University of North Carolina--Greensboro is a public institution that was founded in 1891. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 14,674, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 210 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. University of North Carolina--Greensboro's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 190.

University of North Carolina—Greensboro (UNCG) is located in the central part of the state, about midway between Washington, D.C. and Atlanta.