Berry College vs. Warren Wilson

Comparable Facts

Compare Berry College in Mount Berry, GA with Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, NC on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Berry College is larger than Warren Wilson based on total student enrollment (2,484 students vs. 791 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Berry College is located in Mount Berry, GA (Rural Fringe setting); Warren Wilson College is in Swannanoa, NC (Midsize Suburban setting).
• Berry College is a private, non-profit 4-year institution. Warren Wilson College is a private, non-profit 4-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Berry College 12:1; Warren Wilson College 12:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Warren Wilson College are 10.6% lower than at Berry College ($13,050 vs. $14,590).
• Out-of-state tuition is 0.4% higher at Berry College than at Warren Wilson College (about $186 more per year; $41,686 vs. $41,500).
• The same share of students receive grant aid at Berry College as at Warren Wilson College (100% vs. 100%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Berry College students is 2.4% larger than aid received by Warren Wilson College students ($31,615 vs. $30,887).

Admissions details

• Incoming Berry College students have the same typical ACT composite (midpoint estimate; 25) as students at Warren Wilson (25).
• SAT or ACT scores are test optional at both Berry College and Warren Wilson.
• Typical fall application deadline: Berry College Jul 15, 2027; Warren Wilson Jul 3, 2027.
• Enrolled first-year students at Berry College average a 3.84 high school GPA, 0.24 higher than at Warren Wilson (3.6).
• The share of admitted students who enrolled (yield) is 14.7% at Berry College vs. 17.9% at Warren Wilson.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Warren Wilson College and Berry College graduates have the same median loan debt ($23,000 vs. $23,000).
• Among borrowers in the federal data, Warren Wilson College and Berry College graduates have the same median monthly federal student loan payment ($237 vs. $237).
• More Berry College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Warren Wilson students, three years after graduation (72% vs. 72%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.