Gardner-Webb University

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Acceptance Rate

77.2%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

975–1198

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$33,450

Undergrad Enrollment

1,836

Applicants

4,670

Yield Rate

10.1%

Student:Faculty

11:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$17,674/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $70,696 over four years.

What grads earn

$51,709/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $54,819 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 6% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.4 years of pay.

71% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

7.0%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

17%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.2%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Gardner-Webb University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$15,304

$30–48k$14,594

$48–75k$13,769

$75–110k$15,946

Over $110k$22,438

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

46%

Completion · all

53%

Completion · Pell

48%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

51%

Median debt

$24,222

Classification

D/PU research universityFour-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

4,670

Admitted

4,06487.0%

Enrolled

41110% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

75.0%▼ +8.2pp

Application Volume

5,728 applicants▲ 18%

Gardner-Webb University has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

No campus safety data available.

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation64% / 36%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball44Basketball32Football118Golf10Soccer69Swimming20Tennis11Track & Field65Wrestling38

Women's

Basketball13Golf10Lacrosse27Soccer39Softball25Swimming23Tennis8Track & Field68Volleyball17

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse76 grads

Business Administration and Management, General37 grads

Elementary Education and Teaching36 grads

Community Psychology35 grads

Psychology, General26 grads

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration26 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General23 grads

Accounting20 grads

Communication and Media Studies, Other14 grads

Sign Language Interpretation and Translation14 grads

4yr Grad Rate

36%

6yr Grad Rate

46%

Retention Rate

55%

Median Earnings

$48,039