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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 1,066 undergrads, where 40% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

−19% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.62

Diversity index vs. every college0.62
0.62
← 0.00higher than 59% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients40%
National median: 34%Above typical
First-generation students37%
National median: 33%Above typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college40%
40%
← 0%higher than 64% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

1,066undergrads
Compared to every college1.1K
1.1K
← 19larger than 38% of 1,89337.8K →

5% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 46% take some

Where first-years come from

335 first-time students

7.8% came from other states and 3.9% from abroad; 88% are from Georgia. Fewer from other states than at 76% of colleges.

  • In-state (Georgia)88%
  • Other states7.8%
  • Abroad3.9%

Top home states

  1. Georgia(home state)88% 296
  2. Florida3.0% 10
  3. Tennessee1.8% 6
  4. California0.9% 3
  5. Texas0.6% 2

From 10 states (counting DC).

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Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

119

new transfer students, 26% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 51% of colleges.

115 full-time, 4 part-time.

Going on to another college

10%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 70 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

3.4% of undergrads study part-time.

Men54%
National median: 44%Above typical

46% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students3.4%
National median: 7.5%Below typical
Students 25 and older9.3%
National median: 11%About typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 715 students.

Housing

Beds

715

About 67 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Up to 19 meals a week

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NAIA · Appalachian Athletic Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.

How the Appalachian Athletic Conference compares

ROTC

Not listed

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

Not listed

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

Religious life

Affiliation

United Methodist

Other Methodist and Wesleyan colleges

Greek life

Councils and chapters

  • 1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Kappa Sigma

    Upsilon-Alpha

LGBTQ+ life

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not collected by this college.

Gender unknown: fewer than 10

First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024

Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;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 (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)