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| Metric | Wabash | Young Harris |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | ||
| Admissions data | Fall 2025Fall 2025 | Fall 2024 |
| Acceptance rate | 57%Fall 2025 | 63% |
| Acceptance rate, men / women | – | 61% / 64% |
| Acceptance rate, in-state / other states / international | 72% / 70% / 29%Fall 2025 | Not published |
| Yield, in-state / other states / international | 28% / 11% / 9.3%Fall 2025 | Not published |
| Applicants | 2,496Fall 2025 | 1,384 |
| Admitted | 1,424Fall 2025 | 867 |
| Enrolled | 264Fall 2025 | 220 |
| Yield | 19%Fall 2025 | 25% |
| SAT middle 50% | 1130–1335Fall 2025 | – |
| ACT middle 50% | 23–28 | – |
| Sent an SAT | 107 (41%)Fall 2025 | – |
| Sent an ACT | 27 (10%)Fall 2025 | – |
| Scored 1400+ on the SAT | 14%Fall 2025 | – |
| Scored 30+ on the ACT | – | – |
| Admission: High school GPA | Very importantFall 2025 | Required |
| Admission: High school record | Required | Required |
| Admission: Class rank | Very importantFall 2025 | Not considered |
| Admission: College-prep program | Required | Not considered |
| Admission: Recommendations | ImportantFall 2025 | Not considered |
| Admission: Essay | ConsideredFall 2025 | Not considered |
| Admission: Legacy status | ConsideredFall 2025 | Not considered |
| Admission: Work experience | ConsideredFall 2025 | Not considered |
| Admission: Demonstration of competencies | Not considered | Not considered |
| Admission: English proficiency test | Required | Required |
| Admission: Other tests | Not considered | Not considered |
| Average high school GPA | 3.52Fall 2025 | – |
| First-years in the top tenth of their class | 16% (of the 39% with a rank)Fall 2025 | – |
| Early decision | 90% of 108 admittedFall 2025 | – |
| Early action | Offered2025–26 | – |
| Wait list | Uses one; numbers not publishedFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Rigor of high school record | Very importantFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Test scores | ConsideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Interview | ImportantFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Extracurricular activities | ImportantFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Talent or ability | ImportantFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Character and personal qualities | ConsideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: First generation | ConsideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Geographic residence | ConsideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: State residency | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Religious affiliation | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Volunteer work | ConsideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Demonstrated interest | Very importantFall 2025 | – |
| Test policy | Test-optionalFall 2027 applicants | Test-blind |
| Application fee | None | None |
| Deadlines & deposit | Reply by May 1 or 2 wk · $250 housing depositFall 2026 cycle | – |
| Gap year allowed | YesFall 2026 cycle | – |
| Credit for AP exams | Yes | Yes |
| Transfer acceptance rate | 28%Fall 2025 | – |
| Students & campus | ||
| Setting | Town: Distant | Rural: Remote |
| Carnegie class | Special Focus: Arts and Sciences | Special Focus: Arts and Sciences |
| Research activity | Not a research tier | Not a research tier |
| Student access & earnings | Lower Access, Higher Earnings | Lower Access, Medium Earnings |
| HBCU, tribal, land-grant | None | None |
| Minority-serving, single-sex | Men's college | None |
| Religious affiliation | None | United Methodist |
| Athletics | Division III | Division II |
| Conference | North Coast Athletic Conference | Conference Carolinas |
| ROTC | Army | Not listed |
| Study abroad | Offered | Offered |
| Undergraduate research program | Yes | Yes |
| Calendar | Semesters | Semesters |
| Undergrads | 897Fall 2025 | 755 |
| Beds in college housing | 933 | 1,040 |
| First-years must live on campus | No | No |
| Men in a fraternity | 59%Fall 2025 | – |
| Women in a sorority | – | – |
| Fraternity/sorority housing | Offered2025–26 | – |
| Greek councils present | Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 |
| Pell Grant | 24% | 20% |
| First-gen | – | 28% |
| Men / women | 100% / 0%Fall 2025 | 44% / 56% |
| Part-time students | 0%Fall 2025 | 1% |
| Students 25 and older | 0% | 0% |
| First-years from in state | 69% | 77% |
| First-years from other states | 22% | 16% |
| First-years from abroad | 9% | 0% |
| New transfer students this fall | 4 | 41 |
| Transfers, share of new undergraduates | 2% | 16% |
| Diversity index | 0.52Fall 2025 | 0.54 |
| Academics | ||
| Students per faculty member | 9 to 1 | 13 to 1 |
| Classes under 20 students | – | – |
| Full-time faculty share | 96% | 37% |
| Average faculty salary | $85,800 | $56,718 |
| Bachelor's degrees awarded | 186 | 188 |
| Most popular majors | Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 16% · Biology/Biological Sciences, General 11% · Economics, General 10% | Business Administration and Management, General 14% · Elementary Education and Teaching 10% · Biology/Biological Sciences, General 8% |
| Instruction spending per student | $19,824 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) | $8,200 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) |
| Endowment per student | $508,876 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) | $126,503 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) |
| Tuition share of core revenue | 10% | 28% |
| Cost & aid | ||
| Average cost, all students (est.) | $25,620 | $22,997 |
| Aid generosity (grants ÷ full price) | 61% | 54% |
| Net price, students with grants | $25,562 | $21,969 |
| Sticker price, in-state | $65,225 | $49,498 |
| Sticker price, out-of-state | $65,225 | $49,498 |
| Tuition guarantee | No | No |
| Promise program | No | No |
| Tuition & fees, in-state | $49,125 | $32,305 |
| Tuition & fees, out-of-state | $49,125 | $32,305 |
| First-years paying out-of-state rates | – | – |
| First-years with grants | 100% | 100% |
| Average grant | $39,605 | $26,501 |
| Aid from the college | 100% | 100% |
| Need-based aid up to | Published data end at $110K | Published data end at $110K |
| Merit for students without need | 37% got merit aid, averaging $39K | 31% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $27K (proxy) |
| Published promise | – | – |
| Aid forms | FAFSAFall 2026 entrants | – |
| Aid priority date or deadline | February 1 (priority)Fall 2026 entrants | – |
| Need met, first-years | 94%2025–26 (estimated) | – |
| Average aid package, first-years | $54,4382025–26 (estimated) | – |
| College grant dollars given as merit | 38%2025–26 (estimated) | – |
| Aid for international students | 67 students, average $44.7K2025–26 (estimated) | – |
| Outcomes | ||
| Median earnings (10 yrs) | $69,952 | $47,195 |
| Graduation rate | 79% | 43% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients | 64%Entered fall 2019 | 35% |
| Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 77%Entered fall 2019 | 49% |
| Pell graduation gap | 14 pts lowerEntered fall 2019 | 14 pts lower |
| Finished within 4 years: Pell recipients | 56%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 69%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: all first-time full-time | 67%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: Pell recipients | 60%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 76%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: all first-time full-time | 71%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Graduated in 6 years, White students | 78% | 45% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Asian students | Under 30 students | Under 30 students |
| Graduated in 6 years, Hispanic/Latino students | 74% | Under 30 students |
| Graduated in 6 years, Black students | Under 30 students | Under 30 students |
| Graduated in 6 years, students of two or more races | Under 30 students | Under 30 students |
| Graduated in 6 years, international students | Under 30 students | 30% |
| Retention rate | 93% | 65% |
| Credential within 4 years, all students | 73% | 42% |
| Credential within 8 years, all students | 75% | 45% |
| Enrolled at another college, 8 years on | 19% | 11% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $27,000 |
| Undergrads with a federal loan | 62% | 33% |
| Median debt, Pell Grant recipients | $24,908 | $12,750 |
| Website | wabash.edu | yhc.edu |
Sources:Wabash College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;Wabash College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;Wabash College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;Wabash College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;College Scorecard, most recent release;National directories of campus chapters and groups, October 2026;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;Wabash College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;College Scorecard, 2023–24;Wabash College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;Wabash College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26 (estimated);Common Data Set, most recent release;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
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