“Georgia's Methodist liberal arts college in the Blue Ridge Mountains — Mountain Lions community with small-campus charm and big academic outcomes.”
Young Harris College is a private Methodist-affiliated liberal arts college founded in 1886, located on a 70-acre campus in the small mountain town of Young Harris, Georgia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains near the North Carolina and Tennessee borders. Named for its founder Young L.G. Harris, the college combines its 139-year Methodist heritage with a comprehensive liberal arts and pre-professional curriculum. With approximately 1,100 undergraduates and a 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio, Young Harris offers a personally engaged academic experience grounded in the stunning Appalachian setting. Young Harris's curriculum spans the natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, business, education, and the arts, with strong programs in business, biology, education, communication, and musical theatre. The college's Blue Ridge setting supports distinctive outdoor recreation, environmental studies, and the Young Harris Institute for Continuing Education. Campus life centers on the Mountain Lions community in NCAA Division II athletics through Conference Carolinas (since 2023-24). Students live on campus, with extensive opportunities for outdoor recreation in the Blue Ridge Mountains and engagement with the distinctive mountain community. The purple and white school colors define athletic identity. With its combination of Methodist heritage, Blue Ridge Mountain setting, and small-college community, Young Harris offers a distinctive Georgia mountain experience.
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Tuition & Fees (All Students)
$32,305
/yr
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How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
Biology, chemistry, environmental studies with Blue Ridge field opportunities.
Practical business education.
Distinctive musical theatre and music programs.
Comprehensive teacher preparation.
Programs in literature, history, communication, religion.
4 years
Distinctive musical theatre program with strong performance culture on YHC's Georgia mountain campus.
4 years
Field-rich program leveraging Blue Ridge Mountain setting.
4 years
Practical business education with Georgia/Southeast employer connections.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $32,305
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.
