Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Gardner-Webb graduates 13 pts more of its students than Waldorf (54% vs. 41%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Waldorf has 11 pts more first-gen students than Gardner-Webb (46% vs. 35%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Gardner-Webb's grants cover 57% of its full price on average, vs. 47% at Waldorf

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Waldorf's yield is 9 pts higher than Gardner-Webb's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Gardner-Webb is more diverse (index 0.66 vs. 0.61)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Waldorf grads earn $3.1K more ten years out than Gardner-Webb's ($51,165 vs. $48,039)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Waldorf admits 77%, Gardner-Webb 77%; Waldorf's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Gardner-Webb77%
Waldorf77%
Quad's selectivity
  • Gardner-WebbOpen
  • WaldorfOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Gardner-Webb
975–1198
WaldorfTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Gardner-WebbGPA and school record required
  • WaldorfGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Gardner-Webb and Waldorf are about the same size; Gardner-Webb has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Gardner-Webb1.9K
Waldorf1.8K
Pell Grant share
Gardner-Webb37%
Waldorf36%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Gardner-Webb, and Business/Commerce at Waldorf; Gardner-Webb has 12 students per faculty member to Waldorf's 22.

Students per faculty member
Gardner-Webb12 to 1
Waldorf22 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Gardner-WebbRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse16%
  • WaldorfBusiness/Commerce, General19%

What each costs

Gardner-Webb and Waldorf cost about the same a year on average; Gardner-Webb's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Gardner-Webb$20.6K
Waldorf$21.1K
Aid generosity
Gardner-Webb57%
Waldorf47%

What each pays off

Waldorf's former students earn more, a median $51.2K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 54% at Gardner-Webb to 41% at Waldorf.

Median earnings, 10 years
Gardner-Webb$48K
Waldorf$51.2K
Graduation rate
Gardner-Webb54%
Waldorf41%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Gardner-WebbGrowing+55%
  • WaldorfGrowing+66%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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