Emory University
Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit10.7%
Acceptance rate
1,507
SAT Average
$23,911
Avg net price
7,275
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 2,326Master’s 1,911Doctoral 787 |
| Bachelor’s 537Master’s 506Doctoral 10 |
| Bachelor’s 406Master’s 225Doctoral 83 |
| Bachelor’s 232Master’s 265Doctoral 20 |
| Bachelor’s 212Master’s 658Doctoral 277 |
| Bachelor’s 200Master’s 3Doctoral 6 |
| Bachelor’s 146Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 115Master’s 33Doctoral 39 |
| Bachelor’s 91Master’s 32Doctoral 15 |
| Bachelor’s 87Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 50Master’s 4Doctoral 12 |
| Bachelor’s 49Master’s 0Doctoral 5 |
| Bachelor’s 48Master’s 3Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 40Master’s 12Doctoral 24 |
| Bachelor’s 39Master’s 2Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 26Master’s 5Doctoral 4 |
| Bachelor’s 21Master’s 1Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s 16Master’s 5Doctoral 6 |
| Bachelor’s 7Master’s 0Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 4Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 42Doctoral 224 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 107Doctoral 21 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 8Doctoral 40 |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division III
- Primary conference
- University Athletic Association
Projected sponsored sports19
Athletic participation
421 unique student-athletes · 15 varsity teams
Early Decision I
Binding · Decision released by Dec 15 · Financial aid deadline due Dec 2
Early Decision II
Binding · Decision released by Feb 15 · Financial aid deadline due Jan 6
Regular Decision
Decision released by Apr 1 · Financial aid deadline due Feb 10
· Apply with Common App or QuestBridge Application
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $63,400
- Required fees
- $880
- Food and housing
- $20,220
- Books and supplies
- $1,262
- Other expenses
- $2,652
- Total
- $88,414
- $72,6042019–2019–20
- $72,8842020–2120–21
- $75,5942021–2221–22
- $78,8142022–2322–23
- $83,6222023–2423–24
- $88,4142024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $23,911 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 33%
- Average share of need met
- 100%
- Average need-based grant
- $66,428
- Required forms
- FAFSA and CSS Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Emory University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
Emory University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
Emory University runs two binding Early Decision rounds. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Emory University admits in-state applicants at 10.2%, out-of-state applicants at 11.9%, and international applicants at 6.3%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
1,443 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jan 1. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, up from 37% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 27%.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
47% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
21% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
Emory University’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 95% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 17% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
among first-years who submitted test scores
Average 3.80
High-school class rank
Among the 17% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Emory University rates 6 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Standardized test scores
- Very important
- Application essay
- Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Important
- Class rank
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Very important
- Talent / ability
- Very important
- Character / personal qualities
- Very important
- Volunteer work
- Important
- Interview
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
Emory University’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Bars read against the $95,140 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $23,911 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 474 of 1,443 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
What that meant in 2025–26
Cost of attendance $95,140
Averages among the 474 first-years awarded need-based aid.
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Emory University offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Emory University admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
96.2% of Emory University’s first-years return for a second year and 91.8% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03