- The Inkwell
- North Carolina
- Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs, NCRural: distantZIP 28017Founded 1905
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1905
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.gardner-webb.edu
North CarolinaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Gardner-Webb University
Gardner-Webb University is a private nonprofit university in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, with 1,856 undergraduates. It admits 77% of applicants, graduates 48% within six years and costs $21,150 a year after aid.
48%graduate
Admission rate77%
Retention55%
4-year graduation41%
Pell Grant share40%
Federal loans47%
$21,150net price / year
77%admission rate
1113average SAT
48%graduate in 6 years
$53,543median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,000median debt
#1,091 of 1,704 for earnings#958 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,135 of 1,738 for graduation rate#775 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $51,623tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $36,350
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $36,350
- Average net price
- $21,150national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,391
$30,001–48,000$14,920
$48,001–75,000$14,225
$75,001–110,000$17,365
$110,001+$26,450
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 77%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1113
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 495–608
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 480–590
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–25
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college77%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college55%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college48%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college40%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 48%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 41%
- First-year retention
- 55%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 63%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,281
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,543middle 50%: $38,928–$77,516
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$77,516
Median, Gardner-Webb University$53,543
Lower quarter$38,928
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,856
- Part-time
- 12%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 25.1
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 40%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 99%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,375 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,808
- Endowment, end of year
- $79,248,690
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White49%
Hispanic4.0%
Black16%
Asian0.9%
Two or more races2.5%
U.S. nonresident0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown27%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions20%
Business & management19%
Education13%
Psychology12%
Biological & biomedical sciences11%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.5%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.0%
Communication & journalism3.6%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 198561. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3551409.