Emmanuel University
Private College in Franklin Springs, GA. Six-year graduation rate 45%. Median 10-year earnings $38,208.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $38,208, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. 45% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $24,325, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.64 — elevated (above 0.60)
Admissions
Emmanuel University accepts 74% of applicants, which makes it accessible to most students who meet the baseline requirements. Only 500 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles. 64% of admitted students actually enroll, which is a high yield by national standards.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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45% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. First-year retention is 71% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. The distance between those two figures is the part worth noticing — students return for a second year at a much higher rate than they graduate, so attrition here is spread across the middle years rather than concentrated in the first. 37% of students transfer out, which reframes what the graduation rate above is measuring. At 11:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 723 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $20,445 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($17,735 versus $24,674), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Most students get help: 99% receive grants worth $17,976 on average. About 50% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 203 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $17,735 |
| $30–48k | $17,687 |
| $48–75k | $19,817 |
| $75–110k | $20,592 |
| $110k+ | $24,674 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 360 of these 723 students, totalling $2,248,261 — an average of $6,245 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Franklin County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)