Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia · Private · 7,298 undergraduates · emory.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
10%
of 37,561 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1480 to 1540
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$98,940Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Emory University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
10% of applicants admitted
Reach
It admits only 10% of applicants, so it's a reach for everyone.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$98,940
a year in 2027-28, from a $98,940 sticker price
What to do with your 1510
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1510).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Standardized Exam Policies | Emory Admissions · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Nov15Other deadline · November 15, 2026
- Jan1Early Decision II · January 1, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan1Regular Decision · January 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
10%
of applicants were admitted: 3,869 of 37,561 for fall 2025.
Early Decision
Binding. 22% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
7,608 students were offered a spot; 274 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 47% of them sent SAT scores and 21% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1480 to 1540
Reading and Writing 720 to 760
Math 740 to 790
ACT composite 33 to 35
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160096%
- 1200 to 13994%
- 1000 to 11990%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.80
- 4.014%
- 3.75 to 3.9963%
- 3.50 to 3.7421%
- 3.25 to 3.492%
- 3.00 to 3.240%
- 2.50 to 2.990%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$98,940
a year
- Tuition$73,110
- Fees$1,190
- Food and housing$23,300
- Books and supplies$1,340
Emory University published $95,140 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$10,593
- $30,001 to $48,000$8,932
- $48,001 to $75,000$9,448
- $75,001 to $110,000$13,089
- Over $110,000$49,057
Financial aid
100%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$66,428
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
6.4%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $24,314 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid priority date: 2/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 3/1
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Emory National Merit Scholarship (Emory-sponsored)
$2,000 a year
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC.
Details
Georgia programs for residents
HOPE Scholarship
State program · In-state students
Tuition at HOPE rate. 2026-27 examples: UGA $334.47/credit hour ($5,017/semester at 15 hrs); Emory (private) $2,985/semester full-time, $1,493 half-time
- 1160+ SAT or 24+ ACT, Ineligible HS graduate / unaccredited home study / HSE: test-only pathway; graduate from an ineligible high school, unaccredited home study, or HSE diploma; manual evaluation
Zell Miller Scholarship
State program · In-state students
100% of standard undergraduate tuition (public up to 15 hrs; private up to 12 hrs). 2026-27 examples: UGA $5,067/semester for 7-15 hrs; Emory (private) $2,985/semester full-time, $1,493 half-time
- 3.70+ GPA, 1200+ SAT or 25+ ACT, Eligible HS graduate / accredited home study: GPA + test pathway; at least 4 full rigor credits from the Academic Rigor Course List
- 1340+ SAT or 29+ ACT, Ineligible HS graduate / unaccredited home study: test-only pathway; graduate from an ineligible high school or complete an unaccredited home study program; manual evaluation
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
35 of 37
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $7,310Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 5 | 3 | ARTVIS 103 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 5 | 3 | ARTVIS 109 |
| African American Studies | 5 | 3 | AAS 238 (Cross-listed as HIST 238) |
| Art History | 5 | 3 | ARTHIST 101 |
| Biology | 4 | 3 | BIOL 141 (lecture only) |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 3 | MATH 111 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 3 | MATH 112Z and MATH 111 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 3 | CHEM 150 and CHEM 150L |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | CHN 102 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 5 | 3 | Emory awards elective credit that does not count towards the major. |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CS 170 |
| Drawing | 5 | 3 | ARTVIS 103 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGRD 101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | CPLT 101 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | ENVS 130 |
| European History | 5 | 3 | Emory awards elective credit that may count towards the major according to policies laid out by the department |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | FREN 201 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | GER 102 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | ITAL 102 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | JPN 102 |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | LAT 102 |
| Macroeconomics | 5 | 3 | ECON 112 |
| Microeconomics | 5 | 3 | ECON 101 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 4 | ||
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 4 | ||
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | MUS 114 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 3 | MUS 121 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 3 | PHYS 141 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 3 | PHYS 142 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 3 | PHYS 152 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 3 | PHYS 151 |
| Psychology | 5 | 3 | PSYC 111 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPAN 102 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPAN 102 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | Emory awards elective credit that does not count towards the major |
| United States Government and Politics | 5 | 3 | POLS 100 |
| United States History | 5 | 3 | Emory awards elective credit that may count towards the major according to policies laid out by the department |
| World History: Modern | 5 | 3 | Emory awards elective credit that may count towards the major according to policies laid out by the department |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
91%
Come back for a second year
96%
Typical earnings
$93,897
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Emory University$104,601
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 23 majors here have earnings data.
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