Young Harris College Student Population

How many students at YHC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Young Harris College has a total enrollment of 1,457 students, including 1,451 undergraduate and 6 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 609 male students (41.8%) and 848 female students (58.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 949 White students (65.1%) and 79 Black students (5.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,451 undergraduate students (99.6%) and 6 graduate students (0.4%).
• Class Delivery: 420 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 110 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences - which average 1,449 - YHC's body is almost same.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 609 male (41.80%) and 848 female (58.20%) students are attending Young Harris College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 71.82.

By class level, 1,451 (99.59%) are undergraduate students and 6 (0.41%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 41.83% are male and 58.17% are female, while among graduate students, 33.33% are male and 66.67% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 949 White, 79 Black, and 19 Asian students out of a total of 1,457 are attending at Young Harris College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Young Harris College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 55.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

There are 1,408 students under 25 years old, and 12 students over 25 years old out of 1,420 total students.

YHC has 1,398 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 5 students aged 25 and over.

It has 10 graduate students aged under 25 and 7 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Young Harris College, 420 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 110 students are enrolled in some online courses.

420 students who live in Georgia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,451 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 41 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.83%.