Young Harris College Overview

Young Harris College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Young Harris, Georgia. The rural area surrounding YHC is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

What Is Young Harris College Known For?

• The student loan default rate at YHC is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at YHC.
• In <nil>, 48% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from YHC with a bachelor's degree make about $43,368 a year. That's 6% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is 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

How Do I Get Into YHC?

You can apply to YHC online at: https://discover.yhc.edu/applynow/inquiryform

Admission Requirements for YHC

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into YHC?

With an acceptance rate of 75%, YHC may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Can I Afford Young Harris College?

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 YHC, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $8,361 a year. That adds up to $33,444 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at YHC is 2.1%. 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.

Young Harris College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,388 undergraduate students at YHC, with 902 being full-time and 486 being part-time.

There are also 19 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 902 full-time undergraduates at YHC, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Young Harris College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	81
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	605
International Students	72
Other Races/Ethnicities	89

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Young Harris College. At this time, 8 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 25 countries are represented at YHC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

Online Learning at Young Harris College

In 2020-2021, 347 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at YHC has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of YHC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Young Harris College was 52.5%. This is the #649 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at YHC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.