Gardner-Webb University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Gardner-Webb University is a private doctoral/professional university in Boiling Springs, NC (rural setting), with 1,840 undergraduates (67% women), affiliated with the Southern Baptist. It admitted 87% of 4,670 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1040–1260 on the SAT and 20–26 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $47,620 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $24,035 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 59% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, psychology. The campus reported 0.11 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top 10% for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Gardner-Webb University ranks
4 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Southern Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 59%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $33,450
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Gardner-Webb University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Gardner-Webb University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big South Conference | 39 | 11 over | 2 | $686k | $17,597 | 984 | |
| Baseball | Big South Conference | 44 | 10 over | 6 | $1M | $23,405 | 982 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big South Conference | 32 | 17 over | 5 | $1.5M | $46,749 | 990 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big South Conference | 13 | room 2 | 4 | $1.2M | $92,996 | 980 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big South Conference | 10 | room 7 | 3 | $62k | $6,187 | 994 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big South Conference | 10 | room 7 | 3 | $62k | $6,187 | 967 | |
| Football | Ohio Valley Conference | 118 | 13 over | 1 | $4.5M | $38,508 | 961 | |
| Men's Golf | Big South Conference | 10 | 1 over | 1 | $239k | $23,859 | 988 | |
| Women's Golf | Big South Conference | 10 | 1 over | 1 | $341k | $34,122 | 1000 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Big South Conference | 27 | room 11 | 2 | $481k | $17,804 | 973 | |
| Men's Soccer | Big South Conference | 69 | 41 over | 3 | $905k | $13,118 | 967 | |
| Softball | Big South Conference | 25 | at cap | 3 | $732k | $29,282 | 996 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Atlantic Sun Conference | 20 | room 10 | 1 | $492k | $24,595 | 989 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Atlantic Sun Conference | 23 | room 7 | 1 | $502k | $21,841 | 995 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big South Conference | 28 | room 17 | 1 | $453k | $16,185 | 934 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big South Conference | 29 | room 16 | 1 | $645k | $22,248 | 970 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big South Conference | 17 | room 1 | 4 | $564k | $33,198 | 984 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Southern Conference | 38 | 8 over | 1 | $643k | $16,924 | 965 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.