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Emory & Henry University

Emory & Henry University is based in the town of Emory, VA — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a United Methodist affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$17,348

family income
under $30k

$20,308

$30–48k

$19,781

$48–75k

$21,071

$75–110k

$23,722

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$19,0612023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Emory & Henry University rose from $15,761 (2008) to $19,061 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$15,761
2009	$17,137
2010	$17,684
2011	$18,643
2012	$17,451
2013	$17,092
2014	$20,166
2015	$18,194
2016	$19,340
2017	$18,182
2018	$18,593
2019	$17,245
2020	$19,053
2021	$21,555
2022	$20,591
2023	$19,061

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$52,8542024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Emory & Henry University rose from $34,201 (2009) to $52,854 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$34,201
2010	$36,080
2011	$37,738
2012	$39,183
2013	$40,866
2014	$41,251
2015	$44,181
2016	$43,891
2017	$47,516
2018	$47,025
2019	$49,575
2020	$50,310
2021	$51,815
2022	$52,559
2023	$52,311
2024	$52,854

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$13,150
2001	$13,900
2002	$14,800
2003	$15,700
2004	$16,490
2005	$19,530
2006	$20,860
2007	$22,320
2008	$23,860
2013	$28,966
2014	$30,326
2015	$30,900
2016	$33,700
2017	$33,700
2018	$35,100
2019	$35,100
2020	$35,100
2021	$35,165
2022	$35,155
2023	$35,280

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $39,000 before grants and other attendance costs. At Emory & Henry University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,078 — Emory & Henry University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

56.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Emory & Henry University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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56.3%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Emory & Henry University fell from 70.6% (entered 1991) to 56.3% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	70.6%
1992 cohort	46.3%
1993 cohort	54.4%
1994 cohort	58.9%
1995 cohort	58.4%
1996 cohort	60.2%
1997 cohort	56.9%
1998 cohort	50.7%
1999 cohort	52%
2000 cohort	58.2%
2001 cohort	53.9%
2002 cohort	55.3%
2003 cohort	57%
2004 cohort	50%
2005 cohort	59.2%
2006 cohort	46.4%
2007 cohort	47.9%
2008 cohort	47.3%
2009 cohort	54.1%
2010 cohort	51.2%
2011 cohort	51.8%
2012 cohort	59.8%
2013 cohort	53.8%
2014 cohort	54%
2015 cohort	50.7%
2016 cohort	57.8%
2017 cohort	53.8%
2018 cohort	56.3%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,500	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,358	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,500	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$16,525	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$15,946	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$16,250	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,563	$8,813
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,583	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,583	$3,398
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,125	$7,179
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,802	$5,750
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,250	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,000	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$10,625
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,995	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,332	$12,000

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$39,448

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$44,974

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$47,385

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Emory & Henry University admitted 2,149 of 2,569 applicants in Fall 2024. The 83.7% rate describes that application pool.

83.7%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $35,280 tuition · 2023–24 1,078 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1051–12231600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Emory & Henry University received 2,569 applications and admitted 2,149 (83.7%), with 256 enrolling.

Emory & Henry University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Emory & Henry University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 548–640 and Math was 503–583 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1051–1223 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	548	585	640
SAT Math	503	535	583
ACT Composite	20	23	26

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

83.7%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	77.6%
Fall 2002	77.7%
Fall 2003	81.4%
Fall 2004	81.4%
Fall 2005	75.9%
Fall 2006	74.6%
Fall 2007	72%
Fall 2008	72.2%
Fall 2009	70.2%
Fall 2010	70.3%
Fall 2011	70.9%
Fall 2012	72.1%
Fall 2013	65.7%
Fall 2014	71.7%
Fall 2015	76.4%
Fall 2016	69.9%
Fall 2017	72.2%
Fall 2018	69.5%
Fall 2019	73.1%
Fall 2020	75.4%
Fall 2021	87.2%
Fall 2022	96.9%
Fall 2023	96.3%
Fall 2024	83.7%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1051–1223Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	938	1148
Fall 2002	950	1140
Fall 2003	922	1135
Fall 2004	922	1135
Fall 2005	950	1170
Fall 2006	948	1160
Fall 2007	910	1125
Fall 2008	880	1140
Fall 2009	910	1140
Fall 2010	910	1100
Fall 2011	873	1118
Fall 2012	875	1115
Fall 2013	880	1120
Fall 2014	860	1115
Fall 2015	860	1090
Fall 2016	890	1120
Fall 2017	988	1170
Fall 2018	980	1160
Fall 2019	960	1170
Fall 2020	960	1150
Fall 2023	1030	1240
Fall 2024	1051	1223

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

20–26Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	19	25
Fall 2002	20	25
Fall 2003	19	23
Fall 2004	19	23
Fall 2005	20	26
Fall 2006	20	26
Fall 2007	19	25
Fall 2008	19	25
Fall 2009	18	25
Fall 2010	20	26
Fall 2011	21	26
Fall 2012	19	26
Fall 2013	18	25
Fall 2014	18	25
Fall 2015	18	24
Fall 2016	19	25
Fall 2017	19	25
Fall 2018	18	24
Fall 2019	18	25
Fall 2020	18	24
Fall 2023	21	30
Fall 2024	20	26

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,078Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Emory & Henry University rose from 959 (Fall 2002) to 1,078 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	959
Fall 2003	871
Fall 2004	915
Fall 2005	1,011
Fall 2006	959
Fall 2007	947
Fall 2008	920
Fall 2009	918
Fall 2010	900
Fall 2011	916
Fall 2012	900
Fall 2013	907
Fall 2014	997
Fall 2015	1,010
Fall 2016	1,004
Fall 2017	977
Fall 2018	964
Fall 2019	999
Fall 2020	943
Fall 2021	1,072
Fall 2022	1,080
Fall 2023	1,107
Fall 2024	1,078

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

66%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Emory & Henry University fell from 76% (Fall 2003) to 66% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	76%
Fall 2004 cohort	72%
Fall 2005 cohort	62%
Fall 2006 cohort	68%
Fall 2007 cohort	68%
Fall 2008 cohort	71%
Fall 2009 cohort	75%
Fall 2010 cohort	73%
Fall 2011 cohort	72%
Fall 2012 cohort	73%
Fall 2013 cohort	73%
Fall 2014 cohort	70%
Fall 2015 cohort	70%
Fall 2016 cohort	76%
Fall 2017 cohort	74%
Fall 2018 cohort	76%
Fall 2019 cohort	76%
Fall 2020 cohort	71%
Fall 2021 cohort	67%
Fall 2022 cohort	69%
Fall 2023 cohort	66%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Emory & Henry University

38.5% of Emory & Henry University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Emory & Henry University as a primarily residential campus of 1,078 undergraduates — and 66.3% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Emory & Henry University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1051–1223 — their midpoint is near the VA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Emory & Henry University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Emory & Henry University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Emory & Henry University83.7%

Virginia median79.8%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Emory & Henry University$39,000

Virginia median$21,650

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Emory & Henry University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Emory & Henry University$47,385

Virginia median$53,453

National median$53,781

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Emory & Henry University, Virginia and national reference values
Metric & basis	Emory & Henry University	Virginia median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	83.7%	79.8%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$39,000	$21,650	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$47,385	$53,453	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Emory & Henry University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Emory & Henry University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 3 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$71,531
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$45,877
Psychology, General	$42,940

These 3 fields listed for Emory & Henry University measure earnings after completion. The $47,385 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 40 additional Emory & Henry University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Emory & Henry University report?

Emory & Henry University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1051–1223 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Emory & Henry University's acceptance rate?

83.7% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,149 admitted from 2,569 applicants.

How much does Emory & Henry University cost?

At Emory & Henry University, tuition is $39,000. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Emory & Henry University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $47,385. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Virginia

Hampton University — 62.2% admitted
Hollins University — 68% admitted
James Madison University — 71.5% admitted
University of Mary Washington — 79.8% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.