Colleges / Emory & Henry University
College · Private nonprofit · Emory, VA · Rural
EHU

Emory & Henry University

Emory, VA

Religious affiliation
Address30461 Garnand Drive, Emory, VA 24327-0947
Websitewww.emoryhenry.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate84%
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$19k
Undergrad size1,078
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $19k/yr for a shot at a $39k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 84% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1135.

If you get in

1,078 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $53k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $19k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$211k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$76k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$135k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$39.0k
Room & board
$14.6k

How students pay for it.

Pell grants38%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans59%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $12k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention68%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr56%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$39k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$47k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out28%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Rural
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,078
Location
Emory, VA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White63%
  • Unknown13%
  • Black11%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International3%
  • Hispanic3%
  • Asian1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students27%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$53k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 43

What you can study.

Colleges / Emory & Henry University
College · Private nonprofit · Emory, VA · Rural
EHU

Emory & Henry University

Emory, VA

Religious affiliation
Address30461 Garnand Drive, Emory, VA 24327-0947
Websitewww.emoryhenry.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate84%
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$19k
Undergrad size1,078
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $19k/yr for a shot at a $39k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 84% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1135.

If you get in

1,078 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $53k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $19k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$211k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$76k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$135k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$39.0k
Room & board
$14.6k

How students pay for it.

Pell grants38%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans59%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $12k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention68%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr56%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$39k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$47k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out28%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Rural
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,078
Location
Emory, VA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White63%
  • Unknown13%
  • Black11%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International3%
  • Hispanic3%
  • Asian1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students27%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$53k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 43

What you can study.