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YHC was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
The acceptance rate at Young Harris College is 77%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that YHC is a good fit for you.
The student to faculty ratio at YHC is an impressive 11 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Young Harris College is 37%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Young Harris College is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At YHC this rate is 38%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Young Harris College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,396 undergraduates at YHC with 922 being full-time and 474 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,000 | $15,085 | $18,524 | $21,639 | $20,358 |
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 YHC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 YHC, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $6,511 a year. That adds up to $26,044 over four years for those students.
See which majors at Young Harris College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Young Harris College.
Contact details for YHC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1 College Street, Young Harris, GA 30582 |
| Phone: | 706-379-3111 |
| Website: | www.yhc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 35 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 21 | NA |
| General Biology | 18 | NA |
| General Psychology | 16 | NA |
| Finance & Financial Management | 12 | NA |
| Marketing | 11 | NA |
| Outdoor Education | 11 | NA |
| Accounting | 7 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 7 | NA |
| Design & Applied Arts | 7 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 526 students took at least one online class at Young Harris College. This is an increase from the 347 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 526 | 418 |
| 2021-2022 | 347 | 239 |
| 2020-2021 | 167 | 107 |
| 2018-2019 | 82 | 49 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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