Emory & Henry University
Emory, Virginia · Website
$47,385
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$47,385
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Emory & Henry University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Emory, Virginia with 1,078 undergraduates and 228 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,061 a year (tuition and fees $39,000). It admits 84% of applicants and 56% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $47,385 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,332 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,061
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$39,000
US median $11,837
Admission rate
84%
US median 78%
Completion rate
56%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,332
About $279 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$47,385
Rank 1,719 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $19,061
- Tuition and fees
- $39,000
- Cost of attendance
- $52,854
- Students with a need-based grant
- 38%
- Students with federal loans
- 59%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $14,246
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $14,430
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,622
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,029
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $23,418
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $30,900 in 2015-16 to $39,000 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1,135
- Undergraduates
- 1,078
- Graduate students
- 228
- Part-time students
- 3.3%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 56%
- Retention rate
- 66%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 51
- Endowment
- $110.7M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,719 of 5,094 US colleges and 45 of 127 in Virginia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | VA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,061 | $19,081 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $39,000 | $16,364 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 84% | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 56% | 52% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 66% | 73% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,332 | $20,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $39,448 | $36,582 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $47,385 | $42,837 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 64% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 69% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
51 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $26,000 | $28,146 | $45,877 | $54,562 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $26,500 | $35,349 | $71,531 | $68,257 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,916 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $26,970 | $25,390 | $42,940 | $50,706 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,686 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Community Organization and AdvocacyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,936 |
| Geography and CartographyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,853 |
| Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,334 |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Emory and Virginia on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Virginia
Questions and answers
How much does Emory & Henry University cost?
$19,061 a year is the average net price at Emory & Henry University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $39,000, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $52,854. Families earning under $30,000 pay $14,246 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Emory & Henry University?
84% of applicants are admitted to Emory & Henry University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,135. The median admission rate of colleges in Virginia is 80%.
How much do Emory & Henry University graduates earn?
$47,385 a year is the median pay of former Emory & Henry University students who work, 10 years after they started ($39,448 after 6 years). That ranks 1,719 of 5,094 US colleges and 45 of 127 in Virginia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral) at $78,283.
How much student debt do Emory & Henry University graduates have?
$26,332 is the median federal student loan debt of Emory & Henry University graduates, about $279 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 59% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Emory & Henry University?
56% of first-time, full-time students at Emory & Henry University finish within 6 years. 66% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Emory & Henry University?
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (46 bachelor's graduates), Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (32 professional graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (31 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 51 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.