Atlanta, GA · Private · 7,298 undergraduates · urban
Emory University
Highly selective
Emory is the Atlanta research university associated with health, the CDC next door, and a liberal-arts undergraduate experience inside a major medical and professional complex. Applicants may begin at Emory College in Atlanta or Oxford College on a smaller campus before joining Emory later. That two-campus structure is a real choice, not a back door with identical first years.
Institutional profile
Top tier Strong in academic standing, and strong in affordability.- Admission
- 11.1% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 92.2%
31,929 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$80,137 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Emory apart
Two entry campuses create different beginnings
Oxford offers a smaller first two years before continuation in Atlanta; Emory College begins at the main campus.
Health institutions sit next door
Emory Health, public-health programs, and the CDC make population and clinical questions visible.
Atlanta broadens professional access
Companies, nonprofits, government, arts, and health systems support work throughout the year.
The Emory choice
Two ways to begin one Emory degree
The starting campus changes the scale, leadership opportunities, and daily environment of the first half of college.
Start at Emory College
Students enter the Atlanta campus and its wider university resources immediately.
Start at Oxford College
A smaller cohort and campus define the first two years.
Continue in Atlanta
Oxford students join the Atlanta campus to complete upper-level study.
Can I get in?
11.1% admitted
Emory reads for strong academic preparation and contribution to community. Applicants should decide whether Emory College, Oxford College, or both fit their preferred start.
Recent applicant pool
31,929About 11 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 42% submitted an SAT, and 19% submitted an ACT. Treat the ACT range as a guide to the students who submitted that test, not to everyone admitted.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Emory, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What Emory weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Choose the preferred start deliberately
Explain whether Emory College, Oxford College, or both fit the student’s learning and social style.
Connect health interests to action
Research, service, caregiving, or public-health work is stronger than a declared premedical label.
Show community contribution
Use specific examples where the student improved a group or met a responsibility.
Give Atlanta a purpose
Identify the city institution or issue that fits work already underway.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Emory offers Early Decision rounds and Regular Decision. The college-selection portion should reflect an actual preference; the rest of the file should connect preparation, service, and intended use of Atlanta.
Fee waiver: accepted
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
BusinessAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Need-based aid and merit scholarships can reduce the published price. Merit programs are selective enough that families should distinguish hope from a workable baseline.
College funding
Scholarships and financial aid
Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.
Emory University publishes one merit award, the largest reaching full tuition or more. All of them renew past the first year.
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews
In the season card
This award, by name
What each one is called, what it pays, the grades and scores it asks for, and what to send.
- The name of each award
- What it pays
- The grades and scores it asks for
- How to be considered
- What to send, and where
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Emory
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Health care and research are prominent, while business, consulting, technology, public service, humanities, and graduate study benefit from Atlanta and Emory’s professional schools.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Admits separately
Biology, General
Psychology, General
Economics
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
What is campus life like?
Emory beyond the classroom
The Atlanta campus is leafy and residential within a large city. Oxford offers a smaller first- and second-year setting with closer classroom and leadership opportunities.
The starting campus changes the first two years
Emory College begins in Atlanta; Oxford begins with a smaller cohort before students continue in Atlanta.
Residential dining anchors both campuses
Campus meals support the daily routine while Atlanta adds extensive neighborhood options later.
Health is visible but not exclusive
Service, research, business, arts, cultural groups, publications, entrepreneurship, and athletics all recruit actively.
Campus choice changes the scale
Oxford is more intimate; Atlanta offers Greek life, clubs, city access, and a larger set of social circles.
Atlanta rewards sustained involvement
Hospitals, public-health organizations, companies, nonprofits, government, and arts institutions are available during term.