by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Emory University was awarded 467 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
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Emory landed the #28 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Emory held the #35 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Emory is also ranked #2 out of 68 schools in Georgia.
Even if you have the best grades and high test scores, that may not be enough to get into Emory since the school has one of the most selective in the country. Its acceptance rate is a mere 13%, so there's no shame if you don't get in. Be sure to apply to other schools just in case.
About 37% of students accepted to Emory submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 690 and 750. Math scores were between 730 and 790.
The student to faculty ratio at Emory is an impressive 9 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Emory University is 75%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 95% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Emory University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Emory for first-time, full-time students is 82%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Emory University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,010 undergraduates at Emory with 6,814 being full-time and 196 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,538 | $8,976 | $16,646 | $24,104 | $45,706 |
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, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Emory, approximately 22% of students took out student loans averaging $8,368 a year. That adds up to $33,472 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Emory is 1.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Get more details about the location of Emory University.
Contact details for Emory are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 201 Dowman Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322 |
| Phone: | 404-727-6123 |
| Website: | www.emory.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/EmoryUniversity |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/emoryuniversity |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 377 | $64,577 |
| Business Administration & Management | 336 | $72,076 |
| General Biology | 208 | $21,497 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 152 | $29,531 |
| Economics | 133 | $55,058 |
| General Psychology | 127 | $29,174 |
| Statistics | 113 | $66,121 |
| Political Science & Government | 107 | $37,188 |
| Health & Physical Education | 91 | $35,286 |
| Computer Science | 83 | $73,250 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 7,241 students took at least one online class at Emory University. This is a decrease from the 12,200 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 7,241 | 590 |
| 2019-2020 | 12,200 | 7,627 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,426 | 167 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,273 | 174 |
| 2016-2017 | 386 | 140 |
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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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