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University or college · Private nonprofit

Gardner-Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC1,152 online only

Gardner-Webb University is a private nonprofit university in Boiling Springs, NC, with about 1,973 students on campus and 1,152 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
1,973
plus 1,152 studying only online
Admission rate
77%
higher than at 50% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$17,674
lower than at 61% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
55%
higher than at 51% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$48,039
higher than at 68% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Gardner-Webb University

Fewer first-year students return than at most colleges

Only 55% of full-time first-year students return for a second year, fewer than at 91% of 4-year colleges. Outcomes ↓

Students are a big part of Boiling Springs

28% of Boiling Springs’ 4,799 residents are enrolled in college. Living in Boiling Springs ↓

What you study here makes a big difference to pay

Among Gardner-Webb University’s biggest bachelor’s programs, nursing graduates earn a median $75,117 four years out. Clinical graduates earn $42,936. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
55%
within 6 years · Pell students 48%
Come back for year two
55%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$48,039
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$24,222
about $257 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

7%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$257 a month against about $3,666 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

51%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 61% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$43k
Middle income$30–75k
$50k
Higher incomeover $75k
$56k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Gardner-Webb University?

77%

of applicants admitted

About 15 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
495–608
SAT math
480–590
ACT
19–25

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1113.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $47,091 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $34,760Room & board $11,410Books & supplies $1,000

After grants, the average family on aid pays $17,674.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$13,769

About $55,076 over 4 years · 71% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 20%Business 19%Education 13%Psychology 12%Biology 11%Parks, recreation & fitness 4%Everything else 20%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing74 graduates a year · typical debt $18,875
$75k4 yrs out
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology39 graduates a year · typical debt $25,886
$43k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations37 graduates a year · typical debt $26,980
$61k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods35 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$45k4 yrs out
Psychology, General26 graduates a year · typical debt $21,375
$50k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections25 graduates a year · typical debt $24,580
$52k4 yrs out
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences20 graduates a year · typical debt $20,500
—not reported
Accounting and Related Services20 graduates a year · typical debt $24,511
$59k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

1,856 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 49%Hispanic 4%Black 16%Asian 1%Two or more 3%

Women and men

Women 62%Men 38%
12 : 1
students per teacher
37%
get Pell grants (lower income)
47%
take federal loans
25%
undergrads 25 or older
12%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Boiling Springs

28% of Boiling Springs’s 4,799 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Boiling Springs pages.

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$1,192/momedian rent · about the state median$262Ktypical home value29° / 90°January low / July high · 4" of snowA−Health GradeAll colleges in and near Boiling SpringsCompare prices, admissions and outcomes
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Straight-line distances from Gardner-Webb University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.