YHC vs Mercer University

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Mercer University has more expensive tuition & fees ($33,380) than YHC ($32,305).
It is harder to admit to YHC than Mercer University.
Mercer University has more students with 8,889 students while YHC has 1,511 students.
YHC has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Mercer University's ratio is 13 to 1.
Mercer University has more full-time faculties with 437 faculties while YHC has 65 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Young Harris College and Mercer University.

YHC	vs.	Mercer University
Young Harris, Georgia	Location	Macon, Georgia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$32,305	2024 Tuition & Fees	$33,380
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	95%
$21,731	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$24,594

64.02 %	Acceptance Rates	66.46 %
19.63 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.81 %
-	SAT Score	1,260
-	ACT Score	28
49 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
68 %	Retention Rate	86 %
1,511	Student Population	8,889
65	Number of Faculties	437
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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