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Mount Berry, GA · Private · 2,245 undergraduates · suburban

Berry College

Moderately selective

LifeWorks offers students up to eight semesters of paid professional-development opportunities across hundreds of on-campus roles.

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Institutional profile

Established Solid in student experience, and solid in academic standing.
Academic Solid Affordability Steady Career Steady Mobility Steady Experience Solid
Academic standing Solid
Affordability Steady
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Steady
Student experience Solid
Admission
61.9% admitted

6,467 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
69.2%

$53,800 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Berry College apart

Academic design

Students study across liberal arts, sciences and professional fields while using research, service, leadership and work to apply what they learn. Faculty mentorship is reinforced by the college’s residential scale.

Campus pattern

Berry’s expansive campus includes forests, fields, trails, lakes and working facilities as well as academic and residential areas. The college’s size and rural setting make outdoor recreation and campus employment part of everyday life.

Defining feature

LifeWorks offers students up to eight semesters of paid professional-development opportunities across hundreds of on-campus roles.

Can I get in?

61.9% admitted

Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.

Recent applicant pool

6,467

About 62 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 61.9%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1100–1278
9801400
ACT middle 50%23–29
1933

Of admitted students, 17% submitted an SAT, and 21% submitted an ACT. The SAT range comes from a small share of admitted students and does not describe the full class.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA44%

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Berry College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What Berry College weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
See what counts here

What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Students study across liberal arts, sciences and professional fields while using research, service, leadership and work to apply what they learn. Faculty mentorship is reinforced by the college’s residential scale.

02

Make the fit specific

LifeWorks offers students up to eight semesters of paid professional-development opportunities across hundreds of on-campus roles.

03

Account for the tradeoff

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and make the school-specific case concrete.

Early ActionNov 1
Regular DecisionJan 15
Fee and waiverNo application fee

Fee waiver: accepted

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$59,545
Average annual cost after aid$22,000
Affordability profileSteady

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Average annual cost by household income at Berry College

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

LifeWorks offers students up to eight semesters of paid professional-development opportunities across hundreds of on-campus roles.

Complete within 8 years69.2%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one83.2%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$53,800

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Zoology/Animal Biology

Recent graduates50
Median earnings$48,958

Psychology, General

Recent graduates45
Median earnings$45,943

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

Recent graduates41
Median earnings$54,278

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other

Recent graduates34
Median earnings$50,593

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates33
Median earnings$61,160

What is campus life like?

Berry College beyond the classroom

Berry’s expansive campus includes forests, fields, trails, lakes and working facilities as well as academic and residential areas. The college’s size and rural setting make outdoor recreation and campus employment part of everyday life.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Students study across liberal arts, sciences and professional fields while using research, service, leadership and work to apply what they learn. Faculty mentorship is reinforced by the college’s residential scale.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

Berry’s expansive campus includes forests, fields, trails, lakes and working facilities as well as academic and residential areas. The college’s size and rural setting make outdoor recreation and campus employment part of everyday life.

Distinctive edge

What changes the experience

LifeWorks offers students up to eight semesters of paid professional-development opportunities across hundreds of on-campus roles.

2,245 undergraduatesSoutheastsuburban settingCampus housing available