by our College Data Analytics TeamGardner - Webb earned 14 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 6 in the top 10% and 5 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #26 of 748 in Most Focused for Educational Administration, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
Gardner-Webb University holds 14 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Explore our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 0 |
| Top 5% | 3 |
| Top 10% | 6 |
| Top 15% | 5 |
| Total | 14 |
Gardner-Webb University is best known for Education: 2 of its 13 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Educational Administration, Public Administration and Health & Physical Education.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Best (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (North Carolina) | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Age Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Age Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Age Diversity (North Carolina) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health & Physical Education | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
Gardner-Webb University earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #235 of 846 in Softball (top 28%).
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Gardner-Webb University earned 1 badge across 1 online program in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #12 of 257 in Most Popular Online for Educational Administration.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ |
Gardner-Webb University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,441 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 30%).
The rankings above are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Gardner-Webb University appears in 174 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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