basketball • Cross Country • Football • Golf
Lacrosse • Soccer • Tennis • Track and Field
Quaker
spirit
What will you study?
Accounting
African Studies
African & African American Studies
Major, Minor
Minor
Major, Minor
Analytics Major, Minor
Anthropology Minor
Art
Biology
Major, Minor
Minor, Major
Business Minor
Business Administration
Chemistry
Major
Major, Minor
Communications Minor
Community Studies
Community and Justice Studies
Computing Technology & Information Systems
Creative Writing
Criminal Justice
Cyber and Network Security
Earth Science
East Asian Studies
Economics
Education Studies
English and Media Studies
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Studies
Exercise and Sport Sciences
Experience Design
Forensic Science
Geology and Earth Sciences
German Language and Society
Health Humanities
Health Sciences
History
Integrated Science
Integrative Studies
International Political Economy
International Studies
Interpersonal Communications
Japanese Language and Society
Latin American Studies
Mathematics
Mathematics for the Sciences
Medieval / Early Modern Studies
Modern Language Studies
Money and Finance
Minor
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Minor
Music
Organizational Communications
Peace and Conflict Studies
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Principled Problem Solving Experience
Psychology
Public Health
Public Health
Quaker Studies
Religious Studies
Sociology
Sociology and Anthropology
Spanish Language and Society
Sport Administration
Sport Management
Sport Marketing
Sustainable Food Systems
Theatre Studies
Visual Arts
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality
Studies
Experience
Major
Minor
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Professional tracks
East Asian Studies
Elon Law Program
Forensic Biology
German Track
Japanese Track
Music Recording
Pre-Dentistry
Pre-Medicine
Pre-Physical Therapy
Pre-Physician Assistant
Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Principled Problem Solving Experience
Recording Track
Spanish Track
The Honors Program
Master’s programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Criminal Justice
Minor Sexuality Studies
Major, Minor
Master of International Sport Management
Apply!
Applying to college can be stressful. We try to make it as low stress as possible.
• The three required components: 1) the application itself, 2) the essay, 3) an official or unofficial transcript.
• We are on the Common App.
• We do not require SAT/ACT scores (and haven’t for 20+ years) nor letters of recommendation.
• Decisions will be communicated within 3 weeks.
Guilford has various deadlines to meet the needs of its incoming students. Please check out www.guilford.edu/admission for those dates.
I came from an average family and a public high school like a lot of kids, but the education I got at Guilford I couldn’t have gotten anywhere else. People think they have to go to an elite or Ivy League school to get that elite education, but I got that education at Guilford. Now I’m working with people who went to those elite schools.
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– Brooks Stemple ’22
