Emory University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Emory University is a diverse private university recognized for its liberal arts college, professional schools, and healthcare system. The university generates a great deal of research funding, while maintaining a traditional emphasis on teaching.

Emory is located in the City of Atlanta, one of the nation's fastest-growing metropolitan areas. The university maintains active partnerships with many of the city's prominent institutions, such as The Carter Center and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

It was established in 1836. Emory is named after John Emory, a popular bishop of the Georgia Methodist Conference.

In its 2010 edition, U.S. News & World Report ranked the university's undergraduate program 17th among national universities,[6] while ranking the medical, law, and business programs among the top 25 in the country.[7][8][9] In 2008, Emory received $411.2 million in total research funding awards, more than any other university in Georgia.[10]The university is ranked 18th among national universities according to U.S. News & World Report.

Emory University offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in several areas of study. The university is organized into the following academic divisions:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• Goizueta Business School
• Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
• Oxford College
• Candler School of Theology
• Emory University School of Law
• Emory University School of Medicine
• James T. Laney School of Graduate Studies
• Rollins School of Public Health

Famous Emory University alumni include Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; Kenneth Cole, fashion designer and activist; and Emily Saliers and Amy Ray, better known as the folk/pop group Indigo Girls. Noted graduates of Oxford College, a division of the university, include Alben W. Barkley, 35th U.S. Vice President; Lucius Quintus Lamar II, former U.S. Supreme Court Justice and Mississippi Senator; Dumas Malone, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, former head of Harvard University Press; and Thomas M. Rivers, virologist, who headed National Science Foundation's search for a polio vaccine.

Emory has several varsity athletic teams in NCAA Division III. The university also has an active Greek life, with several fraternities and sororities. The fraternities have existed, officially and unofficially, since 1840. Several secret societies have emerged on the campus over the years. DVS is the oldest, founded on the Oxford campus in 1902.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy, liberal arts, law, medicine, and science.
• High faculty salary.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Selective admissions.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There is a hospital on campus.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 12,755 in 2009-2010 (13,264 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 52% of enrolled students, graduate students are 34%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 14%.

Students under 25 years old represent 66% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Emory provides on-campus housing for 4,352 of its 13,264 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

The school is in the University Athletic Association for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Emory offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral With Medical/Veterinary.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (725 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (9 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (25 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (18 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (42 awarded)

• Education

ENGINEERING (22 awarded)

• Biomedical/Medical Engineering

FINE ARTS (31 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (222 awarded)

• Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD)
• Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS (1,078 awarded)

• African Studies
• African-American/Black Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Chinese Language and Literature
• Classical/Ancient Mediterranean/Near Eastern Studies & Archaeology
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Comparative Literature
• Creative Writing
• East Asian Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• French Studies
• German Studies
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Italian Studies
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Latin American Studies
• Latin Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Linguistics
• Medieval and Renaissance Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Near and Middle Eastern Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (30 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (268 awarded)

• Environmental Health
• Health Services Administration
• International Public Health/International Health
• Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (115 awarded)

• Anesthesiologist Assistant
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist
• Physician Assistant

MEDICINE (223 awarded)

• Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)
• Medicine (MD)
• Neuroscience
• Public Health

MUSIC (15 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (201 awarded)

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Critical Care Nursing
• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery
• Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
• Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (15 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (216 awarded)

• Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
• Jewish/Judaic Studies
• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious/Sacred Music
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (380 awarded)

• Astronomy and Astrophysics
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences
• Biostatistics
• Chemistry
• Epidemiology
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (203 awarded)

• Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
• Maternal and Child Health
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology