Gardner-Webb University, located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, USA, was founded in 1905 as Boiling Springs High School, and was renamed several times before becoming a university in 1993. The university occupies more than 225 acres of land and offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate programs in the fields of arts, business, education, health sciences, and theology. Students come from 44 states, 36 countries, and 92 North Carolina counties, with a total enrollment of approximately 3,140, a student-to-faculty ratio of 11:1, an average class size of 13, and an emphasis on small class sizes and individualized attention. GWU also provides a wide variety of campus activities, athletic teams (NCAA D-I) and international exchange opportunities to mold students' global perspectives and sense of social responsibility.
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