Atlanta, Georgia · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Emory University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Atlanta, Georgia. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 15,175 students in fall 2024, including 7,407 undergraduates and 7,768 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. Its religious affiliation is United Methodist.
Emory University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 128 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Management Science, Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods, and Biology. It awarded 5,053 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
96% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.
Key figures
15,175
Students enrolled
96%
First-year retention
5,053
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
128
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 128
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
96%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
2,326
Master's degrees
1,911
Doctoral degrees (research)
284
Professional doctorates
503
Postbaccalaureate certificates
12
Post-master's certificates
17
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
15,175
Undergraduates, fall 2024
7,407
Graduate students, fall 2024
7,768
Full-time, fall 2024
90%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
16,521
Undergraduates, 2024-25
7,935
Graduate students, 2024-25
8,586
Full-time, 2024-25
87%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
61%
Men
39%
White
32%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
15%
Asian
19%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
19%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
4%
Students taking some online courses
46%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
United Methodist
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
University Athletic Association
Interim President
Leah Ward Sears
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit