Colleges / Emory University
College · Private nonprofit · Atlanta, GA · City
EU

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Religious affiliation
Address201 Dowman Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322
Websitewww.emory.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate11%
6-yr median pay$75k
Net price / yr$23k
Undergrad size7,298
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $23k/yr for a shot at a $75k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 11% means this is competitive but not impossible. Admitted students average SAT 1520 · ACT 33.

If you get in

7,298 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $84k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $23k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$334k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$90k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$244k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$64.3k
Room & board
$20.2k
Books & supplies
$1,262

How students pay for it.

Pell grants18%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans11%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$18k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention96%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr91%
Most finish on time.
6-yr median pay$75k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$80k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
7,298
Location
Atlanta, GA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White30%
  • Asian25%
  • International16%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Black10%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students16%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$56k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 54

What you can study.

Colleges / Emory University
College · Private nonprofit · Atlanta, GA · City
EU

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Religious affiliation
Address201 Dowman Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322
Websitewww.emory.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate11%
6-yr median pay$75k
Net price / yr$23k
Undergrad size7,298
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $23k/yr for a shot at a $75k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 11% means this is competitive but not impossible. Admitted students average SAT 1520 · ACT 33.

If you get in

7,298 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $84k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $23k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$334k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$90k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$244k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$64.3k
Room & board
$20.2k
Books & supplies
$1,262

How students pay for it.

Pell grants18%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans11%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$18k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention96%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr91%
Most finish on time.
6-yr median pay$75k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$80k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
7,298
Location
Atlanta, GA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White30%
  • Asian25%
  • International16%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Black10%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students16%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$56k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 54

What you can study.