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Academics

Academics

How these colleges teach, spend per student, and what their graduates major in.

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Gardner-Webb12 to 1
Waldorf22 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Gardner-Webb99%
Waldorf37%
Average faculty salary
Gardner-Webb$66,017
Waldorf$52,171

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Gardner-Webb

$8,808 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Waldorf

$3,138 (for-profit)

Endowment per student
Gardner-Webb

$30,064 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Waldorf

Not reported

Tuition share of core revenue
Gardner-Webb57%
Waldorf87%

Shown as figures, not bars: public and private nonprofit colleges report finances on different accounting forms, so dollar amounts aren't directly comparable across them.

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Gardner-Webb460
Waldorf621
Most popular majors
Gardner-Webb

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 16% · Elementary Education and Teaching 10% · Community Psychology 10%

Waldorf

Business/Commerce, General 19% · Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician 18% · Psychology, General 10%

Your major

Pick a field of study to see which of these colleges award bachelor's degrees in it, how many, and what graduates earn .

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

All academics numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why