Emory University Business Programs

Emory University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Atlanta, Georgia. The location of Emory is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Emory University Rankings

We have ranked Emory as #22 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 50 colleges in Georgia, it is ranked at #2.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Emory has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#6	Best Business Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Emory.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#59	Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#80	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#106	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Emory has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Accounting and Business/Management Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#9	Best General Business/Commerce Schools	College Factual
#19	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#21	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#29	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#74	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is Emory University?

Contact details for Emory are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	201 Dowman Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322
Phone:	404-727-6123
Website:	www.emory.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/EmoryUniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/emoryuniversity

How Do I Get Into Emory?

You can apply to Emory online at: https://apply.emory.edu/apply/first-year/how-to-apply.html

Admission Requirements for Emory

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	recommended
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Emory?

With an acceptance rate of 19%, Emory is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 20%, and the acceptance rate for women is 19%.

Average Test Scores

About 61% of students accepted to Emory submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 680 and 740. Math scores were between 700 and 790.

Emory received ACT scores from 39% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 31 and 34.

Can I Afford Emory University?

The overall average net price of Emory is $49,954. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Emory, approximately 25% of students took out student loans averaging $7,581 a year. That adds up to $30,324 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Emory is 1.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Emory University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,010 undergraduate students at Emory, with 6,814 being full-time and 196 being part-time.

There are also 6,987 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,814 full-time undergraduates at Emory, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Emory University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,577
Black or African American	588
Hispanic or Latino	742
White	2,502
International Students	1,052
Other Races/Ethnicities	353

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Emory University. At this time, 46 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 102 countries are represented at Emory. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and India.

Online Learning at Emory University

In 2019-2020, 12,200 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Emory has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Emory

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Emory University was 1,124.6%. This is the #84 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Emory regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Emory University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	336	256	0	592
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	133	8	0	141
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	8	35	0	43
Development Economics & International Development	0	26	0	26
Accounting	23	0	0	23
Accounting and Business/Management	0	23	0	23
General Business/Commerce	0	0	6	6
General Economics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	500	348	6	854

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Mpspqr under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.