Emory University
Private research university in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Emory University is a private, research university originally founded in Oxford, Georgia, in 1836 by the Methodist Episcopal Church as Emory College.
The college was named after the Methodist Episcopal Church bishop, John Emery. In 1915, the school relocated to its current location in Atlanta and assumed its present name.
Today, Emory University comprises about nine academic divisions, including two undergraduate colleges and some seven graduate and professional schools. Among the best known of the latter are the Goizueta Business School and the Candler School of Theology.
Three of the professional schools—the Emory University Medical School, the Neil Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, and the Rollins School of Public Health—are parts of an umbrella administrative entity known as the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center (WHSC).
One of the WHSC’s most noteworthy constituent units is the world-renowned—Yerkes National Primate Research Center.
Among many prominent Emory-associated individuals, we may note the following:
- Mathematicians, Raman Parimala, Suresh Venapally, Victoria Powers, Vojtěch Rödl & Ken Ono
- Philosophers, Donald Phillip Verene, Ernst von Glasersfeld & Thomas R. Flynn
- Theologian, Timothy P. Jackson
- Poet, Natasha Trethewey
- Novelist, Carl Hiaasen
- Young adult author, Lauren Kate
- Popular musician, Peter Buck
- Physicist, Eric Weeks
- Chemists, Jennifer M. Heemstra, Huw Davies & Shuming Nie
- Microbiologist, Thomas Milton Rivers
- Immunologists, R. Paul Johnson, Thomas P. Gordon, Shu Hongbing & Edward S. Mocarski
- Pharmacologist, Marion Sewer
- Medical imaging researcher, Elizabeth Krupinski
- Primatologist, Robert Yerkes
- Chimpanzee language researcher, Duane Rumbaugh
- Psychologists, Karl Lashley & Drew Westen
- Historians, C. Vann Woodward, David M. Potter & Jeffrey Burton Russell
- Sociologist, Howard Odum
- Anthropologist, Melvin Konner
- Economist, Jacob Mincer
- Legal and international relations scholars, Harold J. Berman & Mary Louise Dudziak
- Japanologist, Susan Pharr
- Korean political thinker and politician, Yun Chi-ho
- Radio journalist, Kai Ryssdal
- TV journalist, David Brinkley
- Coca-Cola Company President, Robert W. Woodruff
- Nobel Peace Prize laureate, the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso,
- Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Desmond Tutu
- US House of Representatives Speaker, Newt Gingrich
- US Senators Sam Nunn & Zell Miller
- 35th US Vice President (under President Harry Truman), Alben Barkley
- 39th US President, Jimmy Carter
Admissions
What does this school look for?
Annual Applications
27,559
Acceptance
19%
Graduation Rate
91%
Median SAT Score
1435
Median ACT Score
32
Costs
How much does it cost to attend?
Tuition (in-state)
$50,590
Fees (in-state)
$716
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-30K | $11,865 |
| 30K-48K | $10,362 |
| 48K-75K | $15,337 |
| 75K-110K | $24,620 |
| 110K+ | $42,732 |
After Graduation
Averages for 10 years after enrolling
Avg Earnings
$84,400
Employed
91%
Campus Life
What's it like to attend this school?
The People
Full time on-campus stats
Student Body
13K
Under-Grads
8K
Graduates
6K
The Campus
Where will you be attending?
Location
408 Administration Building, 201 Dowman Drive,
Atlanta GA
30322
On Campus Crime Rates
Property Crime
32 per 100k
Violent Crime
1 per 100k
City Crime Rates
Property Crime
52 per 100k
Violent Crime
11 per 100k
What is Emory University known for?
Our answer to this is to show you the disciplines in which a school's faculty and alumni have had the highest historical influence. A school may be influential in a discipline even if they do not offer degrees in that area. We've organized two lists to show where they are influential and offer corresponding degrees, and where they are influential through scholarship although they don't offer degrees in the disciplines.
Top areas of influence with degrees offered
Other areas of influence
Influential People
Who are Emory University's Most influential alumni?
Emory University's most influential alumni faculty include professors and professionals in the fields of Nursing, Medical, and Political Science. Emory University’s most academically influential people include Marion L. Brittain, David Brinkley, and Isaac S. Hopkins.