The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

University of North Carolina
at Greensboro

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 I – SoCon
Nickname	Spartans
Mascot	"Spiro" the Spartan
Affiliations	UNC System APLU AASCU CUMU
Website	www.uncg.edu

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.