Emmanuel University vs Young Harris College

Metric	Emmanuel University	Young Harris College
Undergraduate enrollment	775	755
Acceptance rate Lower means more selective	74.0%	62.6%
Median ACT	21	—
In-state tuition	$25,500	$32,305
Out-of-state tuition	$25,500	$32,305
Average net price What students actually pay after aid	$20,925	$22,034
Median debt at graduation	$24,325	$27,000
Graduation rate	42.3%	41.8%
First-year retention	70.9%	64.6%
Median salary (10 yr)	$38,208	$47,195

Metric

Emmanuel University

Young Harris College

Undergraduate enrollment

775

755

Acceptance rate
Lower means more selective

74.0%

62.6%

Median ACT

—

In-state tuition

$25,500

$32,305

Out-of-state tuition

$25,500

$32,305

Average net price
What students actually pay after aid

$20,925

$22,034

Median debt at graduation

$24,325

$27,000

Graduation rate

42.3%

41.8%

First-year retention

70.9%

64.6%

Median salary (10 yr)

$38,208

$47,195

What the numbers say

Young Harris College is the harder admit at 62.6%, against 74.0% at Emmanuel University.
Emmanuel University costs less after aid — $20,925 a year versus $22,034, a difference of $1,109 annually, or roughly $4,436 across four years.
Young Harris College graduates report higher median earnings — $47,195 against $38,208 ten years after entry.
Emmanuel University graduates a larger share of its students — 42.3% versus 41.8%.
On pure return — salary divided by net price — Young Harris College comes out ahead at 2.1× versus 1.8×.

Comparison tables are a starting point, not a decision. Three things matter more than anything in the table above:

Your real aid offer. Net price is an average across all income levels. Two students at the same school can pay amounts that differ by tens of thousands. Wait for actual award letters before ruling anything out on cost.
Your intended major. Earnings vary more between majors at one school than between schools for one major. A computer science graduate from the "lower earning" school here will likely out-earn a general studies graduate from the other.
Whether you will finish. Graduation rate is the metric most predictive of whether the money spent turns into a credential. Campus fit, support services, and commute all feed into it more than prestige does.

Visit before you commit

Both Emmanuel University and Young Harris College run campus visits. Spending an afternoon on each will tell you things no dataset can.