Private nonprofit · University

Emmanuel University

Franklin Springs, Georgia · Distant rural

74.0%
Admit rate
$20,925
Avg net price
42%
Graduation rate
$38,208
Median earnings

Emmanuel University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Franklin Springs, Georgia (distant rural setting), enrolling 775 undergraduates. It has a Pentecostal Holiness Church religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 775 undergradsDistant ruralAccessible · 74% admitNCAA Division II without football

About Franklin Springs, Georgia

Franklin Springs is a city in Franklin County, Georgia, United States. Franklin Springs began in the 19th century as a resort spa, with the city incorporating in 1924. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant rural
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
179 miles
Nearest airport
68 miles to Greenville-Spartanburg (GSP)

How Emmanuel University compares

Selectivity74.0%

More selective than 56% · #24 most selective of 46 in Georgia

Graduation rate42%

Higher than 27% · #26 of 54 in Georgia

First-year retention71%

Higher than 33%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,208

Higher than 11% · #43 of 54 in Georgia

Average net price$20,925

Cheaper than 46% · #32 cheapest of 54 in Georgia

Median debt at graduation$24,325

Lower than 42%

Student–faculty ratio11 : 1

Lower than 68%

Undergraduate enrollment775

Larger than 30%

Percentiles compare Emmanuel University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Georgia.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

839students
  • Undergraduate77592%
  • Graduate648%

Undergraduates by gender

775undergrads
  • Women35045%
  • Men42555%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White56%
  • Black14%
  • Hispanic6.8%
  • Asian1.2%
  • Other or multiracial22%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
775
Graduate enrollment
64
Student–faculty ratio
11 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
29%
First-generation students
36%
Students over 25
3%
Median family income
$46,336
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$45,342
Endowment
$2,364,424

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
74.0%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$25,500
Room & board
$10,984
Books & supplies
$0
Total cost of attendance
$37,604
Average net price
$20,925

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
42%
Graduated on time (4 years)
33%
First-year retention
71%
Transferred to another college
38%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,595
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,208
Median debt at graduation
$24,325
Students with federal loans
42%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
35%

About 9% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
33%
Low-income (Pell)
34%
First-generation
36%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
584
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
75%
Application fee
$25
Athletics
NCAA Division II without football
Varsity athletes
727 (434 men · 293 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (17)

Other Sports101
Baseball86
Soccer70
Wrestling64
Basketball63
Lacrosse53
Volleyball40
Track and Field (Indoor)37
Track and Field (Outdoor)37
Swimming35
Bowling28
Golf27
Softball23
Tennis22
Cross Country15
Beach Volleyball15
Archery11

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (950 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$17,735
$30–48k
$17,687
$48–75k
$19,817
$75–110k
$20,592
$110k+
$24,674

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$85,455

$19,817/year × about 4.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

93%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$11,792
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 93% — get grant money from Emmanuel University itself, averaging $11,792, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 184 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$38,208
Typical debt at graduation
$24,325
Debt vs. one year's pay
64%
Out-earn a HS grad
45%

Typical debt would take roughly 6.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$35,461
Men
$40,625

Men out-earn women by $5,164 (15%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
89°F
Winter low
33°F
Annual rain
51.8″
Annual snow
0.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.54.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hartwell, GA US station (13.3 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.