Quad

Head-to-head

St. John's
Young Harris

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    St. John's graduates 27 pts more of its students than Young Harris (70% vs. 43%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Young Harris costs about $10.5K less per year on average than St. John's ($22,997 vs. $33,476, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Young Harris's grants cover 54% of its full price on average, vs. 40% at St. John's

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Young Harris has 1.6× as many undergrads as St. John's

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    St. John's grads earn $4.4K more ten years out than Young Harris's ($51,584 vs. $47,195)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    St. John's is more diverse (index 0.57 vs. 0.54)

    Diversity index

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

St. John's admits 55%, Young Harris 63%; both have the same yield, 25%.

Acceptance rate
St. John's55%
Young Harris63%
Quad's selectivity
  • St. John'sSelective
  • Young HarrisAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
St. John's
1270–1440
Young HarrisTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • St. John'sSchool record required
  • Young HarrisGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Young Harris has 1.6× as many undergrads as St. John's; both have the same Pell share, 20%.

Undergrads
St. John's471
Young Harris755
Pell Grant share
St. John's20%
Young Harris20%

Majors and faculty

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies leads at St. John's, and Business Administration and Management at Young Harris.

Students per faculty member
St. John's8 to 1
Young Harris13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • St. John'sLiberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies100%
  • Young HarrisBusiness Administration and Management, General14%

What each costs

Young Harris costs about $10.5K less a year than St. John's on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
St. John's$33.5K
Young Harris$23K
Aid generosity
St. John's40%
Young Harris54%

What each pays off

St. John's's former students earn more, a median $51.6K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 70% at St. John's to 43% at Young Harris.

Median earnings, 10 years
St. John's$51.6K
Young Harris$47.2K
Graduation rate
St. John's70%
Young Harris43%

How each has changed

Applications grew at St. John's but fell at Young Harris; St. John's got more selective while Young Harris got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • St. John'sGrowing+146%
  • Young HarrisShrinking−42%
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:St. John's College (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;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 2018About 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