Emory University

Atlanta, GA · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
10.3%
3,869 admitted
SAT · 50th
1510
Range 1480–1540
6-yr grad
91.0%
Retention 95.0%
Undergrads
7,320
8.3:1 S-F
Admissions
10.2% / 11.9%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications37,561
Overall admit rate10.3%
In-state admit rate10.2%
Out-of-state admit rate11.9%
Enrolled1,443 · 37.3% yield
Admitted from waitlist274 of 7,608
Very important factorsGPA, Character, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Extracurriculars, Recs, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1510
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1480–1540 · 47.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W720740760
Math740780790
Comp148015101540
ACT
255075
Comp333435
Cost & aid
$70,300
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$70,300
Fees$1,148
Room & board$22,406
Books$1,286
Avg need-based grant$66,417
% need met99.9%
Avg debt at graduation$19,914
Academics
8.3 : 1
student-faculty ratio
95.0% retention
Student-faculty8.3 : 1
Retention95.0%
4-year graduation81.6%
6-year graduation91.0%
Enrollment
7,320
undergraduates
81.0% out-of-state · 198 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates7,320
First-year1,443
Transfer173
Full-time99%
Female56%
Out-of-state81.0%
International (freshmen)198
Rankings
#2
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Nursing Programs
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#1226
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#2426
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#2726
NicheBest Colleges in America#3326
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Private Schools)#3926
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#6326
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceUniversity Athletic Association8
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingGeorgia colleges9
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
$75
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/1 → 1-Apr → 1-May
Early decision11/1 → 12/15 · binding
Early decision 21/1
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
Admissions URLhttp://www.emory.edu/ADMISSIONS/admissio…
Admissions emailadmiss@emory.edu
Admissions phone404-727-6036
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
Vanderbilt Univers…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Vanderbilt University TN · Private (nonprofit)5.4%15307K
Georgetown University DC · Private (nonprofit)13.5%14807K
Washington University in St Louis MO · Private (nonprofit)11.9%15308K
Duke University NC · Private (nonprofit)5.2%15506K
University of Southern California CA · Public11.2%151020K
Tufts University MA · Private (nonprofit)10.8%15007K
Cornell University NY · Private (nonprofit)8.4%153016K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Emory University

9 years of Emory University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.