# Emory University

#### **Admissions Numbers**

* 13 VetLink applicants matriculated
* [Emory University Remains Test Optional for 2025-2026.](https://apply.emory.edu/index.html)
* 10% veterans applied first year\*
* 90% veterans applied as transfer\*
* 3.62 Average GPA of VetLink applicants\*

  (\*applicant reported)

#### **How to Apply**

Application available on Common App and Apply Coalition with SCOIR

* Emory's annual short answer questions
* Official transcripts
* Letters of recommendation x2
* Standardized test scores (Optional)
* Application fee (Waiver available)
* Financial Aid Application (Optional)

#### Admissions Deadlines&#x20;

* Early Decision I Application Deadline: November 1
* Early Decision II Application Deadline: January 1
* Regular Decision Application Deadline: January 1
* Fall Transfer Application Deadline: March 15

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Demographics</strong> </td><td>6,968 enrolled undergraduates (College of Arts &#x26; Sciences + Oxford College)</td><td>42% Males // 58% Females</td><td>7.4% first-generation college students</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Academics</strong></td><td>80+ Undergraduate majors, 60+ minors &#x26; 10+ pre-professional choices</td><td>9:1 student-faculty ratio</td><td>54.6% classes have fewer than 20 students</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Top Academic Programs</strong></td><td>Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse</td><td>Business Administration and Management</td><td>Biology/Biological Sciences</td><td>Neuroscience</td><td>Econometrics and Quantitative Economics</td></tr></tbody></table>

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#### Financial Aid & Scholarships

* $83,702 Cost of attendance for full time Undergraduate programs
* Need-Blind Applications
* $7,000 maximum Yellow Ribbon award amount for Emory's Undergraduate programs
* Limited number of Yellow Ribbon spots determined by undergraduate program
* 100% of demonstrated need for every admitted domestic student
* 61% of Students receive need-based or merit aid
* 19% students receive Pell Grants
* $47,456 average financial aid package

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#### Veterans Campus Life&#x20;

* Theory Practice/Service Learning- put learning into practice with classes through Oxford College's community service partnership
* The Hatchery - Explore big ideas & collaborate with peers at the Hatchery, Emory's hub for innovation & creation
* Emory Center for Experiential Learning - Practice clinical skills through programs and events in medicine and the health sciences
* 480 student clubs, sports teams & performing arts groups

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Knowledge in Action</strong> </td><td>$894.7 million total in research funding &#x26; $526.2 million in NIH funding with 3,669 research proposals funded (FY2021)</td><td>~80% of Students volunteer</td><td>91 Fulbright US Student Grant Recipients in the past 10 years</td><td>3 Rhodes Scholars in the past 10 years</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Alumni &#x26; Outcomes</strong> </td><td>165,000+ Active Alumni Worldwide</td><td><p>3 months after graduation:</p><p>48% graduates report working full-time</p><p>35% graduates report continuing education</p></td><td><p>Average starting salaries:</p><p>$60,919 - Emory College</p><p>$65,182 - School of Nursing</p></td><td>59% Medical School admit rate for graduates who engaged with Emory's Pre-Health Advising</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

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#### More Resources

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