North Carolina students paid $32,000 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,300 more than the $30,700 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 100 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 381 students received grants or scholarships totaling $9.4 million and 227 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.6 million.
Including all undergraduates (3,598), 2,044 students used grants or scholarships totaling $33.6 million, and 1,480 students took out $10.2 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~2,267 | $28,280 | $29,810 | $30,700 | $32,000 | 13.2% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Gardner-Webb University in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 155 | 41% | $758,948 | $4,896 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 168 | 44% | $846,524 | $5,039 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 380 | 100% | $7,748,927 | $20,392 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 381 | 100% | $9,354,399 | $24,552 |
| Federal student loans | 223 | 59% | $1,203,164 | $5,395 |
| Other student loans | 36 | 9% | $445,056 | $12,363 |
| Student loan aid | 227 | 60% | $1,648,220 | $7,261 |
| Total student aid | 381 | 100% | - | - |
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