Berry College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Interdenominational Christian
Population 130,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,500 (31%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (30%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,257
Men / Women 38% / 62%
From State 75%
From Region 17%
Athletes 510 (22.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 71%
Hispanic 12%
Black 9%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Berry College 553 37% 76% 3% 8% 9% 0% $67,529 36 -0.08 59 98%
Applied Physics 11 — 91% 82% 9% 0% 9% 0% $91,407 17 -0.92 89 — — — — —
Computer Science 11 +6 73% 64% 9% 0% 9% 0% $77,983 4 -1.37 77 — — — — —
Data Analytics 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $88,179 15 -1.04 86 — — — — —
Data Science 3 +1 100% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $88,411 15 -1.03 87 — — — — —
Human-Centered Technology Design 21 +2 67% 76% 0% 14% 5% 0% $70,927 36 -0.50 66 — — — — —
Chemistry 10 — 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,243 40 -0.23 63 — — — — —
Mathematics 5 +9 60% 40% 20% 0% 20% 0% $73,960 41 -0.43 71 — — — — —
Physics 5 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,498 29 -0.44 76 — — — — —
Biochemistry 19 +1 26% 84% 0% 11% 5% 0% $65,094 20 -0.57 53 90% — — — —
Biology 42 +5 21% 79% 5% 12% 2% 0% $67,330 55 +0.10 59 100% — — — —
Environmental Science 16 +1 19% 94% 6% 0% 0% 0% $58,710 55 +0.01 36 100% — — — —
Zoology 58 — 16% 78% 3% 0% 10% 2% $58,074 64 +0.36 35 96% — — — —
Exercise Science 34 — 38% 74% 3% 12% 0% 0% $68,800 78 +0.82 62 98% — — — —
Nursing 25 — 4% 72% 4% 8% 12% 0% $88,396 40 -0.38 87 100% — — — —
Accounting 14 +6 57% 79% 0% 7% 14% 0% $85,470 51 -0.10 84 94% — — — —
Business Administration 23 +4 78% 74% 0% 9% 13% 0% $90,258 82 +0.66 88 100% — — — —
Finance 16 +3 88% 75% 0% 12% 6% 0% $97,192 54 -0.07 92 — — — — —
Managerial Economics 6 +2 67% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $86,477 39 -0.43 85 — — — — —
Marketing 20 +3 40% 80% 5% 10% 0% 0% $72,938 40 -0.36 70 100% — — — —
Sports Management 12 +2 100% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $68,800 80 +0.80 62 98% — — — —
Creative Writing 5 +1 40% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $48,108 31 -0.52 12 — — — — —
English 8 +3 12% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $50,433 44 -0.24 16 100% — — — —
French 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,134 54 +0.01 35 — — — — —
German — +3 — — — — — — $58,068 54 +0.00 35 — — — — —
History 12 — 17% 75% 0% 8% 8% 0% $53,893 42 -0.30 24 — — — — —
Individualized Major 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,196 64 +0.08 35 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $58,058 64 +0.07 35 — — — — —
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2 +6 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,075 38 -0.40 29 — — — — —
Spanish 3 +12 33% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $57,860 53 -0.02 34 — — — — —
Communication 30 +2 27% 67% 3% 10% 17% 0% $62,615 56 +0.07 47 96% — — — —
International Affairs 7 — 29% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,429 25 -0.54 46 — — — — —
Political Science 21 — 43% 71% 0% 10% 19% 0% $61,244 20 -0.81 43 100% — — — —
Psychology 43 +1 12% 63% 9% 5% 21% 0% $59,946 43 -0.15 40 — — — — —
Social Sciences 7 +2 0% 43% 0% 43% 0% 14% $53,921 43 -0.27 24 — — — — —
Sustainability Studies 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,823 61 +0.29 50 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 19 — 5% 89% 0% 0% 5% 0% $52,945 58 +0.10 21 100% — — — —
Middle School Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,945 39 -0.25 21 100% — — — —
Art 17 — 12% 94% 6% 0% 0% 0% $43,746 36 -0.33 6 — — — — —
Music 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,139 39 -0.28 7 — — — — —
Music Education 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,106 83 +0.79 24 — — — — —
Music Management 4 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $45,221 44 -0.16 8 — — — — —
Music Performance — — — — — — — — $44,293 39 -0.26 7 — — — — —
Theatre Management 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,999 56 +0.13 7 — — — — —
Engineering Technologies 9 — 78% 67% 0% 11% 22% 0% $86,681 33 -0.17 85 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $44,565
ROI Percentile 59th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 63%
6-Year Graduation Rate 70%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 19.7% 109 22% 67% 5% 9% 17% 1% $60,739 59 -0.25 42 97% —
Business & Economics 16.5% 91 70% 76% 1% 12% 8% 0% $83,855 61 +0.14 83 98% —
Agriculture & Food Science 13.4% 74 16% 81% 4% 0% 8% 1% $58,212 40 +0.29 35 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 11.0% 61 23% 80% 3% 11% 3% 0% $66,634 44 -0.11 57 97% —
Health Sciences 10.7% 59 24% 73% 3% 10% 5% 0% $77,103 50 +0.31 76 99% —
Computer Science 6.9% 38 74% 74% 3% 11% 5% 0% $75,712 4 -0.84 74 — —
Humanities 5.8% 32 28% 72% 0% 9% 16% 0% $52,899 38 -0.28 21 100% —
Arts 5.2% 29 24% 86% 3% 7% 0% 0% $45,070 20 -0.13 8 — —
Education 3.6% 20 5% 90% 0% 0% 5% 0% $52,945 46 +0.08 21 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.6% 20 70% 85% 5% 0% 5% 0% $72,486 34 -0.33 69 — —
Engineering 2.0% 11 91% 82% 9% 0% 9% 0% $91,407 6 -0.92 89 — —
Professional 1.6% 9 78% 67% 0% 11% 22% 0% $86,681 87 -0.17 85 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.3M #419 77% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.3M #489 97% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #289 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0.0M #418 0% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.0M #542 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $0.7M #573 80% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 130 $1.2M $1.1M $65K
Baseball 42 $680K $605K $75K
Other Sports 41 $181K $177K $3K
Lacrosse 38 $341K $308K $33K
Soccer 24 $240K $222K $18K
Cross Country 20 $82K $79K $3K
Tennis 17 $105K $104K $1K
Swimming & Diving 16 $124K $109K $14K
Basketball 14 $222K $219K $2K
Golf 12 $332K $110K $221K
Total 311 $3.5M $3.0M $439K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Other Sports 40 $179K $175K $3K
Soccer 30 $232K $213K $18K
Lacrosse 27 $290K $282K $7K
Equestrian 25 $280K $255K $25K
Softball 23 $254K $245K $9K
Volleyball 19 $290K $283K $6K
Beach Volleyball 18 $157K $150K $6K
Tennis 17 $106K $103K $3K
Basketball 15 $279K $268K $11K
Cross Country 15 $79K $76K $3K
Swimming 14 $124K $109K $14K
Golf 10 $188K $255K -$66K
Total 199 $2.5M $2.4M $44K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 130 $1.2M $1.1M $65K
Other Sports 81 $360K $353K $7K
Lacrosse 65 $631K $590K $41K
Soccer 54 $473K $436K $36K
Baseball 42 $680K $605K $75K
Cross Country 35 $162K $155K $6K
Tennis 34 $211K $207K $4K
Basketball 29 $501K $487K $14K
Equestrian 25 $280K $255K $25K
Softball 23 $254K $245K $9K
Golf 22 $521K $365K $155K
Volleyball 19 $290K $283K $6K
Beach Volleyball 18 $157K $150K $6K
Swimming & Diving 16 $124K $109K $14K
Swimming 14 $124K $109K $14K
Total 510 $10.2M $9.6M $633K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 64%
Yield (non-ED) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 64% 64% 64%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 19%
SAT Range 1120 – 1330
SAT Math Range 540 – 650
SAT RW Range 580 – 680