Gardner - Webb University Business Programs

Located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, Gardner - Webb University is a private not-for-profit institution. Boiling Springs is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

Gardner - Webb University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Gardner - Webb.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#11	Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#33	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#38	Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Gardner - Webb has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#10	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for International Business	College Factual
#36	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Accounting	College Factual
#38	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Accounting	College Factual
#69	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management	College Factual
#77	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#82	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual

Where Is Gardner - Webb University?

Contact details for Gardner - Webb are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Main St, Boiling Springs, NC 28017-0997
Phone:	704-406-2361
Website:	www.gardner-webb.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/gardnerwebb
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/thegardnerwebb

How Do I Get Into Gardner - Webb?

You can apply to Gardner - Webb online at: www.gardner-webb.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid/undergraduate-admissions/how-to-apply/index

Admission Requirements for Gardner - Webb

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	recommended
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Gardner - Webb?

With an acceptance rate of 78%, Gardner - Webb may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 78%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Average Test Scores

About 54% of students accepted to Gardner - Webb submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 580. Math scores were between 465 and 580.

Gardner - Webb received ACT scores from 44% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 25. Composite scores were between 18 and 25.

Can I Afford Gardner - Webb University?

The overall average net price of Gardner - Webb is $30,287. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Gardner - Webb, approximately 65% of students took out student loans averaging $7,582 a year. That adds up to $30,328 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Gardner - Webb is 3.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Gardner - Webb University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,071 undergraduate students at Gardner - Webb, with 1,726 being full-time and 345 being part-time.

There are also 1,465 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,726 full-time undergraduates at Gardner - Webb, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Gardner - Webb University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	17
Black or African American	310
Hispanic or Latino	83
White	1,034
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	282

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Gardner - Webb University. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 37 countries are represented at Gardner - Webb. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Norway, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Gardner - Webb University

In 2019-2020, 2,622 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Gardner - Webb has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 30th most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Gardner - Webb

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Gardner - Webb University was $32,180 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Gardner - Webb is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Investments and Securities	#1	#1
General Economics	#6	#4
Other Marketing	#10	#10
Economics	#18	#16
Entrepreneurial Studies	#24	#24
Entrepreneurship	#24	#24
International Business	#28	#28
International Business/Trade/Commerce	#28	#28
Finance & Financial Management	#75	#75

Online Growth Rankings of Gardner - Webb

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Gardner - Webb University was 6.6%. This is the #1,335 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Gardner - Webb regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Gardner - Webb ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Gardner - Webb.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Investments and Securities	#4
General Economics	#52
International Business/Trade/Commerce	#53
International Business	#53
Economics	#76
General Management Information Systems	#79
Entrepreneurship	#103
Management Information Systems	#106
Finance & Financial Management	#122
Entrepreneurial Studies	#136
Accounting	#346

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Gardner - Webb University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	47	0	125	0	172
Accounting	25	0	22	0	47
Organizational Leadership	3	0	0	15	18
Other Marketing	8	3	0	0	11
International Business/Trade/Commerce	6	0	3	0	9
Finance	8	0	0	0	8
Investments and Securities	0	0	2	0	2
General Economics	0	1	0	0	1
Entrepreneurship	0	0	0	0	0
Other Human Resources Management and Services	0	0	0	0	0
General Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	97	4	152	15	268

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By The Voice of Hassocks under License

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