Quad

Head-to-head

Gardner-Webb
U. Mount Olive

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Mount Olive's yield is 9 pts higher than Gardner-Webb's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Gardner-Webb's grants cover 57% of its full price on average, vs. 49% at U. Mount Olive

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    U. Mount Olive has 8 pts more first-gen students than Gardner-Webb (43% vs. 35%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    U. Mount Olive has 8 pts more Pell recipients than Gardner-Webb (45% vs. 37%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    U. Mount Olive graduates 3 pts more of its students than Gardner-Webb (57% vs. 54%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Gardner-Webb grads earn $900 more ten years out than U. Mount Olive's ($48,039 vs. $47,139)

    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

U. Mount Olive admits 76%, Gardner-Webb 77%; U. Mount Olive's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Gardner-Webb77%
U. Mount Olive76%
Quad's selectivity
  • Gardner-WebbOpen
  • U. Mount OliveAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Gardner-Webb
975–1198
U. Mount OliveNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Gardner-WebbGPA and school record required
  • U. Mount OliveGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Gardner-Webb and U. Mount Olive are about the same size; U. Mount Olive has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Gardner-Webb1.9K
U. Mount Olive1.8K
Pell Grant share
Gardner-Webb37%
U. Mount Olive45%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Gardner-Webb, and Business Administration and Management at U. Mount Olive.

Students per faculty member
Gardner-Webb12 to 1
U. Mount Olive17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Gardner-WebbRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse16%
  • U. Mount OliveBusiness Administration and Management, General13%

What each costs

Gardner-Webb and U. Mount Olive 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
U. Mount Olive$20.8K
Aid generosity
Gardner-Webb57%
U. Mount Olive49%

What each pays off

Gardner-Webb's former students earn more, a median $48K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Gardner-Webb$48K
U. Mount Olive$47.1K
Graduation rate
Gardner-Webb54%
U. Mount Olive57%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Gardner-Webb but fell at U. Mount Olive; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Gardner-WebbGrowing+55%
  • U. Mount OliveShrinking−10%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About 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