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Young Harris College is a private liberal arts college located in Young Harris, Georgia. Young Harris College is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Young Harris College is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $40,544 10 years after enrolling, 33rd in Georgia, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Young Harris College bachelor students earn 19% less than the national average.
Young Harris College’s median net annual cost of $20,768 and average years to graduate of 4.4 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 2 programs at Young Harris College sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Psychology - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$20,768
Average years to graduate
4.4
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
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 4.4 years. 43% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Young Harris College is 3% lower than the state average, and 25% below the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Young Harris College, Pell Grant recipients represent 27% of the measured graduating class, 8% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Young Harris College graduates within 4.5 years.
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.
Young Harris College’s economic mobility score of 5.23 is calculated by adjusting the 7.37 economic score of lower-income students by the 27% pell grant recipients within the student body. Young Harris College’s EMS of 5.23 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
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 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Young Harris College pays $20,768 a year, $24,033 less than the $44,801 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 $20,768
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Young Harris 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 $20,768 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 67% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,361. This is 13% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$7,430
Pell grants
$5,173
State grants
$3,731
Institutional grants
$20,112
Young Harris College's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 75% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,850 applicants, of which 1,383 were admitted and 304 enrolled. Young Harris College doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
91%
83%
Female
59%
59%
First time
89%
59%
In-state
84%
68%
1st generation
28%
35%
White
68%
52%
Black
11%
14%
Hispanic
7%
15%
Asian
N/A
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
13%
12%