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University of North Carolina at Greensboro

University of North Carolina
at Greensboro
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Former names
State Normal and Industrial School (1891–96)
State Normal and Industrial College (1896–1919)
North Carolina College for Women (1919–32)
Woman's College of the University of North Carolina (1932–63)
Motto "Service"
Type Public
Established 1891
Endowment $251.8 million (2014)
Chancellor Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr.
Academic staff
952 (754 full and 198 part time) (2014 Fall)
Administrative staff
2,530 (full time) (2009 Fall)
Students 19,653 (2016 Fall)
Undergraduates 13,608 (2014 Fall)
Postgraduates 2,518 (2014 Fall)
Location Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Campus Urban, 231 acres (0.93 km2)
Colors Gold, White, Navy
              
Athletics NCAA Division ISoCon
Nickname Spartans
Mascot "Spiro" the Spartan
Affiliations UNC System
APLU
AASCU
CUMU
Website www.uncg.edu
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University rankings
National
U.S. News & World Report 181
Washington Monthly 127

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), also known as UNC Greensboro, is a public liberal arts and research university in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States and is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system. However, UNCG, like all members of the UNC system, is a stand-alone university and awards its own degrees. UNCG is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, masters, specialist and doctoral degrees.

The university offers more than 100 undergraduate, 61 master's and 26 doctoral programs. The university's academic schools and programs include the College of Arts & Sciences, the Joseph M. Bryan School of Business & Economics, the School of Education, the School of Health and Human Sciences, the Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering (one of the first such schools in the nation), the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, the School of Nursing, Continual Learning, Graduate School, Warren Ashby Residential College and Lloyd International Honors College. The university is also home to the nationally renowned Weatherspoon Art Museum, which features one of the largest and most impressive collections of modern American art in the country.

The university holds two classifications from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, as a "research university with high research activity" and for “community engagement” in curriculum, outreach and partnerships.

Credit for the founding of UNCG goes mainly to, a crusader for the cause of women's education. served the institution as its first chief executive officer with the title of President. This position has also seen various names, with the administrator being known as the Dean of Administration after 1934 and Chancellor from 1945 to present.


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