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Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia · Private, a large city · 7,298 undergraduates

Affiliated with United Methodist.

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Is it hard to get into Emory?

The middle half of admitted students scored in these ranges: a quarter scored lower, a quarter higher. Fall 2024 admissions, from the College Scorecard.

Acceptance rate
10.7%
31,929 applied
SAT, middle half
1470 to 1550
Reading plus math, out of 1600
ACT, middle half
32 to 35
Composite, out of 36
Test scores this year
Optional: considered if sent
40% of admitted students enrolled
What they look at
  • Class rankConsidered
  • Courses takenRequired
  • College-prep programConsidered
  • RecommendationsConsidered
  • EssayRequired
  • PortfolioConsidered

How much does Emory cost?

Sticker prices and what students actually paid after grants, by family income. A year means tuition, fees, room, board, books and other costs.

Tuition and fees
$68,056
A full year, sticker price
$88,414
Living on campus
Average price after grants
$16,754
Students who got federal aid

What a year cost, by family income

Family incomeAverage paid after grants
Under $30,000$10,593
$30,001 to $48,000$8,932
$48,001 to $75,000$9,448
$75,001 to $110,000$13,089
Over $110,000$49,057
Room and board on campus
$21,244 a year
Books and supplies
$1,274 a year
The school's own grants
44% of full-time first-years get one, averaging $48,648

Tuition over the years

Tuition and fees for a year, as reported to the federal government.

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How much do Emory students borrow?

Federal student loans only, for students who borrowed.

Typical debt at graduation
$12,000
About $136 a month over ten years
Students who borrow
8.5%
Get a Pell Grant
20.6%
Federal grant for lower-income families
Over 25 when they start
1.5%

What do Emory graduates earn?

Typical yearly pay of everyone who started here with federal aid, whatever they studied and whether or not they finished.

Six years after starting
$81,857
Ten years after starting
$93,897
Middle half: $63,989 to $143,966
Best-paid program, five years out
$170,628
Computer Science
Lowest-paid program, five years out
$53,663
Film/Video and Photographic Arts

Do Emory students finish?

Of the students who started full time, first time.

Back for second year
95.7%
Graduate in six years
91%
The four-year figure is for a later, smaller group, so it is not shown
After eight years
94% graduated
4% transferred, 0% still enrolled

Who goes to Emory?

Women
56.8%
First in their family at college
16.4%
Part-time
1%
Students per teacher
10
Background
White 30%, Hispanic 12%, Black 10%, Asian 25%, Two or more 4%, International 16%
Housing
Campus housing, 4,813 beds

What do Emory graduates earn, by program?

Every bachelor's program the school awards, with what its graduates earn and owe. The government hides pay for small programs, so some rows have no figure.

Computer science

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Computer Science190$99,840$170,628$12,000

Business and commerce

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Accounting and Related Services25HiddenHiddenHidden
Business Administration, Management and Operations477$87,830$137,599$15,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods456HiddenHidden$12,000

Nursing

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing292$86,533$104,601$13,062

Health sciences and kinesiology

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions21$75,135$85,581Hidden
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness158$40,920$94,407$12,250

Life sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology6HiddenHiddenHidden
Biology, General427$33,398$73,737$12,000
Natural Resources Conservation and Research79$46,942$84,126$15,000
Neurobiology and Neurosciences325$30,715$78,393$13,000

Math and physical sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Applied Mathematics39HiddenHiddenHidden
Astronomy and Astrophysics8HiddenHiddenHidden
Chemistry204Hidden$71,348$12,000
Mathematics35HiddenHiddenHidden
Mathematics and Statistics, Other52$69,902$114,443Hidden
Physical Sciences, General21HiddenHiddenHidden
Physics32HiddenHiddenHidden
Statistics297$67,296Hidden$12,000

Social sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Anthropology135Hidden$64,910$11,958
Area Studies65$38,202$81,039$12,000
Communication and Media Studies1HiddenHiddenHidden
Economics292$83,023$111,708$12,000
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies40$41,543$58,424Hidden
International Relations and National Security Studies60$46,985$96,482Hidden
Political Science and Government167$54,091$97,182$12,000
Psychology, General314$41,249$72,772$13,000
Public Policy Analysis4HiddenHiddenHidden
Research and Experimental Psychology18HiddenHiddenHidden
Sociology95$58,398$62,581$12,000

Arts and humanities

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics5HiddenHiddenHidden
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics14HiddenHiddenHidden
English Language and Literature, General65$42,552$72,924Hidden
History58$44,684$88,615Hidden
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services38$32,043HiddenHidden
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics7HiddenHiddenHidden
Philosophy115$56,363$74,236$13,500
Religion/Religious Studies13HiddenHiddenHidden
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies62$38,852Hidden$12,000
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics45$32,585$84,872Hidden

Education (teaching)

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Education, General0HiddenHiddenHidden

Fine and performing arts

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Dance16HiddenHiddenHidden
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft26HiddenHiddenHidden
Film/Video and Photographic Arts97$39,518$53,663$17,000
Fine and Studio Arts34HiddenHiddenHidden
Music51HiddenHiddenHidden
Visual and Performing Arts, General0HiddenHiddenHidden

General arts and science (major chosen later)

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Classical and Ancient Studies7HiddenHiddenHidden
Economics and Computer Science10HiddenHiddenHidden
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities13HiddenHiddenHidden
Mathematics and Computer Science21HiddenHiddenHidden
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other15HiddenHiddenHidden

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Where these numbers come from

College Scorecard release 10152026, Most Recent Cohorts files, fetched 2026-10-20. Test policy: the school's page (opens in a new tab). Tuition history, housing and the school's own grants: the federal IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) survey.

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