Berry College Data & Information Overview

Want the scoop on Berry College? We've put together a comprehensive report on the school that covers what majors Berry offers, how the school ranks, how diverse it is, and much more. All you need to do to learn more about a stat is click on its tile, and you'll be taken to another page that analyzes that data more closely. Also, you can use the links below to scroll to any section of this page.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning
• Related Schools

How Well Is Berry College Ranked?

2021 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

Berry College was awarded 31 badges in the 2021 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education grade specific.

Overall Quality

Berry is ranked #275 out of 1,715 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2021 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Berry held the #478 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Berry is also ranked #5 out of 56 schools in Georgia.

See all of the rankings for Berry College.

Is It Hard to Get Into Berry?

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to Berry College you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 62%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

Average Test Scores

About 39% of students accepted to Berry submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 660. Math scores were between 550 and 640.

Berry received ACT scores from 61% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 24 and 29.

Learn more about Berry College admissions.

Berry College Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Berry it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Berry College is 81%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Berry College

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 78% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Berry College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Berry for first-time, full-time students is 55%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Berry College.

Good Overall Diversity at Berry

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,978 undergraduates at Berry with 1,945 being full-time and 33 being part-time.

Berry Diversity Score

For each college and university, College Factual calculates an overall diversity score that takes four factors into account: gender, ethnicity, age, and home location of the student. Then, the schools with the best mixtures of students with respect to these factors are ranked the highest.

The overall diversity score for Berry is 61.23 out of 100, meaning that is is more diverse than most schools in the country.

Get more detailed information on diversity and student demographics at Berry College.

How Much Does Berry College Cost?

The overall average net price of Berry is $23,158. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Berry

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$17,460	$19,285	$19,866	$22,891	$28,743

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Berry, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Berry, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $7,603 a year. That adds up to $30,412 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Berry is 2.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Berry Graduates Make?

The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Berry make about $40,000 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

See which majors at Berry College make the most money.

Location of Berry College

Located in Mount Berry, Georgia, Berry College is a private not-for-profit institution. The suburban atmosphere of Mount Berry makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

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Contact details for Berry are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2277 Martha Berry Hwy Nw, Mount Berry, GA 30149
Phone:	706-232-5374
Website:	https://www.berry.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/berrycollege
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/berrycollege

Berry College Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 36 majors graduated from Berry College. Of these students, 539 received undergraduate degrees and 68 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Zoology	63	NA
General Psychology	45	$25,100
Teacher Education Grade Specific	44	$38,900
Health & Physical Education	40	NA
Communication & Journalism (Other)	27	$31,300
Nursing	26	$51,600
Marketing	23	$38,000
Business Administration & Management	22	$35,900
Natural Resources Conservation	21	NA
Romance Languages	20	NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Berry College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Berry

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2017-2018, 29 students took at least one online class at Berry College. This is an increase from the 0 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	29	0
2016-2017	0	0
2015-2016	0	0
2014-2015	0	0
2013-2014	0	0

Learn more about online learning at Berry College.

Related Schools

If you’re considering Berry College, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• Hastings College
• Houghton College
• Ohio Northern University
• Southwestern College
• Walla Walla University

Curious on how these schools stack up against Berry? Pit them head to head with College Combat, our free interactive tool that lets you compare college on the features that matter most to you!

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
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