How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Emory University admits about 10.7% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,470 and 1,550 on the SAT or between 32 and 35 on the ACT (interquartile range). Among enrolled undergraduates, 18.2% receive Pell Grants and 16.4% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is limited, at 29.2%. Azimuth ranks Emory University #267 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. At a selective admit rate, Emory's enrollment funnel is narrow, and the number of Pell-eligible and first-generation students it enrolls is constrained relative to institutions that admit larger shares of their applicant pools. The graduation rate — what it doesn't count is 91.1%, with 90.2% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window — a strong completion signal for the students who do gain admission. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $99,300 on a historical 10-year Scorecard measure, placing Emory University in the 99.3 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Emory University #199 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern that Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes at scale identifies applies here directly: low-income students who gain admission to Emory complete at high rates and reach earnings outcomes that rank among the strongest in the country for this cohort — but the institution's admission scale limits how many students benefit from that pathway. Freshman retention is 95.7%, reinforcing that students who enroll are well-supported through to completion.
Emory University admits about 10.7% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,470 and 1,550 on the SAT or between 32 and 35 on the ACT (interquartile range). Among enrolled undergraduates, 18.2% receive Pell Grants and 16.4% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is limited, at 29.2%. Azimuth ranks Emory University #267 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. At a selective admit rate, Emory's enrollment funnel is narrow, and the number of Pell-eligible and first-generation students it enrolls is constrained relative to institutions that admit larger shares of their applicant pools. The graduation rate — what it doesn't count is 91.1%, with 90.2% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window — a strong completion signal for the students who do gain admission. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $99,300 on a historical 10-year Scorecard measure, placing Emory University in the 99.3 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Emory University #199 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern that Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes at scale identifies applies here directly: low-income students who gain admission to Emory complete at high rates and reach earnings outcomes that rank among the strongest in the country for this cohort — but the institution's admission scale limits how many students benefit from that pathway. Freshman retention is 95.7%, reinforcing that students who enroll are well-supported through to completion.
Emory University admits about 10.7% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,470 and 1,550 on the SAT or between 32 and 35 on the ACT (interquartile range). Among enrolled undergraduates, 18.2% receive Pell Grants and 16.4% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is limited, at 29.2%. Azimuth ranks Emory University #267 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. At a selective admit rate, Emory's enrollment funnel is narrow, and the number of Pell-eligible and first-generation students it enrolls is constrained relative to institutions that admit larger shares of their applicant pools. The graduation rate — what it doesn't count is 91.1%, with 90.2% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window — a strong completion signal for the students who do gain admission. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $99,300 on a historical 10-year Scorecard measure, placing Emory University in the 99.3 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Emory University #199 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern that Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes at scale identifies applies here directly: low-income students who gain admission to Emory complete at high rates and reach earnings outcomes that rank among the strongest in the country for this cohort — but the institution's admission scale limits how many students benefit from that pathway. Freshman retention is 95.7%, reinforcing that students who enroll are well-supported through to completion.
