Berry College
Mount Berry, GA · Private four-year · Suburb: Small
2,226undergraduates
64%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$25,383average net price per year
74%graduate in 6 years
83%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 6,467
- Admitted
- 4,000
- Admit rate
- 64%
- Admit rate, women
- 65%
- Admit rate, men
- 56%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 14%
- First-year students
- 577
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 17%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 570-658
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 530-620
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 21%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 23-29
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Considered, not required |
| Essay or personal statement | Considered, not required |
| Class rank | Not considered |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
39 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Biological and biomedical sciences (3)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (22 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (39 awarded)
- Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor's (31 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (5)
- Accounting Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (27 awarded)
- Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Research and Experimental Psychology, Other Bachelor's (40 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (2)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (29 awarded)
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (1)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (36 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (4)
- Data Analytics, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Bachelor's (23 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Sustainability Studies Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (1)
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other Bachelor's (29 awarded)
Education (3)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Music Teacher Education Bachelor's (5 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (2)
- Creative Writing Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
Social sciences (3)
- International Relations and Affairs Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Social Sciences, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Physical sciences (3)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Physics, Other Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (1)
- Environmental Science Bachelor's (12 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (5)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Music Management Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Music Performance, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Theatre/Theatre Arts Management Bachelor's (3 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (1)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Philosophy and Religious Studies, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (3)
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Curriculum and Instruction Master's
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $40,416
- Housing and food on campus
- $14,230
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other on-campus costs
- $2,224
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $57,870
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $57,870
- Total cost living at home
- $45,048
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $16,036 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $15,267 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $20,283 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $20,748 |
| Over $110,000 | $28,207 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 100%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $30,393
- Got a grant from the college
- 100%
- Average grant from the college
- $24,635
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 24%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 44%
- Average amount borrowed
- $8,916
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 68%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 72%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 74%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 73%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 74%
- Came back for year two
- 83%
| Pell grant students | 76% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 69% |
| Neither | 75% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 319 | 76% |
| Men | 233 | 72% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 100% (small group) |
| Asian | 18 | 61% (small group) |
| Black | 30 | 80% |
| Hispanic | 34 | 74% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| White | 438 | 74% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 79% |
| Race unknown | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| International | 4 | 75% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 576 | 72% | 25% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 47 | 74% | 19% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 2,370
- Undergraduates
- 2,226
- Full-time undergraduates
- 2,197
- Part-time undergraduates
- 29
- Graduate students
- 144
- Students per faculty member
- 12 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 73%
- From out of state
- 26%
- From other countries
- 1%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 0%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 20%
| Women | 63% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 3% |
| Black | 9% |
| Hispanic | 10% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 72% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Race unknown | 1% |
| International | 0% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Suburb: Small
- Address
- 2277 Martha Berry Hwy NW, Mount Berry, GA, 30149
- County
- Floyd County
- Type
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Study abroad, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.