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Berry College is a private Christian liberal arts college in Mount Berry, Georgia, founded in 1902 by Martha Berry to educate children of the rural South. Set on the world's largest contiguous college campus — 27,000 acres of fields, forests, and mountain terrain — Berry enrolls approximately 2,226 undergraduates in a highly residential community where nearly all students live on campus all four years. The college is ranked #4 among Regional Universities South by U.S. News & World Report, #1 for Best Value in the South, and recognized for outstanding undergraduate teaching. Berry's LifeWorks Program is a defining institutional feature: every interested student receives a paid on-campus job across more than 1,000 positions in 180 campus departments, providing professional development experience that directly integrates with academic study. The program reflects the college's founding philosophy — Martha Berry began by having students work in exchange for their education, a tradition that continues as a competitive advantage for career readiness. Berry offers 45+ majors and 40+ minors across the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, business, and education, with 91% of faculty holding the highest degree in their fields. The campus is located 59 miles northwest of Atlanta and 53 miles south of Chattanooga, Tennessee, providing access to a wide range of career opportunities.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
The deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Domestic
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/yr
Out-of-State / Intl
$38430
/yr
Beyond the sticker price — every named scholarship, the financial aid policy, need-aware notes, and a personalized net-cost estimate.
How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $41,686
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
