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Gardner-Webb University

Gardner–Webb University (GWU) is a private Baptist university in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, United States. It was founded as Boiling Springs High School in 1905. Gardner–Webb is classified as a Doctoral/Professional university.

Identifiers

OPEID6 Six-digit base OPE ID (without the two-digit branch suffix)
2929
OPEID Office of Postsecondary Education Identifier, used for federal financial aid program participation
292900
IPEDS UNITID Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System identifier assigned by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
198561
DAPIP ID Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs identifier from the U.S. Department of Education
133465

Location

Boiling Springs, NC, 28017-0997

35.247320, -81.668141

Accreditation

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

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