Quad

Head-to-head

Young Harris
Wabash

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Wabash graduates 36 pts more of its students than Young Harris (79% vs. 43%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Wabash grads earn $22.8K more ten years out than Young Harris's ($69,952 vs. $47,195)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Wabash's grants cover 61% of its full price on average, vs. 54% at Young Harris

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Young Harris's yield is 7 pts higher than Wabash's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Young Harris costs about $2.6K less per year on average than Wabash ($22,997 vs. $25,620, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Wabash has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Young Harris (24% vs. 20%)

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Wabash admits 57%, Young Harris 63%; Young Harris's yield is higher, at 25%.

Acceptance rate
Young Harris63%
Wabash57%
Quad's selectivity
  • Young HarrisAccessible
  • WabashSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Young HarrisTest-blind
Wabash
1130–1335
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Young HarrisGPA and school record required
  • WabashRigor, GPA, and rank very important29%

Who's on each campus

Wabash is a bit larger than Young Harris (897 vs. 755 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Young Harris755
Wabash897
Pell Grant share
Young Harris20%
Wabash24%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Young Harris, and Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Wabash.

Students per faculty member
Young Harris13 to 1
Wabash9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Young HarrisBusiness Administration and Management, General14%
  • WabashPhilosophy, Politics, and Economics16%

What each costs

Young Harris costs about $2.6K less a year than Wabash on average; Wabash's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Young Harris$23K
Wabash$25.6K
Aid generosity
Young Harris54%
Wabash61%

What each pays off

Wabash's former students earn more, a median $70K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 79% at Wabash to 43% at Young Harris.

Median earnings, 10 years
Young Harris$47.2K
Wabash$70K
Graduation rate
Young Harris43%
Wabash79%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Wabash but fell at Young Harris; Wabash got more selective while Young Harris got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Young HarrisShrinking−42%
  • WabashGrowing+75%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Wabash College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Wabash College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;Wabash College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why