The student population at Gardner-Webb University is 3,144 (1,812 undergraduate and 1,332 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,512 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Gardner-Webb is 57.63% which is decreased by 775 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 737 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 2.09 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.

897 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -27.95% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,843 where 3,144 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

57.63% of total students is undergraduate students and 42.37% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 775 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 737 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 2.09 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Gardner-Webb than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Gardner-Webb University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,6562,5879001,6872,0695971,472
2014-154,470
-186
2,710
123
911
11
1,799
112
1,760
-309
559
-38
1,201
-271
2015-164,329
-141
2,636
-74
905
-6
1,731
-68
1,693
-67
487
-72
1,206
5
2016-173,915
-414
2,362
-274
851
-54
1,511
-220
1,553
-140
452
-35
1,101
-105
2017-183,818
-97
2,215
-147
768
-83
1,447
-64
1,603
50
458
6
1,145
44
2018-193,598
-220
2,036
-179
729
-39
1,307
-140
1,562
-41
427
-31
1,135
-10
2019-203,518
-80
1,999
-37
701
-28
1,298
-9
1,519
-43
443
16
1,076
-59
2020-213,536
18
2,071
72
746
45
1,325
27
1,465
-54
431
-12
1,034
-42
2021-223,441
-95
1,983
-88
700
-46
1,283
-42
1,458
-7
446
15
1,012
-22
2022-233,144
-297
1,812
-171
646
-54
1,166
-117
1,332
-126
370
-76
962
-50
Average3,8432,2417861,4551,6014671,134
Gardner-Webb University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,241 where 1,812 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Gardner-Webb University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,5872,0897791,310498121377
2014-152,7102,1237911,332587120467
2015-162,6362,0997901,309537115422
2016-172,3621,9087421,166454109345
2017-182,2151,7816621,119434106328
2018-192,0361,6416241,017395105290
2019-201,9991,6326261,00636775292
2020-212,0711,7266821,04434564281
2021-221,9831,6696471,02231453261
2022-231,8121,51661090629636260
Average2,2412,2416951,1232,24190332
Gardner-Webb University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,601 where 1,332 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Gardner-Webb University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,0696951935021,374404970
2014-151,760238941441,5224651,057
2015-161,693222951271,4713921,079
2016-171,553223901331,330362968
2017-181,603204891151,3993691,030
2018-191,562213951181,3493321,017
2019-201,5193101211891,209322887
2020-211,4654191582611,046273773
2021-221,458468150318990296694
2022-231,332390103287942267675
Average1,6011,6011192191,601348915
Gardner-Webb University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 52.19%. The percentage was 68.08% 10 years ago and Gardner-Webb still has a high percentage of white students. 1.11% of enrolled students is Asian and 24.55% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Gardner-Webb University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1424459759803,1700
2014-15284393210603,0600
2015-16285993911302,8550
2016-172356797103102,55912
2017-18234577911272,48745
2018-19224475210862,23351
2019-20194178912762,09749
2020-21214086413182,02578
2021-222037845128111,94779
2022-232135772109111,64175
Average234584411462,40739
Gardner-Webb University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

897 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 29% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -27.95% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Gardner-Webb University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-154,4701,2459072,318
2015-164,3291,2327102,387
2016-173,9151,1006552,160
2017-183,8181,1397741,905
2018-193,5981,1016541,843
2019-203,5181,1157151,688
2020-213,5361,3941,228914
2021-223,4418067231,912
2022-233,1448976001,647
Average3,7521,1147741,864

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