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Emory University reports 7,298 undergraduates in Atlanta, GA. Its federal reporting group is labeled Emory University. The school reports a United Methodist affiliation in its federal filings. The institution reports a hospital in its federal directory record.

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Emory University · Atlanta, Georgia · Federal institution ID (UNITID): 139658.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Emory University).

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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

$6,895

family income
under $30k

$8,640

$30–48k

$11,687

$48–75k

$21,124

$75–110k

$54,582

over $110k

Average net price

$22,5852023–24Skip 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 University fell from $26,451 (2008) to $22,585 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$26,451
2009	$24,454
2010	$24,413
2011	$27,164
2012	$28,463
2013	$28,901
2014	$25,941
2015	$25,572
2016	$26,760
2017	$24,593
2018	$23,734
2019	$22,597
2020	$25,424
2021	$24,142
2022	$23,911
2023	$22,585

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$83,6222024–25Skip 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 University rose from $49,708 (2009) to $83,622 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$49,708
2010	$52,132
2011	$53,556
2012	$55,992
2013	$58,180
2014	$59,908
2015	$61,344
2016	$63,058
2017	$65,080
2018	$66,950
2019	$69,502
2020	$72,604
2021	$72,884
2022	$75,594
2023	$78,814
2024	$83,622

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	$24,240
2001	$25,240
2002	$26,600
2003	$27,600
2004	$28,940
2005	$30,794
2006	$32,506
2007	$34,336
2008	$36,336
2013	$44,008
2014	$45,008
2015	$46,314
2016	$47,954
2017	$49,392
2018	$51,306
2019	$53,804
2020	$53,868
2021	$55,468
2022	$57,948
2023	$60,774

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Emory University reports published tuition of $64,280 in this record. Emory University's $64,280 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Emory University reports 7,298 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

91.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Emory 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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91.1%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 University rose from 78.5% (entered 1991) to 91.1% (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	78.5%
1992 cohort	80.8%
1993 cohort	85.3%
1994 cohort	82.2%
1995 cohort	83.4%
1996 cohort	80.5%
1997 cohort	85.9%
1998 cohort	82.3%
1999 cohort	86.4%
2000 cohort	85.4%
2001 cohort	87.3%
2002 cohort	86.5%
2003 cohort	88%
2004 cohort	88%
2005 cohort	88.2%
2006 cohort	89.3%
2007 cohort	89.6%
2008 cohort	88.9%
2009 cohort	89.4%
2010 cohort	90.6%
2011 cohort	90.9%
2012 cohort	90.1%
2013 cohort	90%
2014 cohort	90.3%
2015 cohort	90%
2016 cohort	90%
2017 cohort	91.8%
2018 cohort	91.1%

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.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Emory University).

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$14,500	$4,525
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,500	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,500	$4,637
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,500	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,500	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$15,625	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$17,521	$6,467
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$19,000	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$19,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$18,471	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$17,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$19,250	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$18,000	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$16,500	$7,436
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$16,556	$8,008
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$18,250	$7,500

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

$74,980

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$80,270

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$80,137

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. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Emory University).

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 University admitted 3,562 of 33,450 applicants in Fall 2024. The 10.6% rate describes that application pool.

10.6%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $60,774 tuition · 2023–24 7,298 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1470–15501600

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Admissions

Emory University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Emory University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 720–760 and Math was 750–790 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1470–1550 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	720	740	760
SAT Math	750	780	790
ACT Composite	32	34	35

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).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Emory University received 33,450 applications and admitted 3,562 (10.6%), with 1,438 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

10.7%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Read Emory University's change from 44.8% to 10.7% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	44.8%
Fall 2002	42.5%
Fall 2003	42.3%
Fall 2004	42%
Fall 2005	38.6%
Fall 2006	36.6%
Fall 2007	31.9%
Fall 2008	27.2%
Fall 2009	26.6%
Fall 2010	29.7%
Fall 2011	28.9%
Fall 2012	26.7%
Fall 2013	26.3%
Fall 2014	26.8%
Fall 2015	23.7%
Fall 2016	25.3%
Fall 2017	22%
Fall 2018	18.5%
Fall 2019	15.6%
Fall 2020	19.2%
Fall 2021	13.1%
Fall 2022	11.3%
Fall 2023	11.1%
Fall 2024	10.7%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1470–1550Fall 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	1300	1460
Fall 2002	1300	1460
Fall 2003	1300	1460
Fall 2004	1300	1460
Fall 2005	1300	1460
Fall 2006	1300	1470
Fall 2007	1300	1470
Fall 2008	1300	1470
Fall 2009	1310	1500
Fall 2010	1300	1480
Fall 2011	1270	1460
Fall 2012	1280	1470
Fall 2013	1270	1460
Fall 2014	1280	1460
Fall 2015	1270	1490
Fall 2016	1290	1500
Fall 2017	1350	1520
Fall 2018	1350	1520
Fall 2019	1360	1530
Fall 2020	1380	1530
Fall 2021	1420	1540
Fall 2022	1430	1550
Fall 2023	1460	1550
Fall 2024	1470	1550

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

32–35Fall 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 2002	29	33
Fall 2004	29	33
Fall 2005	29	33
Fall 2006	29	33
Fall 2007	29	33
Fall 2008	29	33
Fall 2009	30	33
Fall 2011	29	32
Fall 2012	29	32
Fall 2013	29	32
Fall 2014	29	32
Fall 2015	29	33
Fall 2016	30	33
Fall 2017	30	33
Fall 2018	31	34
Fall 2019	31	34
Fall 2020	31	34
Fall 2021	32	34
Fall 2022	32	34
Fall 2023	32	34
Fall 2024	32	35

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, 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

7,298Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Emory University rose from 6,187 (Fall 2002) to 7,298 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	6,187
Fall 2003	6,218
Fall 2004	6,260
Fall 2005	6,378
Fall 2006	6,546
Fall 2007	6,631
Fall 2008	6,787
Fall 2009	6,868
Fall 2010	7,140
Fall 2011	7,337
Fall 2012	7,537
Fall 2013	7,705
Fall 2014	7,730
Fall 2015	6,770
Fall 2016	6,717
Fall 2017	6,776
Fall 2018	6,975
Fall 2019	7,023
Fall 2020	6,978
Fall 2021	7,050
Fall 2022	7,017
Fall 2023	7,275
Fall 2024	7,298

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

96%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 University has held near 96% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	93%
Fall 2003 cohort	95%
Fall 2004 cohort	94%
Fall 2005 cohort	94%
Fall 2006 cohort	94%
Fall 2007 cohort	95%
Fall 2008 cohort	96%
Fall 2009 cohort	94%
Fall 2010 cohort	96%
Fall 2011 cohort	95%
Fall 2012 cohort	94%
Fall 2013 cohort	95%
Fall 2014 cohort	94%
Fall 2015 cohort	94%
Fall 2016 cohort	93%
Fall 2017 cohort	95%
Fall 2018 cohort	95%
Fall 2019 cohort	93%
Fall 2020 cohort	95%
Fall 2021 cohort	95%
Fall 2022 cohort	96%
Fall 2023 cohort	96%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Emory University

Faculty pay at Emory University averages $199,632 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Emory University as a primarily residential campus of 7,298 undergraduates — and 95.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Emory University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1470–1550 — their midpoint is above the GA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Emory 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 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 University10.6%

Georgia median70.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

Emory University$64,280

Georgia median$13,920

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Emory University).

Emory University reporting group (shared)$80,137

Georgia median$47,290

National median$53,781

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Emory University, Georgia and national reference values
Metric & basis	Emory University	Georgia median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	10.6%	70.7%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$64,280	$13,920	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$80,137Shared group value	$47,290	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 24 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Science	$159,541
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$136,731
Economics	$111,631
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$101,903
Political Science and Government	$94,001
Statistics	$93,446
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$90,025
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$87,254
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$83,279
Chemistry	$79,034
Communication and Media Studies	$78,866
Anthropology	$78,768
International Relations and National Security Studies	$78,029
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$76,993
Area Studies	$75,205
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$73,795
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$72,399
Biology, General	$70,959
History	$69,988
English Language and Literature, General	$66,762
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$64,795
Psychology, General	$59,628
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$58,745
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$54,848

These 24 fields listed for Emory University measure earnings after completion. The $80,137 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 30 additional Emory University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Emory University).

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Emory University report?

Emory University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1470–1550 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Emory University's acceptance rate?

10.6% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,562 admitted from 33,450 applicants.

How much does Emory University cost?

At Emory University, tuition is $64,280. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Emory University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $80,137. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Georgia

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus — 14.1% admitted
Emory University-Oxford College — 13.1% admitted
Emmanuel University — 74% admitted
Fort Valley State University — 65.9% 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.