- The Inkwell
- Georgia
- Emory University
Atlanta, GACity: largeZIP 30322Founded 1836
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1836
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 2
- Website
- www.emory.edu
GeorgiaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Emory University
Emory University is a private nonprofit university in Atlanta, Georgia, with 7,298 undergraduates. It admits 11% of applicants, graduates 91% within six years and costs $16,754 a year after aid.
91%graduate
Admission rate11%
Retention96%
4-year graduation82%
Pell Grant share21%
Federal loans8.5%
$16,754net price / year
11%admission rate
1520average SAT
91%graduate in 6 years
$93,897median earnings, 10 yrs
$12,000median debt
#92 of 1,704 for earnings#617 of 1,739 for lowest net price#57 of 1,738 for graduation rate#36 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $88,414tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $68,056
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $68,056
- Average net price
- $16,754national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$10,593
$30,001–48,000$8,932
$48,001–75,000$9,448
$75,001–110,000$13,089
$110,001+$49,057
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 11%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 720–760
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 750–790
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 32–35
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college11%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college96%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college91%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college21%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 91%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 82%
- First-year retention
- 96%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 94%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $81,857
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $93,897middle 50%: $63,989–$143,966
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$143,966
Median, Emory University$93,897
Lower quarter$63,989
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 7,298
- Part-time
- 1.0%
- Women / men
- 57% / 43%
- Average age at entry
- 20.6
- First-generation students
- 16%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 21%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 76%
- Average faculty salary
- $16,636 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $55,602
- Endowment, end of year
- $12,396,185,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White30%
Hispanic12%
Black10%
Asian25%
Two or more races4.2%
U.S. nonresident16%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown2.4%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management23%
Biological & biomedical sciences17%
Social sciences10%
Health professions9.1%
Mathematics & statistics8.6%
Psychology6.3%
Physical sciences4.9%
Computer & information sciences3.9%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | $16,600 | 90% | $80,330 |
| University of Chicago Chicago, IL | $16,776 | 95% | $103,872 |
| Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | $15,497 | 93% | $99,080 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH | $17,269 | 87% | $67,080 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC | $16,486 | 85% | $77,810 |
| University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | $16,807 | 84% | $82,568 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 139658. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q621043.