UNC Greensboro is a learner-centered, public research university with eight colleges and schools offering more than 150 areas of undergraduate and graduate study. Recognized nationally for helping first-generation and lower-income students achieve paths to prosperity, it was founded in 1892 as a college for women and is one of the original three institutions that formed the UNC System in 1932. UNCG is one of the most diverse universities in the state, comprising almost 19,000 students and more than 2,600 faculty, classified as a high-research, community-engaged doctoral university with strengths in health and wellness, arts and sciences, nursing, business, and education.