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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Location Boiling Springs, NC
Population 80,000
Website https://www.gardner-webb.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,520 (36%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (40%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,750
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 59%
From Region 22%
Athletes 39.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 48%
Black 16%
Hispanic 4%
Mixed 3%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
International 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 44.4% 44.4% 2012 Men: 47.6% 47.6% 2013 Men: 43.2% 43.2% 2014 Men: 40.3% 40.3% 2015 Men: 38.5% 38.5% 2016 Men: 42.1% 42.1% 2017 Men: 39.1% 39.1% 2018 Men: 43.0% 43.0% 2019 Men: 45.8% 45.8% 2020 Men: 53.3% 53.3% 2021 Men: 49.4% 49.4% 2022 Men: 46.4% 46.4% 2023 Men: 45.5% 45.5% 2024 Men: 44.4% 44.4%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2012 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2013 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2016 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2017 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2019 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2022 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2013 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2017 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2018 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2019 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2022 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2011 Black: 14.2% 14.2% 2012 Black: 16.0% 16.0% 2013 Black: 14.7% 14.7% 2014 Black: 14.5% 14.5% 2015 Black: 19.9% 19.9% 2016 Black: 18.1% 18.1% 2017 Black: 20.8% 20.8% 2018 Black: 17.2% 17.2% 2019 Black: 13.8% 13.8% 2020 Black: 16.6% 16.6% 2021 Black: 16.7% 16.7% 2022 Black: 14.4% 14.4% 2023 Black: 12.3% 12.3% 2024 Black: 13.7% 13.7% 2011 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2012 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2013 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2014 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2015 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2016 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4% 2017 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2018 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2019 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2020 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2021 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2022 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2023 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2024 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2011 White: 79.0% 79.0% 2012 White: 74.2% 74.2% 2013 White: 78.2% 78.2% 2014 White: 77.1% 77.1% 2015 White: 67.0% 67.0% 2016 White: 58.6% 58.6% 2017 White: 60.1% 60.1% 2018 White: 60.9% 60.9% 2019 White: 64.5% 64.5% 2020 White: 66.4% 66.4% 2021 White: 60.7% 60.7% 2022 White: 57.0% 57.0% 2023 White: 70.3% 70.3% 2024 White: 64.2% 64.2% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 3.4% 3.4% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2016 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2019 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.2% 0.2%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2025 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2022 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2025 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 Black: 16.2% 16.2% 2021 Black: 18.4% 18.4% 2022 Black: 16.8% 16.8% 2023 Black: 16.7% 16.7% 2024 Black: 16.0% 16.0% 2025 Black: 15.8% 15.8% 2020 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2021 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2022 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2023 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2024 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2025 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2020 White: 62.6% 62.6% 2021 White: 60.3% 60.3% 2022 White: 59.6% 59.6% 2023 White: 52.0% 52.0% 2024 White: 47.5% 47.5% 2025 White: 47.5% 47.5% 2020 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2021 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2025 International: 0.2% 0.2%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 226 38% / 62% 0% $48,790 24 95%
Computer Science 9 — 78% / 22% 0% $70,901 76 100%
Chemistry 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $61,738 60 —
Mathematics 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $61,687 60 —
Biology 24 — 25% / 75% 0% $60,328 57 95%
Exercise Physiology 28 — 39% / 61% 0% $46,702 18 94%
Kinesiology 6 — 83% / 17% 0% $57,758 50 100%
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation — — — — $51,831 32 —
Sport Management 15 — 80% / 20% 0% $57,758 50 100%
Christian Studies 14 — 36% / 64% 0% $38,879 7 100%
Communication and Media Studies 15 — 60% / 40% 0% $37,102 5 94%
Community Psychology 44 — 9% / 91% 0% $45,328 15 93%
English 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $43,099 11 —
Foreign Languages 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $46,428 18 —
History 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $46,023 17 —
Journalism 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $42,493 11 —
Political Science 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $55,631 44 —
Psychology 14 — 21% / 79% 0% $40,905 9 94%
Sociology 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $44,765 14 89%
Spanish 6 — 83% / 17% 0% — — —
Graphic Design 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $43,737 12 —
Music 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $40,934 9 —
Music Management — — — — $41,931 10 —
Music Theory and Composition — — — — $41,084 9 —
Studio Art 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $40,023 8 —
Theatre 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $38,646 6 —
Criminal Justice 19 — 47% / 53% 0% $47,772 21 91%
Fire Services Administration — — — — $58,088 51 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Godbold School of Business 90 49% / 51% 0% $57,207 48 94%
Accounting 18 +1 17% / 83% 0% $62,731 62 94%
Business Administration 44 — 59% / 41% 0% $51,951 33 93%
Finance 11 — 73% / 27% 0% $66,573 70 —
International Business 7 — 14% / 86% 0% $63,903 65 —
Marketing 10 — 60% / 40% 0% $55,402 43 —
Organizational Leadership — — — — $51,951 33 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 61 8% / 92% 0% $46,898 19 100%
Early Childhood Education 9 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,815 19 100%
Elementary Education 45 — 4% / 96% 0% $46,815 19 100%
Middle Grades Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,815 19 100%
Physical Education 2 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Music Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $49,292 25 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing 83 14% / 86% 0% $81,262 87 98%
Nursing 73 — 12% / 88% 0% $85,608 90 98%
Health Administration 10 — 30% / 70% 0% $49,537 26 96%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $38,270
ROI Percentile 46th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 55%
4-Year Graduation Rate 48%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 36%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 54.6% 54.6% 2012 Graduated: 48.2% 48.2% 2013 Graduated: 56.9% 56.9% 2014 Graduated: 54.0% 54.0% 2015 Graduated: 51.6% 51.6% 2016 Graduated: 44.8% 44.8% 2017 Graduated: 49.1% 49.1% 2018 Graduated: 52.9% 52.9% 2019 Graduated: 56.2% 56.2% 2020 Graduated: 56.1% 56.1% 2021 Graduated: 47.6% 47.6% 2022 Graduated: 52.5% 52.5% 2023 Graduated: 61.7% 61.7% 2024 Graduated: 55.4% 55.4%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 50.5% 50.5% 2012 Men: 41.1% 41.1% 2013 Men: 54.8% 54.8% 2014 Men: 48.6% 48.6% 2015 Men: 45.1% 45.1% 2016 Men: 34.3% 34.3% 2017 Men: 43.6% 43.6% 2018 Men: 46.2% 46.2% 2019 Men: 57.8% 57.8% 2020 Men: 53.8% 53.8% 2021 Men: 44.1% 44.1% 2022 Men: 46.5% 46.5% 2023 Men: 59.7% 59.7% 2024 Men: 36.4% 36.4% 2011 Women: 57.5% 57.5% 2012 Women: 52.3% 52.3% 2013 Women: 58.6% 58.6% 2014 Women: 57.8% 57.8% 2015 Women: 56.5% 56.5% 2016 Women: 53.8% 53.8% 2017 Women: 53.5% 53.5% 2018 Women: 59.1% 59.1% 2019 Women: 55.1% 55.1% 2020 Women: 57.6% 57.6% 2021 Women: 49.8% 49.8% 2022 Women: 56.8% 56.8% 2023 Women: 62.9% 62.9% 2024 Women: 69.8% 69.8%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 41.9% 41.9% 2012 Black: 35.4% 35.4% 2013 Black: 52.9% 52.9% 2014 Black: 23.4% 23.4% 2015 Black: 37.1% 37.1% 2016 Black: 23.8% 23.8% 2017 Black: 31.6% 31.6% 2018 Black: 37.6% 37.6% 2019 Black: 38.3% 38.3% 2020 Black: 32.9% 32.9% 2021 Black: 31.2% 31.2% 2022 Black: 45.3% 45.3% 2023 Black: 61.7% 61.7% 2024 Black: 35.7% 35.7% 2011 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5% 2012 Hispanic: 30.8% 30.8% 2013 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2014 Hispanic: 30.8% 30.8% 2015 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2016 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5% 2017 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2018 Hispanic: 62.5% 62.5% 2019 Hispanic: 55.6% 55.6% 2020 Hispanic: 64.3% 64.3% 2021 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2022 Hispanic: 80.0% 80.0% 2023 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2024 Hispanic: 57.9% 57.9% 2011 White: 57.5% 57.5% 2012 White: 52.3% 52.3% 2013 White: 57.7% 57.7% 2014 White: 62.4% 62.4% 2015 White: 55.3% 55.3% 2016 White: 54.8% 54.8% 2017 White: 59.9% 59.9% 2018 White: 59.0% 59.0% 2019 White: 58.6% 58.6% 2020 White: 62.5% 62.5% 2021 White: 57.7% 57.7% 2022 White: 60.5% 60.5% 2023 White: 61.6% 61.6% 2024 White: 63.0% 63.0%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 25.0% 115 51% / 49% 0% $56,612 47 95%
Humanities & Social Sciences 24.8% 114 28% / 72% 0% $42,985 11 94%
Health Sciences 23.3% 107 23% / 77% 0% $73,865 80 97%
Education 12.8% 59 7% / 93% 0% $46,815 19 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.2% 24 25% / 75% 0% $60,328 57 95%
Professional 4.1% 19 47% / 53% 0% $47,772 21 91%
Computer Science 2.0% 9 78% / 22% 0% $70,901 76 100%
Arts 1.5% 7 71% / 29% 0% $43,666 12 —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.3% 6 17% / 83% 0% $61,713 60 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 46 #71 — —
Health Sciences — — — — 33 #61 — —
Business & Economics — — — — 18 #67 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 4 #289 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 101 #175 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 79%
Yield (Unbound) 11%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 79% 79% 79%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 59.4% 59.4% 2012 Acceptance: 83.1% 83.1% 2013 Acceptance: 48.2% 48.2% 2014 Acceptance: 67.1% 67.1% 2015 Acceptance: 52.7% 52.7% 2016 Acceptance: 51.9% 51.9% 2017 Acceptance: 52.7% 52.7% 2018 Acceptance: 48.1% 48.1% 2019 Acceptance: 66.7% 66.7% 2020 Acceptance: 78.0% 78.0% 2021 Acceptance: 78.9% 78.9% 2022 Acceptance: 74.9% 74.9% 2023 Acceptance: 87.0% 87.0% 2024 Acceptance: 77.2% 77.2% 2011 Yield: 16.8% 16.8% 2012 Yield: 9.6% 9.6% 2013 Yield: 16.5% 16.5% 2014 Yield: 21.9% 21.9% 2015 Yield: 22.6% 22.6% 2016 Yield: 19.9% 19.9% 2017 Yield: 24.4% 24.4% 2018 Yield: 20.2% 20.2% 2019 Yield: 12.5% 12.5% 2020 Yield: 11.3% 11.3% 2021 Yield: 10.0% 10.0% 2022 Yield: 9.4% 9.4% 2023 Yield: 10.1% 10.1% 2024 Yield: 11.2% 11.2%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 4,544 4,544 2012 Applicants: 6,177 6,177 2013 Applicants: 5,481 5,481 2014 Applicants: 3,355 3,355 2015 Applicants: 3,866 3,866 2016 Applicants: 4,310 4,310 2017 Applicants: 2,966 2,966 2018 Applicants: 4,204 4,204 2019 Applicants: 4,834 4,834 2020 Applicants: 5,370 5,370 2021 Applicants: 5,657 5,657 2022 Applicants: 5,728 5,728 2023 Applicants: 4,670 4,670 2024 Applicants: 5,212 5,212 2011 Admitted: 2,698 2,698 2012 Admitted: 5,130 5,130 2013 Admitted: 2,640 2,640 2014 Admitted: 2,252 2,252 2015 Admitted: 2,037 2,037 2016 Admitted: 2,236 2,236 2017 Admitted: 1,563 1,563 2018 Admitted: 2,024 2,024 2019 Admitted: 3,225 3,225 2020 Admitted: 4,186 4,186 2021 Admitted: 4,466 4,466 2022 Admitted: 4,293 4,293 2023 Admitted: 4,064 4,064 2024 Admitted: 4,024 4,024 2011 Enrolled: 453 453 2012 Enrolled: 494 494 2013 Enrolled: 435 435 2014 Enrolled: 494 494 2015 Enrolled: 460 460 2016 Enrolled: 444 444 2017 Enrolled: 381 381 2018 Enrolled: 409 409 2019 Enrolled: 402 402 2020 Enrolled: 471 471 2021 Enrolled: 447 447 2022 Enrolled: 403 403 2023 Enrolled: 411 411 2024 Enrolled: 450 450

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 48%
SAT Range 970 – 1190
SAT Math Range 480 – 590
SAT RW Range 490 – 600

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 880 880 2012 25th: 900 900 2013 25th: 900 900 2014 25th: 895 895 2015 25th: 850 850 2016 25th: 860 860 2017 25th: 1000 1000 2018 25th: 970 970 2019 25th: 970 970 2020 25th: 945 945 2021 25th: 960 960 2022 25th: 1020 1020 2023 25th: 1040 1040 2024 25th: 975 975 2011 75th: 1125 1125 2012 75th: 1120 1120 2013 75th: 1120 1120 2014 75th: 1130 1130 2015 75th: 1080 1080 2016 75th: 1110 1110 2017 75th: 1200 1200 2018 75th: 1180 1180 2019 75th: 1180 1180 2020 75th: 1160 1160 2021 75th: 1215 1215 2022 75th: 1210 1210 2023 75th: 1260 1260 2024 75th: 1198 1198

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 430 430 2012 25th: 460 460 2013 25th: 460 460 2014 25th: 450 450 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 430 430 2017 25th: 500 500 2018 25th: 480 480 2019 25th: 480 480 2020 25th: 465 465 2021 25th: 475 475 2022 25th: 500 500 2023 25th: 520 520 2024 25th: 480 480 2011 75th: 545 545 2012 75th: 560 560 2013 75th: 570 570 2014 75th: 570 570 2015 75th: 550 550 2016 75th: 560 560 2017 75th: 590 590 2018 75th: 580 580 2019 75th: 580 580 2020 75th: 580 580 2021 75th: 610 610 2022 75th: 600 600 2023 75th: 620 620 2024 75th: 590 590

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 450 450 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 440 440 2014 25th: 445 445 2015 25th: 420 420 2016 25th: 430 430 2017 25th: 500 500 2018 25th: 490 490 2019 25th: 490 490 2020 25th: 480 480 2021 25th: 485 485 2022 25th: 520 520 2023 25th: 520 520 2024 25th: 495 495 2011 75th: 580 580 2012 75th: 560 560 2013 75th: 550 550 2014 75th: 560 560 2015 75th: 530 530 2016 75th: 550 550 2017 75th: 610 610 2018 75th: 600 600 2019 75th: 600 600 2020 75th: 580 580 2021 75th: 605 605 2022 75th: 610 610 2023 75th: 640 640 2024 75th: 608 608

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2021 Submitted: 25.0% 25.0% 2022 Submitted: 38.0% 38.0% 2023 Submitted: 36.0% 36.0% 2024 Submitted: 48.0% 48.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.