	Emory University 2016 University Academic Rankings
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by the Methodist Episcopal Church and was named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory. In 1915, the college relocated to metropolitan Atlanta and was rechartered as Emory University. The university is the second-oldest private institution of higher education in Georgia and among the fifty oldest private universities in the United States. Emory University has nine academic divisions: Emory College of Arts and Sciences, Oxford College, Goizueta Business School, Laney Graduate School, School of Law, School of Medicine, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Rollins School of Public Health, and the Candler School of Theology. Emory University, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and Peking University in Beijing, China jointly administer the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering. The university operates the Confucius Institute in Atlanta in partnership with Nanjing University. Emory has a growing faculty research partnership with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Emory University students come from all 50 states, 6 territories of the United States, and over 100 foreign countries. Emory Healthcare is the largest healthcare system in the state of Georgia and comprises seven major hospitals, including the internationally renowned Emory University Hospital and Emory University Hospital Midtown. The university operates the Winship Cancer Institute, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, and many disease and vaccine research centers. Emory university is one of four institutions involved in the NIAID's Tuberculosis Research Units Program and is the leading coordinator of the U.S. Health Department's National Ebola Training and Education Center. The International Association of National Public Health Institutes is headquartered at the university and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Cancer Society are national affiliate institutions located adjacent to the campus. The university is partnered with the Carter Center. Emory University is 18th among the list of colleges and universities in the United States by endowment, 21st among universities in the world by endowment, and 21st in U.S. News & World Report's 2016 National Universities Rankings. Emory University has a Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education status of R1: "highest research activity" and is cited for high scientific performance and citation impact in the CWTS Leiden Ranking. The National Science Foundation ranked the university 36th among academic institutions in the United States for research and development (R&D) expenditures. Emory University research is funded primarily by federal government agencies, namely the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In 1995 Emory University was elected to the Association of American Universities, an association of the 62 leading research universities in the United States & Canada. History Asa Griggs Candler, founder of The Coca-Cola Company, provided a land grant for Emory College to relocate to metropolitan Atlanta and be rechartered as Emory University. Based on large donations from the Candler, Woodruff, Goizueta, and Rollins families, Emory University is colloquially referred to as "Coca-Cola University." Nineteenth century Emory College was founded in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by the Methodist Episcopal Church. The college was named in honor of the departed Methodist bishop John Emory. I ... [more on wikipedia]

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Emory University Details

Emory University Details
detail	value
state	Georgia
conference	University Athletic Association
public	Private
scores	2050/1367/31
level	Excellent
rank	[36
overall ROI rank	[29
size	medium-small
undergrads	7829
grads	6940
price	61344
drop	9
stem	18
research	543
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Emory University?

1. number 36 for Academics.

2. number 29 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Emory University?

1. Washington University in St Louis

2. Vanderbilt University

3. Southern Methodist University

4. Yale University

5. College of William and Mary

6. University of Chicago

7. George Washington University

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Emory University National Academic Rankings

Emory University National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	36	49	89	38	51	52	25	61	29
All	38	46	68	38	51	46	25	33	28
All Nonivy	29	40	64	30	43	40	20	32	21
Private	31	47	69	27	33	27	16	31	21
South East Region	6	5	9	5	9	6	7	19	8
State of Georgia	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	5	2
Top Ten Top250	36	49	89	38	51	52	25	61	29
Top Ten South East Region	6	5	7	5	7	6	7	6	5
Top Ten State of Georgia	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	3	2

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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Emory University Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Emory University

Emory University Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Emory University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
92.97	Washington University in St Louis	Missouri	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	8	6
92.50	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8
92.11	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
91.33	Yale University	Connecticut	Ivy League	Private	Elite	3	37
85.36	College of William and Mary	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	Excellent	54	60
84.89	University of Chicago	Illinois	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	10	14
84.86	George Washington University	Washington DC	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	Excellent	51	135
84.72	SUNY College at Geneseo	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Excellent	111	184
84.67	Santa Clara University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	123	98
84.52	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Ivy League	Private	Elite	12	7
84.14	Wake Forest University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	66	50
83.17	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
82.84	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
82.33	University of Iowa	Iowa	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	68	79
79.51	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	31	12
79.10	Northwestern University	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Private	Elite	11	13
79.08	The College of New Jersey	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	Good	164	193
78.91	Brown University	Rhode Island	Ivy League	Private	Elite	25	34
78.67	University of Rochester	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	39	93
78.22	University of San Diego	California	Pioneer Football League / West...	Private	Good	203	195
78.00	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
77.74	Tufts University	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	23	34
76.99	Dartmouth College	New Hampshire	Ivy League	Private	Elite	19	21
76.51	Brandeis University	Massachusetts	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	46	116
76.23	Boston University	Massachusetts	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	45	116
76.18	University of Richmond	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	128	150
76.17	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
75.91	University of California-Santa Barbara	California	Big West Conference	Public	Good	63	122
75.85	Oberlin College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	81	55
75.78	Colgate University	New York	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	92	83
75.42	Gettysburg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	170	148
75.35	Dickinson College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	187	201
75.27	University of Georgia	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	82	65
75.19	Lewis & Clark College	Oregon	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	179	221
75.10	Macalester College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	133	146
75.08	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
75.07	Occidental College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Excellent	158	162
75.06	Rhodes College	Tennessee	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	191	147
74.84	Davidson College	North Carolina	Pioneer Football League / Atla...	Private	Excellent	155	129
74.75	Kenyon College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	147	91
74.61	Whitman College	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	153	154
74.50	Ohio State University	Ohio	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	40	43
73.28	Tulane University of Louisiana	Louisiana	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	61	106
72.64	Stanford University	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	9	17
72.31	Duke University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	13	3
71.45	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	27	34
70.85	Case Western Reserve University	Ohio	Presidents' Athletic Conferenc...	Private	Excellent	28	14
70.43	Baylor University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	Good	134	128
69.97	Miami University-Oxford	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Good	118	67
69.45	University of Southern California	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	22	81

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

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Emory University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Emory University

Emory University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Emory University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
95.83	New York University	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	35	101
95.68	University of Rochester	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	39	93
94.60	Brandeis University	Massachusetts	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	46	116
94.58	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
94.30	Northeastern University	Massachusetts	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Elite	40	109
93.71	Georgetown University	Washington DC	Patriot League / Big East Conf...	Private	Elite	42	88
92.78	Williams College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	58	161
92.77	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
92.70	University of Maryland-College Park	Maryland	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	34	60
92.01	Bowdoin College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	64	162
91.94	Pomona College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	52	125
91.66	Pacific - 12 Conference (Average)	-	Pacific 12 Conference	-Conf-	Excellent	-	32
91.16	Franklin W Olin College of Engineering	Massachusetts	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Elite	48	53
90.73	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
90.53	Harvey Mudd College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	49	19
89.00	The University of Texas at Austin	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Good	38	51
86.84	Ohio State University	Ohio	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	40	43

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