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Berry College is a private regional university located in Mount Berry, Georgia. Berry College is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Berry College is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $45,582 10 years after enrolling, 17th in Georgia, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Berry College bachelor students earn 9% less than the national average. Berry College is ranked 15th in Georgia.
Berry College’s median net annual cost of $22,410 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Berry College sorted by number of graduates - Zoology, Registered Nursing, Health & Fitness, Marketing, Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other, Psychology - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$22,410
Average years to graduate
4.2
Accounting
Rank: #377
Economic score: 3.36
Mathematics
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 4.23
Education
Rank: #133
Economic score: 4.57
Finance
Rank: #333
Economic score: 6.05
Business Administration
Rank: #716
Economic score: 6.3
English Language & Lit
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 10.99
Managerial Econ.
Rank: #72
Economic score: 22.5
Biology
Rank: #603
Economic score: 28.37
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Rank: #119
Economic score: 61.34
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Berry College - Educ. Administration - are shown below.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 69% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Berry College is 23% higher than the state average, and 12% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Berry College, Pell Grant recipients represent 23% of the measured graduating class, 12% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Berry College graduates within 4.3 years.
Berry College is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Berry College’s economic mobility score of 10.64 is calculated by adjusting the 3.99 economic score of lower-income students by the 23% pell grant recipients within the student body. Berry College’s EMS of 10.64 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Berry College pays $22,410 a year, $32,130 less than the $54,540 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $22,410
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Berry College, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $22,410 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 48% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,680. This is 6% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,295
Pell grants
$4,909
State grants
$5,275
Institutional grants
$23,902
Berry College's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 70% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 5,249 applicants, of which 3,669 were admitted and 729 enrolled. Berry College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
62%
59%
First time
92%
59%
In-state
74%
68%
1st generation
17%
35%
White
75%
52%
Black
7%
14%
Hispanic
8%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
6%
12%