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Gardner-Webb University

Women's D1
Profile
Size
5 / 10
2,036 Undergrads / 3,598 Students
Cost
6 / 10
$21,217 Net Price
Selectivity
4 / 10
67% Admitted
  • Team Conference

    Big South Conference

  • College Type

    4-year, Private non-profit

  • Campus Type

    Town: Distant

Student Body
Gender
  • Male
  • Female
Enrollment
  • Full Time
  • Part Time
Geography
  • In-State
  • Out-of-state
  • Foreign
  • Other
Ethnicity
  • White
  • Black
  • Asian
  • Latino
  • Foreign
  • Other
Student-to-faculty Ratio
11 to 1
Return For Sophomore Year
76%
Overall Graduation Rate
56%
Graduate On Time / in 6 Years
49% / 59%
Calendar System
Semester
Religious Affiliation
Southern Baptist
Housing
On campus housing is provided and is not required for incoming freshman

Other includes American Indian, Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, two or more races and unknown race / ethnicity.

Team Road Trips

Gardner Webb University will begin Division I women's lacrosse competition in the spring of 2014. The team will play in the Big South conference with High Point, Campbell, Coastal Carolina, Liberty, Presbyterian, Longwood and Winthrop.

Recruit Commits
2023
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Abigail Consaul Fairport High School Fairport, NY Def
Ella Currey The First Academy Winter Park, FL Att, Def
Lauren Donellan Indian Hills High School Wyckoff, NJ Def
Kaitlyn Bellanca Spain Park Birmingham , AL Att
 
2022
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Emma Sowers Spring-Ford High School Royersford, PA Att, Mid
Lillian Martindale Annandale High School Annandale , VA Att, Draw
Holly Martindale Annandale High School Annandale, VA Def
Rylee Gonzalez West Genesee High School Camillus, NY Att, Mid
Morgan Atwater Brighton High School Rochester, NY Mid, Def
Olivia Lucidi Orchard Park High School Orchard Park, NY Att
Alexandra James Havre De Grace High School Havre De Grace, MD Att
Keira Yurashek Wakeland High School Frisco, TX Att
Emily Martindale Annandale high school Annandale, VA Goal
Sarah Lynn Sycamore HS Cincinnati, OH Att
 
2021
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Ella Straub Irondequoit Rochester, NY Def
Avery Callan Eastport South Manor Manorville, NY Att
Rebecca Ferrina Elizabeth Seton HS Bladensburg, MD Att
Reese Jones Vimy Ridge Academy Edmonton, AB Def
Emily McGraw Elizabeth Seton HS Bladensburg, MD Def
 
2020
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Lauren Connor Livonia High School Livonia, NY Def, Mid
Kathleen Mackey Lindenhurst High School Lindenhurst, NY Goal
 
2019
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Ryann Haly Roswell Roswell, GA Mid
Taryn Brebner Milton Alpharetta, GA Goal
Mackenzie Gallery Harford Tech Forest Hill, MD Mid
Lakota Comeau Francis Scott Key Taneytown, MD Def
 
2018
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
heather lobas huntingtown high Huntingtown, MD Mid, Def
Jada` Preston St. Thomas Aquinas Fort Lauderdale, FL Att
Ciarra Ashworth Lee-Davis Mechanicsville, VA Mid
Alissa Brown Kell Acworth, GA Mid
Elizabeth Antoshak South Western Hanover, PA Mid
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2017
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
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2016
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
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2015
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
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Events By Gardner-Webb University Coaches
GWU Fall Clinic
Oct 13 '19
Boiling Springs, NC
 
Women's 13-18
Location
Main St, Boiling Springs, NC, 28017 See Directions
Team Videos
Where Grads Live
  • Charlotte North Carolina Area
  • Greensboro/Winston-Salem North Carolina Area
  • Greenville South Carolina Area
  • Hickory/Lenoir North Carolina Area
  • Raleigh-Durham North Carolina Area
  • Greater Atlanta Area
  • Asheville North Carolina Area
  • Washington D.C. Metro Area
  • Fayetteville North Carolina Area
  • Columbia South Carolina Area
  • Wilmington North Carolina Area
  • Charleston South Carolina Area
  • Greater New York City Area
  • Johnson City Tennessee Area
  • Greater Nashville Area
Where Grads Work
  • Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
  • Lowe's Companies Inc.
  • Wells Fargo
  • Carolinas Healthcare System
  • Bank of America
  • Wake County Public School System
  • BB&T
  • Novant Health
  • Wake Forest Baptist Health
  • Duke Energy Corporation
  • Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
  • Guilford County Schools
  • Mission Health
  • CaroMont Health
  • Rutherford County Schools
What Grads Do
  • Education
  • Operations
  • Sales
  • Community and Social Services
  • Healthcare Services
  • Finance
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Administrative
  • Accounting
  • Information Technology
  • Support
  • Human Resources
  • Consulting
  • Marketing
  • Media and Communication
Data from
Niche Grades
Overall Experience
Student Life
Professor Rating
Academics
Athletics
Campus
Academics
Test Scores
SAT
Critical Reading
430 - 550
Math
480 - 580
Total
980 - 1200
ACT
English
17 - 24
Math
17 - 24
Composite
19 - 24

This range represents the middle half of incoming freshman from the 25th to 75th percentile. The writing component is now optional and no longer reported. Historical writing ranges: 430 - 540 for SAT

GPA
SAT Math
SAT Reading
ACT

This distribution represents incoming freshman test scores and GPA on 4.0 scale.

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Admissions
 
Total
Male
Female
Applicants 4,834 1,947 2,887
% Admitted 67% 68% 66%
% Admits That Enroll 12% 14% 11%
Incoming Freshman Average GPA 3.74
  • Accepted
  • Denied
  • Applied
  • Waitlisted
    • Admission Considerations
     
    Required
    Recommended Rec.
    High School GPA
    High School Rank
    High School Transcript
    College Prep Classes
    Recommendations
    Demonstrate Competencies
    Admission Test Scores
    Other Tests (Wonderlic, etc.)
    TOEFL (English proficiency)
    Majors / Programs

    Degrees offered by popularity. Type = Bachelor.

    Business (25%)
    Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (21%)
    Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (16%)
    Business Administration and Management, General (13%)
    Psychology (12%)
    Biological & Biomedical Sciences (9%)
    Community Psychology (8%)
    Accounting (7%)
    Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration (5%)
    Criminal Justice & Law Enforce (5%)
    Exercise Physiology (5%)
    Education (4%)
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General (4%)
    Psychology, General (4%)
    Health/Health Care Administration/Management (3%)
    Communication & Journalism (3%)
    Visual & Performing Arts (3%)
    Financial
    Net Price

    Average net price = sticker price - financial aid.

    $21,217

    Average net price by income for incoming freshman receiving financial aid.

    Net price for all students (private non-profit and for profit institutions).

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    Sticker Price

    Sticker price = estimated total cost of attendance.

     
    Undergraduate
    		 
    On Campus
    Tuition & Fees$32,240
    Books & Supplies$1,850
    Cost of Living$10,360
    Personal Expenses$2,400
     
    Sticker Price$46,850

    Personal expenses includes laundry, transportation, entertainment and furnishings.

    Financial Aid

    100% of full-time, incoming freshman receive financial aid.

     
    Receiving Aid %
    Avg. Aid Amount
    Type of Aid
    Grant or Scholarship100%$23,709
    Federal Grants42%$4,633
    Pell Grants42%$4,565
    Other Federal2%$1,650
    State & Local Grants42%$4,989
    Institutional Grants100%$19,748
     
    Student Loans66%$7,228
    Federal Loans65%$5,454
    Other Loans10%$11,884

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    All financials shown for full-time, incoming freshman.

     
    Total Amount
    Per Student
    Endowment
    Financial Assets $65.9 Million $18,323

    Value of endowment assets at fiscal year end.

    Debt

    Total federal debt after graduation for undergrad borrowers: $24,750.

    Total cumulative student debt by percentile.

     
    Total Principal
    Monthly Payment
    10 Year Repayment $16,546 $263

    Most student loans have a grace period before repayment begins.

    3 Year Avg. Default Rate: 7.2%

    Avg. rate for colleges with lacrosse is 5.1%.

    Total federal debt excludes private student loans and parent PLUS loans. Cumulative debt cohort includes 1,799 students.

    Salary

    Earnings 10 years after enrollment: $38,700

    Earnings of former students working by percentile.

    Earnings of former students who received federal financial aid. Figures shown are median.

    Payback

    How long until this college investment pays off: 6.61 years.

    Median debt and foregone earnings divided by median earnings. Foregone earnings assumes 4 years to graduation; at this school, 49% of students graduate on time.

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    Campus Safety
     
    On Campus
    In Residence Halls In Res. Halls
    Criminal Offenses
    Murder - -
    Negligent Manslaughter - -
    Rape 2 2
    Fondling - -
    Incest - -
    Statutory Rape - -
    Robbery - -
    Aggravated Assault - -
    Burglary 6 6
    Motor Vehicle Theft - -
    Arson - -

    In Residence Halls are a subset of On Campus statistics. Murder includes non-negligent manslaughter.

    The crime data reported by the institutions have not been subjected to independent verification by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, the Department cannot vouch for the accuracy of the data reported here. Statistics represent 3-year average data.

    Data from The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

    Carnegie Classifications
    Category
    Classification
    Basic ClassificationDoctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity
    Undergrad InstructionBalanced arts & sciences/professions, some graduate coexistence
    Graduate InstructionResearch Doctoral: Professional-dominant
    Enrollment ProfileMajority undergraduate
    Undergrad ProfileFour-year, full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
    Size and SettingFour-year, small, highly residential

    Carnegie classifications provide a framework for evaluating comparable schools.

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