Emory University
Atlanta, GA
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 7,050
Graduate Enrollment: 7,649
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
United Methodist
Campus Details
Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, highly residential
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full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 13.05%
Male/Female: 34% / 66% (2017)
First generation college students: 16.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 2.2% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.4% (2015)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 74.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 67.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 63.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 59.2% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 34.8%
Black: 8.1%
Hispanic: 11.2%
Asian: 23.1%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 4.5%
Non-resident alien: 17.1%
Unknown race: 1.1%
Black: 8.1%
Hispanic: 11.2%
Asian: 23.1%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 4.5%
Non-resident alien: 17.1%
Unknown race: 1.1%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $72,884
In-State tuition: $55,468Out-of-State tuition: $55,468
Estimated books and supplies: $1,250 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $16,302 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $2,574 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $16,302 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $2,574 (2022)
Average Family Income: $94,018 (2017)
Median Family Income: $56,041 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 19.6%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 25.5%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $18,250 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $193 (2021)
Household Income | Net Cost |
---|---|
0-$30k | $9,311 |
$30k-48k | $11,416 |
$48k-75k | $15,486 |
$75k-110k | $23,426 |
$110k+ | $47,322 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 83%6-year graduation rate: 90%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 92.0% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $18,250 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $7,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $15,013 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $15,023 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
---|---|
@1 Year | 80.4% (2015) |
@3 year | 82.9% (2017) |
@5 year | 86.1% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 70.3% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 72.9% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $57,366 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $71,805 (2020)
Popular Majors
Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Doctoral Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 4 | ||||
Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 2 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 42 | $23,172 | $246 | $52,860 ($4,405) | |
Master's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 3 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Area Studies. | 50 | $19,500 | $207 | $24,594 ($2,050) | $77,707 ($6,476) |
Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 17 | $19,610 | $193 | $32,746 ($2,729) | |
Doctoral Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 3 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 32 | $21,000 | $223 | ||
Master's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 7 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 68 | $15,250 | $164 | $78,963 ($6,580) | $133,212 ($11,101) |
Master's Degree | Computer Science. | 24 | ||||
Doctoral Degree | Computer Science. | 1 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Education, General. | 1 | ||||
Master's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 1 | ||||
Doctoral Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 30 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 27 | $19,760 | $209 | $22,491 ($1,874) | $50,216 ($4,185) |
Bachelor's Degree | East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 12 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 49 | $19,500 | $207 | $34,748 ($2,896) | $59,402 ($4,950) |
Doctoral Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 5 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 6 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 8 | ||||
First Professional Degree | Law. | 309 | $1,531 | $75,208 ($6,267) | $112,488 ($9,374) | |
Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 25 | ||||
Master's Degree | Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | 119 | $761 | $63,570 ($5,298) | $87,848 ($7,321) | |
Doctoral Degree | Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | 5 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 36 | $21,000 | $223 | $37,167 ($3,097) | $51,789 ($4,316) |
Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 6 | ||||
Doctoral Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 9 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 47 | $21,000 | $223 | $30,210 ($2,518) | |
Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 20 | $18,888 ($1,574) | |||
Doctoral Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 1 | ||||
Doctoral Degree | Philosophy. | 2 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 14 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 213 | $19,500 | $207 | $23,274 ($1,940) | $48,491 ($4,041) |
Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 4 | ||||
Doctoral Degree | Biology, General. | 54 | $53,889 ($4,491) | $88,802 ($7,400) | ||
Master's Degree | Genetics. | 8 | ||||
Master's Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 46 | $74,645 ($6,220) | |||
Doctoral Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 3 | ||||
Master's Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 134 | $751 | $57,769 ($4,814) | $80,932 ($6,744) | |
Doctoral Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 6 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 144 | $18,246 | $185 | $27,815 ($2,318) | $47,845 ($3,987) |
Doctoral Degree | Mathematics. | 7 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 32 | $68,584 ($5,715) | |||
Bachelor's Degree | Statistics. | 63 | $20,983 | $222 | $68,451 ($5,704) | |
Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics and Statistics, Other. | 5 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Biological and Physical Sciences. | 1 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics and Computer Science. | 14 | ||||
Master's Degree | Mathematics and Computer Science. | 2 | ||||
Master's Degree | Behavioral Sciences. | 1 | ||||
Doctoral Degree | Behavioral Sciences. | 4 | ||||
Doctoral Degree | Nutrition Sciences. | 2 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Classical and Ancient Studies. | 7 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 54 | $72,067 ($6,006) | |||
Bachelor's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 80 | $19,883 | $207 | $36,648 ($3,054) | $52,404 ($4,367) |
Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 44 | $16,438 | $162 | $39,151 ($3,263) | |
Master's Degree | Philosophy. | 5 | ||||
Doctoral Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 19 | $61,875 ($5,156) | $64,274 ($5,356) | ||
Master's Degree | Religious Education. | 1 | ||||
Master's Degree | Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 110 | $667 | $47,164 ($3,930) | $54,099 ($4,508) | |
First Professional Degree | Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 22 | $575 | $92,690 ($7,724) | ||
Master's Degree | Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries. | 3 | ||||
First Professional Degree | Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries. | 1 | ||||
Master's Degree | Theology and Religious Vocations, Other. | 2 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Physical Sciences. | 8 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Astronomy and Astrophysics. | 4 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 106 | $20,000 | $208 | $25,648 ($2,137) | $54,509 ($4,542) |
Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 3 | ||||
Doctoral Degree | Chemistry. | 18 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 8 | ||||
Master's Degree | Physics. | 2 | ||||
Doctoral Degree | Physics. | 5 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 121 | $20,500 | $209 | $34,676 ($2,890) | $52,842 ($4,404) |
Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 8 | ||||
Doctoral Degree | Psychology, General. | 16 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Research and Experimental Psychology. | 8 | ||||
Graduate/Professional Certificate | Social Sciences, General. | 5 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 45 | $21,515 | $228 | $33,504 ($2,792) | $53,024 ($4,419) |
Master's Degree | Anthropology. | 1 | ||||
Doctoral Degree | Anthropology. | 6 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 163 | $21,000 | $221 | $64,855 ($5,405) | $86,679 ($7,223) |
Master's Degree | Economics. | 12 | $54,369 ($4,531) | |||
Doctoral Degree | Economics. | 1 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 62 | $19,500 | $207 | $44,339 ($3,695) | $61,472 ($5,123) |
Graduate/Professional Certificate | Public Health. | 3 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 106 | $17,590 | $186 | $43,099 ($3,592) | $56,441 ($4,703) |
Master's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 5 | ||||
Doctoral Degree | Political Science and Government. | 5 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 47 | $20,500 | $217 | $31,272 ($2,606) | $56,032 ($4,669) |
Master's Degree | Sociology. | 6 | ||||
Doctoral Degree | Sociology. | 1 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Dance. | 8 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 15 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 13 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 22 | ||||
Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 2 | ||||
Doctoral Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 5 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 28 | $13,000 | $138 | ||
Master's Degree | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 36 | $1,944 | $172,597 ($14,383) | $168,837 ($14,070) | |
Bachelor's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 14 | $64,185 ($5,349) | $76,026 ($6,336) | ||
Master's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 53 | $1,987 | $108,712 ($9,059) | $125,146 ($10,429) | |
First Professional Degree | Medicine. | 129 | $2,070 | $63,527 ($5,294) | $87,127 ($7,261) | |
Master's Degree | Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. | 18 | ||||
Master's Degree | Public Health. | 389 | $751 | $55,963 ($4,664) | $75,572 ($6,298) | |
Doctoral Degree | Public Health. | 11 | ||||
First Professional Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 72 | $1,668 | $69,817 ($5,818) | $74,790 ($6,233) | |
Master's Degree | Bioethics/Medical Ethics. | 7 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 272 | $25,000 | $209 | $69,366 ($5,781) | $78,274 ($6,523) |
Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 146 | $717 | $100,274 ($8,356) | $115,753 ($9,646) | |
Doctoral Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 8 | $798 | $95,660 ($7,972) | ||
First Professional Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 13 | ||||
Graduate/Professional Certificate | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 22 | ||||
Doctoral Degree | Business/Commerce, General. | 7 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 350 | $19,500 | $207 | $78,394 ($6,533) | $107,945 ($8,995) |
Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 367 | $683 | $137,062 ($11,422) | $164,249 ($13,687) | |
Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 33 | ||||
Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 33 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 3 | ||||
Master's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 42 | ||||
Bachelor's Degree | History. | 51 | $21,000 | $223 | $39,245 ($3,270) | $50,737 ($4,228) |
Master's Degree | History. | 4 | ||||
Doctoral Degree | History. | 8 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $134,442Full time faculty: 73%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 9.0
School's endowment start of year: $9,169,027,771 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $12,218,692,520 (2022)