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Young Harris College

Young Harris, Georgia · Remote rural

62.6%
Admit rate
$22,034
Avg net price
42%
Graduation rate
$47,195
Median earnings

Young Harris College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Young Harris, Georgia (remote rural setting), enrolling 755 undergraduates. It has a United Methodist religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 755 undergradsRemote ruralAccessible · 63% admitNCAA Division II without footballCold winters

About Young Harris, Georgia

Young Harris is a city in Towns County, Georgia, United States. Young Harris was originally named "McTyeire", after Bishop Holland McTyeire. It was later renamed to honor Judge Young Harris, the benefactor of McTyeire Institute (which was also renamed Young Harris College). (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote rural
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
239 miles
Nearest airport
61 miles to McGhee Tyson (TYS) · major hub

How Young Harris College compares

Selectivity62.6%

More selective than 73% · #14 most selective of 46 in Georgia

Graduation rate42%

Higher than 26% · #28 of 54 in Georgia

First-year retention65%

Higher than 19%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$47,195

Higher than 30% · #28 of 54 in Georgia

Average net price$22,034

Cheaper than 41% · #35 cheapest of 54 in Georgia

Median debt at graduation$27,000

Lower than 11%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment755

Larger than 29%

Percentiles compare Young Harris College 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

761students
  • Undergraduate75599%
  • Graduate61%

Undergraduates by gender

755undergrads
  • Women44759%
  • Men30841%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White66%
  • Black7.4%
  • Hispanic4.6%
  • Asian0.9%
  • Other or multiracial21%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
755
Graduate enrollment
6
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
20%
First-generation students
28%
Students over 25
0%
Median family income
$55,702
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$56,718
Endowment
$129,538,855

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

Admissions

Admission rate
62.6%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$32,305
Room & board
$11,000
Books & supplies
$0
Total cost of attendance
$48,301
Average net price
$22,034

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
65%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$36,389
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$47,195
Median debt at graduation
$27,000
Students with federal loans
33%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
57%

About 8% 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
30%

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
1,040
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$7,500
Meal plan (year)
$5,500
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division II without football
Varsity athletes
448 (264 men · 184 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 (9)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)108
Soccer79
Lacrosse69
Baseball68
Basketball37
Softball30
Tennis22
Volleyball18
Golf17

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
2.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
11
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,457 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.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

3.7reported offenses a year
3.7 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
2.7
Fondling
0.7
Aggravated assault
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$19,721
$30–48k
$17,986
$48–75k
$20,095
$75–110k
$22,992
$110k+
$25,053

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
$86,459

$20,095/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.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$19,993
average award, among those who get one

Young Harris College discounts heavily: 100% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $19,993. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

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 253 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)
$47,195
Typical debt at graduation
$27,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
57%
Out-earn a HS grad
49%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

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
$44,432
Men
$51,420

Men out-earn women by $6,988 (16%) 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
85°F
Winter low
25°F
Annual rain
60.3″
Annual snow
3.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.95.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Blairsville Exp Stn, GA US station (7.8 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.