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Emory and Henry College was awarded 4 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is mathematics education.
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College Factual ranked Emory & Henry College as #1,661 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Emory & Henry College is also ranked #41 out of 63 schools in Virginia.
Emory and Henry College has an acceptance rate of 87%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for Emory & Henry College.
At Emory & Henry College, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Emory and Henry College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Emory and Henry College is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Emory & Henry College the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 48%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 956 undergraduates at Emory & Henry College with 905 being full-time and 51 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,062 | $11,842 | $15,149 | $21,469 | $27,000 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Emory & Henry College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Emory & Henry College, approximately 80% of students took out student loans averaging $8,038 a year. That adds up to $32,152 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Emory & Henry College is 9.6%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for Emory & Henry College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 30461 Garnand Drive, Emory, VA 24327-0947 |
| Phone: | 276-944-4121 |
| Website: | www.ehc.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/emoryandhenry |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/emoryandhenry |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| History | 26 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 22 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 21 | $34,516 |
| Sociology | 15 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 15 | NA |
| General Psychology | 14 | NA |
| Accounting | 11 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 10 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 10 | NA |
| Physics | 10 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 227 students took at least one online class at Emory and Henry College. This is a decrease from the 1,087 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 227 | 3 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,087 | 502 |
| 2018-2019 | 59 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 21 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 52 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Emory and Henry College.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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