Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia · Website
$80,137
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$80,137
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Emory University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Atlanta, Georgia with 7,298 undergraduates and 7,768 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $22,585 a year (tuition and fees $64,280). It admits 11% of applicants and 91% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $80,137 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $18,250 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$22,585
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$64,280
US median $11,837
Admission rate
11%
US median 78%
Completion rate
91%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$18,250
About $193 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$80,137
Rank 185 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
- $22,585
- Tuition and fees
- $64,280
- Cost of attendance
- $83,622
- Students with a need-based grant
- 18%
- Students with federal loans
- 11%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,363
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $9,220
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $11,237
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $13,821
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $53,018
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 $46,314 in 2015-16 to $64,280 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
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1,520
- SAT reading, middle
- 720
- SAT math, middle
- 760
- ACT, middle
- 33
- Undergraduates
- 7,298
- Graduate students
- 7,768
- Part-time students
- 1.0%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 91%
- Retention rate
- 96%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 151
- Endowment
- $12.4B
- 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 185 of 5,094 US colleges and 4 of 140 in Georgia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | GA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $22,585 | $16,487 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $64,280 | $8,578 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 11% | 74% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 91% | 42% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 96% | 66% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $18,250 | $16,542 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $74,980 | $33,044 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $80,137 | $38,579 | $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. 80% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 85% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
151 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 455 | $63,050 | $107,880 | $121,958 | $120,193 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 424 | $66,000 | $63,822 | $88,896 | $82,751 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 422 | $19,500 | $85,682 | $136,731 | $68,257 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 297 | $60,046 | $143,962 | $196,191 | $103,485 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 256 | $134,617 | $79,803 | $152,126 | $107,773 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 211 | $19,500 | $23,492 | $70,959 | $57,214 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyMaster's | Master's | 174 | $66,000 | $66,028 | $88,235 | $82,527 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 168 | $19,702 | $32,085 | $59,628 | $50,706 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 158 | $20,826 | $71,340 | $111,631 | $82,686 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 153 | $17,421 | $26,663 | $73,795 | $62,451 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 152 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $124,807 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 140 | $19,750 | $79,073 | $101,903 | $88,910 |
| StatisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 137 | $20,983 | $60,714 | $93,446 | $92,425 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 129 | $181,971 | $67,663 | $98,605 | $112,460 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's | Master's | 107 | $58,657 | $46,547 | $63,450 | $61,300 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 95 | $19,625 | $32,130 | $79,034 | $65,120 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 89 | $15,500 | $80,623 | $159,541 | $107,009 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 87 | $17,500 | $46,629 | $94,001 | $63,293 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 81 | $19,500 | $37,974 | $87,254 | $54,562 |
| Biology, GeneralDoctoral | Doctoral | 73 | Withheld | $63,921 | $105,042 | $92,983 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's | Master's | 67 | $66,876 | $68,090 | $108,211 | $101,000 |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 66 | $21,515 | $36,700 | $78,768 | $46,676 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 66 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 60 | $15,250 | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 54 | $146,677 | $71,789 | $85,267 | $81,641 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Emory University cost?
$22,585 a year is the average net price at Emory University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $64,280, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $83,622. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,363 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Emory University?
11% of applicants are admitted to Emory University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,520 and the middle ACT score is 33. The median admission rate of colleges in Georgia is 74%.
How much do Emory University graduates earn?
$80,137 a year is the median pay of former Emory University students who work, 10 years after they started ($74,980 after 6 years). That ranks 185 of 5,094 US colleges and 4 of 140 in Georgia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies (Master's) at $188,661.
How much student debt do Emory University graduates have?
$18,250 is the median federal student loan debt of Emory University graduates, about $193 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 11% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Emory University?
91% of first-time, full-time students at Emory University finish within 6 years. 96% 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 University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (455 master's graduates), Public Health (424 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (422 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 151 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.