The student population at Young Harris College is 1,457 (1,451 undergraduate and 6 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 253 (21.01%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,366 where 1,457 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 1,511 students in 2023 and was lowest at 1,200 in 2017. Overall, enrollment rose from 1,204 to 1,457 students, a net gain of 253 (21%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Young Harris College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,204 | 1,204 | 517 | 687 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 1,200 -4 | 1,200 -4 | 525 8 | 675 -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 1,202 2 | 1,202 2 | 492 -33 | 710 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 1,425 223 | 1,425 223 | 639 147 | 786 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 1,415 -10 | 1,402 -23 | 638 -1 | 764 -22 | 13 13 | 4 4 | 9 9 |
| 2020-21 | 1,417 2 | 1,396 -6 | 585 -53 | 811 47 | 21 8 | 8 4 | 13 4 |
| 2021-22 | 1,407 -10 | 1,388 -8 | 575 -10 | 813 2 | 19 -2 | 5 -3 | 14 1 |
| 2022-23 | 1,511 104 | 1,496 108 | 578 3 | 918 105 | 15 -4 | 9 4 | 6 -8 |
| 2023-24 | 1,420 -91 | 1,403 -93 | 539 -39 | 864 -54 | 17 2 | 5 -4 | 12 6 |
| 2024-25 | 1,457 37 | 1,451 48 | 607 68 | 844 -20 | 6 -11 | 2 -3 | 4 -8 |
| Average | 1,366 | 1,357 | 570 | 787 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,357 where 1,451 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Young Harris College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,204 | 1,153 | 499 | 654 | 51 | 18 | 33 |
| 2016-17 | 1,200 | 1,109 | 490 | 619 | 91 | 35 | 56 |
| 2017-18 | 1,202 | 1,014 | 417 | 597 | 188 | 75 | 113 |
| 2018-19 | 1,425 | 984 | 463 | 521 | 441 | 176 | 265 |
| 2019-20 | 1,402 | 914 | 439 | 475 | 488 | 199 | 289 |
| 2020-21 | 1,396 | 922 | 405 | 517 | 474 | 180 | 294 |
| 2021-22 | 1,388 | 902 | 401 | 501 | 486 | 174 | 312 |
| 2022-23 | 1,496 | 878 | 383 | 495 | 618 | 195 | 423 |
| 2023-24 | 1,403 | 818 | 343 | 475 | 585 | 196 | 389 |
| 2024-25 | 1,451 | 775 | 339 | 436 | 676 | 268 | 408 |
| Average | 1,357 | 1,357 | 418 | 529 | 1,357 | 152 | 258 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 9 where 6 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Young Harris College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
The percentage of white students is 65.13%. The percentage was 76.41% 10 years ago and YHC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.30% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.42% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.28% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 76.41% to 65.13%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.08% to 1.30%. Black student enrollment decreased from 6.40% to 5.42%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.07% to 5.28%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5680 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4104 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Young Harris College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 4 | 13 | 77 | 37 | 4 | 920 | 28 |
| 2016-17 | 5 | 10 | 76 | 42 | 1 | 905 | 30 |
| 2017-18 | 4 | 11 | 77 | 39 | 1 | 803 | 35 |
| 2018-19 | 5 | 26 | 113 | 68 | 1 | 1,000 | 39 |
| 2019-20 | 3 | 32 | 143 | 81 | 3 | 976 | 44 |
| 2020-21 | 6 | 25 | 123 | 78 | 1 | 979 | 48 |
| 2021-22 | 10 | 11 | 90 | 75 | 2 | 963 | 36 |
| 2022-23 | 10 | 21 | 127 | 98 | 6 | 970 | 52 |
| 2023-24 | 9 | 32 | 107 | 79 | 3 | 922 | 61 |
| 2024-25 | 7 | 19 | 79 | 77 | 3 | 949 | 62 |
| Average | 6 | 20 | 101 | 67 | 3 | 939 | 44 |
420 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 29% of total students. The number of online students has increased 650.00% since 2016. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Young Harris College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,204 | 0 | 0 | 1,204 |
| 2016-17 | 1,200 | 56 | 7 | 1,137 |
| 2017-18 | 1,202 | 158 | 7 | 1,037 |
| 2018-19 | 1,425 | 49 | 33 | 1,343 |
| 2019-20 | 1,415 | 79 | 52 | 1,284 |
| 2020-21 | 1,417 | 107 | 60 | 1,250 |
| 2021-22 | 1,407 | 239 | 108 | 1,060 |
| 2022-23 | 1,511 | 418 | 108 | 985 |
| 2023-24 | 1,420 | 68 | 66 | 1,286 |
| 2024-25 | 1,457 | 420 | 110 | 927 |
| Average | 1,366 | 159 | 55 | 1,151 |
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