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Berry College

Berry College is a private campus in suburban Mount Berry, GA.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$16,036

family income
under $30k

$15,267

$30–48k

$20,283

$48–75k

$20,748

$75–110k

$28,207

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$22,3202023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Berry College rose from $17,400 (2008) to $22,320 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$17,400
2009	$17,635
2010	$19,174
2011	$20,192
2012	$21,327
2013	$23,126
2014	$21,181
2015	$23,058
2016	$24,165
2017	$23,158
2018	$23,014
2019	$22,410
2020	$21,980
2021	$22,395
2022	$21,568
2023	$22,320

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$56,6972024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Berry College rose from $33,198 (2009) to $56,697 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$33,198
2010	$35,433
2011	$37,255
2012	$39,189
2013	$40,965
2014	$43,283
2015	$43,910
2016	$45,873
2017	$48,001
2018	$49,969
2019	$51,464
2020	$52,966
2021	$53,663
2022	$54,975
2023	$55,714
2024	$56,697

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$12,500
2001	$13,450
2002	$14,260
2003	$15,220
2004	$16,240
2005	$17,570
2006	$18,950
2007	$20,570
2008	$22,370
2013	$29,090
2014	$30,530
2015	$31,996
2016	$33,556
2017	$35,176
2018	$36,556
2019	$37,246
2020	$37,946
2021	$38,656
2022	$39,376
2023	$40,416

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Berry College reports published tuition of $41,686 in this record. Berry College's $41,686 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Berry College reports 2,245 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

69.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Berry College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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69.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Berry College rose from 56.4% (entered 1991) to 69.5% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	56.4%
1992 cohort	58.1%
1993 cohort	51.4%
1994 cohort	43.9%
1995 cohort	48.1%
1996 cohort	59.7%
1997 cohort	62.1%
1998 cohort	60.8%
1999 cohort	63.8%
2000 cohort	62.5%
2001 cohort	59.7%
2002 cohort	60.7%
2003 cohort	58.9%
2004 cohort	60.1%
2005 cohort	56.7%
2006 cohort	61.8%
2007 cohort	60.2%
2008 cohort	61.6%
2009 cohort	63.6%
2010 cohort	65.5%
2011 cohort	64.1%
2012 cohort	66.2%
2013 cohort	69.5%
2014 cohort	70.4%
2015 cohort	72.4%
2016 cohort	64.7%
2017 cohort	73.9%
2018 cohort	69.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$11,000	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$11,456	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$11,000	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$10,722	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$11,035	$4,621
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$11,000	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$11,000	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$11,625	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$12,535	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$13,688	$3,725
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$13,160	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,250	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$15,421	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,525	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$19,250	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,000	$5,625
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$23,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$23,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$23,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$24,094	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$23,250	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$23,250	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$23,987	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$23,250	$5,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$45,014

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$48,714

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$53,800

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Berry College admitted 4,188 of 6,544 applicants in Fall 2024. The 64% rate describes that application pool.

64%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $40,416 tuition · 2023–24 2,245 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1125–13301600

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Admissions

Berry College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Berry College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 580–680 and Math was 545–650 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1125–1330 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	580	620	680
SAT Math	545	600	650
ACT Composite	22	25	28

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Berry College received 6,544 applications and admitted 4,188 (64%), with 616 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

64%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

The share admitted at Berry College declined from 81.8% to 64%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	81.8%
Fall 2002	85.9%
Fall 2003	82.9%
Fall 2004	76%
Fall 2005	83%
Fall 2006	71.5%
Fall 2007	71%
Fall 2008	70.4%
Fall 2009	67%
Fall 2010	63.9%
Fall 2011	62.3%
Fall 2012	66.1%
Fall 2013	60.3%
Fall 2014	60.8%
Fall 2015	55.4%
Fall 2016	62.1%
Fall 2017	61.6%
Fall 2018	66.1%
Fall 2019	70.6%
Fall 2020	77.2%
Fall 2021	69.9%
Fall 2022	66.3%
Fall 2023	61.9%
Fall 2024	64%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1125–1330Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1030	1260
Fall 2002	1060	1270
Fall 2003	1070	1280
Fall 2004	1070	1260
Fall 2005	1040	1250
Fall 2006	1060	1270
Fall 2007	1020	1230
Fall 2008	1020	1240
Fall 2009	1030	1250
Fall 2010	1060	1270
Fall 2011	1040	1270
Fall 2012	1040	1250
Fall 2013	1060	1270
Fall 2014	1060	1260
Fall 2015	1050	1240
Fall 2016	1060	1240
Fall 2017	1120	1300
Fall 2018	1110	1310
Fall 2019	1090	1320
Fall 2021	1120	1316
Fall 2022	1110	1290
Fall 2023	1100	1278
Fall 2024	1125	1330

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

22–28Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	21	27
Fall 2003	23	29
Fall 2004	24	28
Fall 2005	23	28
Fall 2006	23	27
Fall 2007	23	29
Fall 2008	23	28
Fall 2009	22	28
Fall 2010	23	29
Fall 2011	23	29
Fall 2012	24	29
Fall 2013	24	29
Fall 2014	24	29
Fall 2015	24	29
Fall 2016	24	29
Fall 2017	24	29
Fall 2018	23	29
Fall 2019	24	30
Fall 2021	24	30
Fall 2022	21	29
Fall 2023	23	29
Fall 2024	22	28

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,245Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Berry College rose from 1,881 (Fall 2002) to 2,245 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,881
Fall 2003	1,885
Fall 2004	1,850
Fall 2005	1,855
Fall 2006	1,707
Fall 2007	1,720
Fall 2008	1,681
Fall 2009	1,756
Fall 2010	1,910
Fall 2011	1,928
Fall 2012	2,018
Fall 2013	2,122
Fall 2014	2,065
Fall 2015	2,089
Fall 2016	2,055
Fall 2017	1,963
Fall 2018	1,913
Fall 2019	1,918
Fall 2020	1,992
Fall 2021	2,170
Fall 2022	2,232
Fall 2023	2,213
Fall 2024	2,245

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

84%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Berry College has held near 84% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	77%
Fall 2003 cohort	76%
Fall 2004 cohort	78%
Fall 2005 cohort	75%
Fall 2006 cohort	76%
Fall 2007 cohort	78%
Fall 2008 cohort	74%
Fall 2009 cohort	78%
Fall 2010 cohort	79%
Fall 2011 cohort	75%
Fall 2012 cohort	79%
Fall 2013 cohort	79%
Fall 2014 cohort	83%
Fall 2015 cohort	85%
Fall 2016 cohort	78%
Fall 2017 cohort	84%
Fall 2018 cohort	83%
Fall 2019 cohort	84%
Fall 2020 cohort	85%
Fall 2021 cohort	83%
Fall 2022 cohort	83%
Fall 2023 cohort	84%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Berry College

Faculty pay at Berry College averages $111,828 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Berry College as a primarily residential campus of 2,245 undergraduates — and 83.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Berry College's SAT section-percentile sums are 1125–1330 — their midpoint is above the GA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Berry College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Berry College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Berry College64%

Georgia median70.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Berry College$41,686

Georgia median$13,920

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Berry College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Berry College$53,800

Georgia median$47,290

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Berry College, Georgia and national reference values
Metric & basis	Berry College	Georgia median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	64%	70.7%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$41,686	$13,920	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$53,800	$47,290	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Berry College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Berry College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 9 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$83,008
Marketing	$79,602
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$61,160
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$54,278
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$51,465
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	$50,593
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$50,413
Zoology/Animal Biology	$48,958
Psychology, General	$45,943

These 9 fields listed for Berry College measure earnings after completion. The $53,800 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 27 additional Berry College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Berry College report?

Berry College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1125–1330 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Berry College's acceptance rate?

64% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 4,188 admitted from 6,544 applicants.

How much does Berry College cost?

At Berry College, tuition is $41,686. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Berry College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $53,800. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Georgia

Clayton State University — 68.4% admitted
Clark Atlanta University — 64.2% admitted
Emmanuel University — 74% admitted
Agnes Scott College — 62.2% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.