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Gardner-Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC · Private · Rural (distant) · GWU

Private institution in Boiling Springs, NC · 1,836 undergraduates · 87% acceptance rate · $48,039 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$24,1371,429th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$33,4501,429th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$33,4501,368th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$48,8131,446th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$24,2221,151st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$48,0391,187th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,996944th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
61.7%702nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
69.5%1,258th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
87.0%1,130th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1146541st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
21701st highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,836990th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
26.8%1,368th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 41 mi (CLT)

On 1 of our 111 lists

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Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 40 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$59,714$59,640
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$42,961$47,260
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$38,694$34,908
Computer Sciencebachelors$37,030$44,971
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$36,149$34,847
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$32,315$32,245
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors$32,029—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychologybachelors$31,523$28,779
Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBiological Sciencesbachelors$29,685$20,140
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$27,584$24,730
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$27,397$29,685
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$25,967$23,649

Campus facts

Athletics — 14 sports + curated flag football

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $9,514,459 (M $5,865,091 · W $3,649,368)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Women’s flag football is curated (not yet a stable EADA sport filter).

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Gardner-Webb University’s 1,836 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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