Emory University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 4,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,640 (57%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (45%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,495
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 15%
From Region 10%
Athletes 421 (5.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 30%
Asian 25%
International 16%
Hispanic 12%
Black 10%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Emory College of Arts and Sciences 1,577 39% 31% 26% 10% 11% 16% $87,725 86 +1.41 75 94%
Computer Science 91 +29 68% 18% 25% 10% 11% 33% $171,612 90 +1.37 100 91% — — — —
Computer Science & Mathematics 16 — 81% 25% 50% 0% 12% 6% $144,284 82 +0.56 99 — — — — —
Data Science 27 +3 56% 11% 30% 4% 0% 52% $115,425 68 +0.20 95 85% — — — —
Applied Mathematics and Statistics 18 +3 83% 28% 17% 0% 6% 39% $82,489 13 -0.83 67 94% — — — —
Astronomy 3 +1 67% 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% $95,568 85 +0.86 83 — — — — —
Chemistry 85 +28 60% 35% 32% 6% 11% 8% $72,057 60 +0.05 43 97% — — — —
Mathematics 10 +5 40% 20% 20% 10% 10% 40% $113,827 87 +1.07 94 — — — — —
Mathematics and Statistics 36 +1 58% 0% 33% 6% 3% 58% $92,363 34 -0.52 81 100% — — — —
Physical Sciences 7 +1 43% 43% 14% 43% 0% 0% $95,949 85 +0.89 84 — — — — —
Physics 20 +5 65% 35% 10% 5% 15% 35% $96,513 86 +0.93 84 — — — — —
Biology 202 +24 42% 24% 42% 4% 9% 17% $74,520 88 +0.94 49 94% — — — —
Biophysics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,379 68 +0.35 52 — — — — —
Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology 203 — 31% 34% 35% 11% 10% 4% $79,225 90 +1.07 61 96% — — — —
Environmental Sciences 39 +10 18% 46% 21% 8% 15% 3% $85,057 100 +3.32 71 96% — — — —
Human Health 66 +14 12% 27% 30% 17% 18% 2% $95,671 97 +1.86 84 97% — — — —
Economics 62 +81 60% 19% 24% 8% 6% 37% $112,895 74 +0.56 94 94% — — — —
Economics and Mathematics 18 +7 83% 33% 6% 11% 11% 33% $121,168 83 +0.87 97 — — — — —
African American Studies 6 +4 17% 0% 0% 83% 0% 0% $58,857 55 -0.03 11 100% — — — —
African Studies — +1 — — — — — — $81,640 96 +1.78 66 97% — — — —
American Studies — +2 — — — — — — $81,640 96 +1.78 66 97% — — — —
Ancient Studies/Civilization 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $81,304 96 +2.38 65 — — — — —
Arabic 1 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,730 98 +1.93 62 — — — — —
Chinese 1 +3 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,451 98 +1.91 61 — — — — —
Chinese Studies 1 +4 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $81,640 96 +1.78 66 97% — — — —
Classical and Ancient Studies 1 +3 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $81,000 96 +2.35 64 — — — — —
Classics 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,413 96 +2.39 65 — — — — —
Comparative Literature 3 +4 0% 0% 33% 33% 0% 0% $56,052 72 +0.44 8 84% — — — —
East Asian Studies 1 +2 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $81,640 96 +1.78 66 97% — — — —
English 24 +16 17% 46% 12% 21% 21% 0% $73,749 99 +2.60 47 94% — — — —
English and Creative Writing 25 +15 28% 68% 16% 0% 8% 0% $53,967 61 +0.19 6 94% — — — —
French Studies 2 +10 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $81,640 96 +1.78 66 97% — — — —
French Studies 1 +4 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $85,613 100 +2.10 72 90% — — — —
History 26 +8 38% 73% 8% 0% 8% 8% $89,597 99 +3.19 78 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 +3 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $91,075 98 +3.23 79 94% — — — —
Japanese Language 2 +2 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $78,606 96 +1.83 60 — — — — —
Japanese Studies — +2 — — — — — — $81,640 96 +1.78 66 97% — — — —
Jewish Studies — — — — — — — — $81,505 96 +1.77 65 91% — — — —
Latin 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $79,532 98 +1.92 62 — — — — —
Latin American and Caribbean Studies 2 +1 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $81,640 96 +1.78 66 97% — — — —
Linguistics 6 +16 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% 67% $56,052 47 -0.18 8 84% — — — —
Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies 1 +2 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $81,640 96 +1.78 66 97% — — — —
Philosophy 48 +34 46% 48% 17% 10% 6% 15% $74,877 85 +1.01 50 81% — — — —
Quantitative Sciences 109 +39 42% 20% 25% 5% 6% 41% $92,363 99 +3.36 81 100% — — — —
Religion 2 +5 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,505 100 +3.78 65 91% — — — —
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies — +1 — — — — — — $81,640 96 +1.78 66 97% — — — —
Spanish — +10 — — — — — — $85,613 100 +2.46 72 90% — — — —
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 8 +6 0% 38% 0% 25% 0% 12% $58,857 67 +0.32 11 100% — — — —
Anthropology 64 +13 22% 36% 25% 19% 12% 3% $65,600 90 +0.79 26 91% — — — —
Cognitive Science 8 +2 38% 12% 38% 12% 12% 12% $83,437 73 +0.04 69 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies in Culture and Society 7 +3 29% 57% 14% 0% 14% 0% $89,199 99 +2.93 77 91% — — — —
International Studies 19 +9 42% 53% 16% 5% 11% 0% $97,507 96 +1.29 85 88% — — — —
Political Science 62 +22 37% 53% 10% 6% 16% 6% $98,215 94 +1.91 86 97% — — — —
Psychology 138 +31 20% 32% 22% 12% 16% 11% $73,636 98 +2.82 47 92% — — — —
Public Policy 4 — 25% 25% 50% 0% 25% 0% $90,299 92 +1.33 78 — — — — —
Sociology 25 +26 20% 24% 12% 32% 12% 12% $63,246 83 +0.58 20 94% — — — —
Physical Education 21 +1 29% 29% 24% 10% 19% 5% $95,671 100 +4.68 84 97% — — — —
Art History 8 +10 25% 38% 50% 0% 0% 12% $50,053 53 -0.14 3 — — — — —
Dance and Movement Studies 3 +7 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $50,715 89 +1.03 4 — — — — —
Film and Media 31 +17 32% 35% 3% 19% 16% 19% $54,085 79 +0.73 6 90% — — — —
Music 4 +16 75% 25% 0% 0% 50% 0% $48,856 58 +0.23 3 95% — — — —
Playwriting — +1 — — — — — — $47,878 82 +0.65 3 — — — — —
Theater Studies 2 +4 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% $46,966 77 +0.52 2 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Goizueta Business School 537 58% 35% 23% 5% 10% 20% $132,576 100 +2.85 99
Accounting — — — — — — — — $120,186 97 +2.15 97 — — — — —
Business Administration 529 — 58% 36% 23% 5% 10% 19% $132,766 98 +2.87 99 — — — — —
Business Analytics 8 — 50% 12% 25% 0% 0% 62% $120,060 94 +1.58 96 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing 212 12% 31% 25% 22% 17% 2% $104,698 95 +1.31 90 98%
Medical Imaging 13 — 46% 46% 0% 31% 15% 0% $86,626 76 +0.64 74 97% — — — —
Nursing 199 — 10% 30% 27% 21% 17% 2% $105,879 92 +1.36 91 98% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $72,687
ROI Percentile 87th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 96%
4-Year Graduation Rate 81%
6-Year Graduation Rate 91%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 26.5% 617 59% 34% 23% 6% 10% 22% $130,266 97 +2.56 98 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 17.5% 406 37% 29% 39% 8% 9% 10% $76,875 91 +1.00 56 95% —
Social Sciences 14.1% 327 26% 37% 20% 13% 15% 8% $78,093 95 +1.91 58 93% —
Health Sciences 12.0% 278 12% 30% 27% 21% 17% 2% $102,555 98 +1.44 89 98% —
Humanities 11.9% 277 35% 37% 18% 9% 9% 22% $80,336 98 +2.23 63 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 7.7% 179 61% 27% 27% 7% 9% 26% $83,584 60 +0.05 69 97% —
Computer Science 5.8% 134 67% 17% 29% 7% 9% 34% $157,028 91 +1.03 100 90% —
Arts 2.1% 48 31% 35% 10% 12% 17% 17% $52,470 54 +0.56 5 90% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.7% 39 18% 46% 21% 8% 15% 3% $85,057 100 +3.32 71 96% —
Education 0.9% 21 29% 29% 24% 10% 19% 5% $95,671 100 +4.68 84 97% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $695M #17 50% $59.1M 24 #78 146 308
Life & Natural Sciences $421M #5 80% $13.3M 74 #31 500 176
Engineering $37.5M #115 69% $3.7M 37 #91 268 30
Physical Sciences & Math $34.4M #95 55% $0.8M 39 #80 263 52
Humanities & Social Sciences $18.2M #114 31% $0 84 #57 173 12
Agriculture & Food Science $4.8M #93 89% $0.1M 4 #81 30 3
Computer Science $4.1M #148 68% $0.5M 13 #78 93 5
Business & Economics $1.4M #187 24% $0.0M 11 #118 46 —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Total $1,217M #28 61% $77.5M 286 #82 1,519 586

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 134 $692K $378K $313K
Swimming & Diving 40 $528K $377K $150K
Soccer 38 $502K $370K $132K
Baseball 36 $715K $454K $261K
Basketball 16 $829K $515K $314K
Tennis 16 $415K $296K $119K
Golf 14 $468K $324K $143K
Total 212 $4.2M $2.7M $1.4M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 127 $655K $366K $289K
Swimming & Diving 45 $594K $405K $189K
Soccer 32 $550K $375K $175K
Volleyball 24 $660K $412K $247K
Softball 20 $560K $404K $156K
Basketball 14 $684K $395K $289K
Golf 12 $340K $273K $67K
Tennis 9 $420K $291K $128K
Total 209 $4.5M $2.9M $1.5M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 261 $1.3M $744K $603K
Swimming & Diving 85 $1.1M $782K $339K
Soccer 70 $1.1M $746K $307K
Baseball 36 $715K $454K $261K
Basketball 30 $1.5M $910K $603K
Golf 26 $809K $597K $211K
Tennis 25 $836K $587K $248K
Volleyball 24 $660K $412K $247K
Softball 20 $560K $404K $156K
Total 421 $11.2M $9.3M $1.9M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 10.3%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 9% 10% 5%
Early Decision 22% 26% 14%
Unhooked Early Decision 19% 22% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, faculty-related, and Questbridge

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 68%
SAT Range 1480 – 1540
SAT Math Range 740 – 790
SAT RW Range 720 – 760