Gardner-Webb University is a liberal arts, Christian college nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. At Gardner-Webb, we seek a higher ground in higher education, one that embraces faith and intellectual freedom, balances conviction with compassion, and inspires in students a love of learning, service and leadership. In fact, Gardner-Webb has consistently been ranked as a top 100 university for strengths like the quality of its core academic curriculum, its global emphasis on student missions, and its institutional commitment to large-scale service in the community. With more than 60 undergraduate and graduate fields of study, more than 50 clubs and organizations, and with students from 37 states and 21 foreign countries, the Gardner-Webb experience is rich and diverse, like the people who make up our close-knit community.