Guilford College vs Duke University

Guilford College and Duke University, two esteemed institutions of higher learning in North Carolina, offer distinct educational experiences. Guilford, a private liberal arts college, boasts a tight-knit community with a focus on personalized attention and experiential learning. Duke, a renowned research university, provides a wealth of academic opportunities, world-class facilities, and a vibrant campus life. With acceptance rates of 68% and 8%, respectively, these institutions cater to different levels of academic competitiveness. While Guilford's popular majors include psychology, business, and education, Duke offers a diverse range of programs, including engineering, medicine, and public policy. Explore the detailed comparison table to discover more about the student body demographics, graduation rates, and other key factors that set these two exceptional institutions apart.

	Duke University	Guilford College
Overview
Location	Durham, North Carolina	Greensboro, North Carolina
Campus setting	City: Large	City: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	98.0%	58.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation	Methodism	Protestant

Admission
Acceptance rate	5.9%	82.1%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $85 Graduate: $95	$75
SAT range	1468 - 1558	950 - 1200
ACT range	33 - 35	17 - 23
Students submitting SAT score	47.0%	13.0%
Students submitting ACT score	46.0%	50.0%
Total number of applicants	49,703	3,027
Total number of admissions given out	2,927	2,485
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,744	247
Yield rate	59.6%	9.9%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Not required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$79,860	$56,710
Average net price	$27,297	$25,785
Tuition	$58,085	$40,400
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $9,164 Meal plan: $6,862	Room/dormitory: $6,200 Meal plan: $6,600
Available payment plans	Prepaid tuition plan	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	46.0% Average amount $50,731	99.0% Average amount $28,347
Students receiving federal student loan	20.0% Average amount $4,537	53.0% Average amount $5,295
Students taking out private loans	3.0% Average amount $22,957	8.0% Average amount $18,331

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	6,883 Men 48.4% Women 51.6%	1,192 Men 47.9% Women 52.1%
Graduate students	10,737 Men 45.5% Women 54.5%	6 Men 0.0% Women 100.0%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Moderate
Out-of-state students	N/A	N/A
International students	21.4%	1.0%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	5,718	1,030
First year students are required to live on campus?	Yes	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Health Professions Engineering Legal Profession Social Sciences	Biological and Biomedical Sciences Visual & Performing Arts Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Health Professions Computer and Information Science
Students to faculty ratio	6:1	12:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	95.9%	54.7%
Dropout rate	4.0%	45.3%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	International Business (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $151,472 Year 2: $213,978 Year 3: $201,782 Law (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $155,031 Year 2: $168,098 Year 3: $200,300 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $143,622 Year 2: $148,189 Year 3: $163,560 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $163,977 Year 2: $138,342 Year 3: $159,598 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $115,135 Year 2: $106,898 Year 3: $134,542 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $123,138 Year 2: $116,541 Year 3: $124,406 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $108,817 Year 2: $97,071 Year 3: $117,262 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $94,699 Year 2: $90,856 Year 3: $112,646 Engineering-Related Fields (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $97,661 Year 2: $91,078 Year 3: $108,736 Economics (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $76,460 Year 3: $104,348	Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,322 Year 2: $49,214 Year 3: $52,625 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,842 Year 2: $46,790 Year 3: $49,838 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,060 Year 2: $45,305 Year 3: $49,293 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $37,748 Year 3: $41,023 Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $35,416 Year 3: $37,188 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,954 Year 2: $28,870 Year 3: $37,103 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,956 Year 2: $28,236 Year 3: $36,305 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,710 Year 2: $30,926 Year 3: $33,775 History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,268 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $32,279 Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $18,771 Year 3: $31,089

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