Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at GWU

At Gardner-Webb University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 63.85%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 74.95%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Gardner-Webb University than the previous year.
The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 16.20%, and the 2023 yield is 9.39%. The number of GWU applicants decreased by 1.26% (71 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 63.85%, and this year's acceptance rate is 74.95% at Gardner-Webb University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 62.69% and women students' rate is 64.67%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Gardner-Webb University than the previous year.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Gardner-Webb University over the past 11 years (2012-2023).
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 83.05% 86.09% 80.71%
2013-14 48.17%
-34.88%
45.78%
-30.83%
49.87%
-30.83%
2014-15 67.12%
18.96%
66.54%
18.11%
67.98%
18.11%
2015-16 52.69%
-14.43%
47.98%
-12.03%
55.95%
-12.03%
2016-17 51.88%
-0.81%
49.42%
-2.29%
53.67%
-2.29%
2017-18 52.70%
0.82%
50.16%
0.89%
54.56%
0.89%
2018-19 48.14%
-4.55%
46.92%
-5.54%
49.02%
-5.54%
2019-20 66.71%
18.57%
67.59%
17.10%
66.12%
17.10%
2020-21 77.95%
11.24%
77.58%
12.09%
78.22%
12.09%
2021-22 79.00%
1.05%
77.01%
1.77%
79.99%
1.77%
2022-23 74.95%
-4.05%
74.47%
-4.71%
75.28%
-4.71%
Average 63.85% 62.69% 64.67%
Gardner-Webb University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 16.20% where the current academic year yield is 9.39%.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Gardner-Webb University from 2012 to 2023.
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 9.63% 10.15% 9.20%
2013-14 16.48%
6.85%
17.25%
6.78%
15.98%
6.78%
2014-15 21.94%
5.46%
23.49%
5.97%
21.95%
5.97%
2015-16 22.58%
0.65%
23.32%
0.19%
22.14%
0.19%
2016-17 19.86%
-2.73%
20.85%
-2.95%
19.19%
-2.95%
2017-18 24.38%
4.52%
23.65%
5.67%
24.87%
5.67%
2018-19 20.21%
-4.17%
21.36%
-5.45%
19.42%
-5.45%
2019-20 12.47%
-7.74%
13.98%
-8.00%
11.42%
-8.00%
2020-21 11.25%
-1.21%
14.57%
-2.49%
8.93%
-2.49%
2021-22 10.00%
-1.25%
12.99%
-0.94%
8.00%
-0.94%
2022-23 9.39%
-0.61%
10.59%
0.55%
8.54%
0.55%
Average 16.20% 17.47% 15.42%
Gardner-Webb University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 4,723, the average number of admitted is 3,096, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 440. The number of GWU applicants decreased by 1.26% (71 applicants) compared to the previous year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Gardner-Webb University from 2012 to 2023.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2012-13 6,177 5,130 494
2013-14 5,481
-696
2,640
-59
435
-59
2014-15 3,355
-2,126
2,252
59
494
59
2015-16 3,866
511
2,037
-34
460
-34
2016-17 4,310
444
2,236
-16
444
-16
2017-18 2,966
-1,344
1,563
-63
381
-63
2018-19 4,204
1,238
2,024
28
409
28
2019-20 4,834
630
3,225
-7
402
-7
2020-21 5,370
536
4,186
69
471
69
2021-22 5,657
287
4,469
-24
447
-24
2022-23 5,728
71
4,293
-44
403
-44
Average 4,723 3,096 440
Gardner-Webb University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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