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Emory University

Emory University
201 Dowman Drive
Atlanta, GA 30322

Official telephone: (404) 727-6123

Website: www.emory.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,818 men, 3,828 women, 6,646 total
Full-time undergraduates: 2,779 men, 3,759 women, 6,538 total
Part-time undergraduates: 39 men, 69 women, 108 total
Total graduate students: 1,607 men, 2,473 women, 4,080 total
Full-time graduate students: 1,301 men, 2,033 women, 3,334 total
Part-time graduate students: 306 men, 440 women, 746 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast, Southeast, Middle Atlantic
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 81%
First-year student breakdown:
9.4% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
19.6% Asian or Pacific Islander
3.6% Hispanic
51.5% White (non-Hispanic)
7.0% total international (nonresident aliens)
8.6% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
9.3% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
17.6% Asian or Pacific Islander
3.4% Hispanic
57.4% White (non-Hispanic)
4.9% total international (nonresident aliens)
7.1% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

Emory University
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 740 acres
City or town school is located in: Atlanta
Population of city/town: 4,708,297
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Oxford College
Nearest major city: Atlanta
Population of nearest major city: 4,708,297
Online campus map: www.emory.edu/MAP/

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • sorority housing
  • fraternity housing
  • single-student apartments
  • married-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
  • special housing for international students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 98%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 66%
Percent of students who live off campus: 34%
Students required to live on campus: All freshmen must live on campus unless living with family in metropolitan Atlanta.
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 650
Other computer facilities/services: The Computing Center at Cox Hall, Emory's newest computer center, is designed specifically for faculty/student interaction and is dedicated to new models of learning and collaborative activities. Creative lighting, large computer monitors, SmartBoards, and comfortable seating all combine to form a modern, relaxed atmosphere perfect for group study or just a cup of coffee.

Throughout the Center, special attention has been devoted to combining flexible space with integrated technologies that en
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
General Libraries (comprised of the Woodruff Library, Candler Library, Center for Library and Information Resources, Chemistry Library, Heilbrun Music and Media Library, Math and Science Library, Goizueta Business Library, and Special Collections and University Archives)

Health Sciences Center Library
Hoke O'Kelley Library of Oxford College
Hugh MacMillan Law Library
Pitts Theology Library
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Michael C. Carlos Museum
The Museum of the Jimmy Carter Library

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: partially

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 14
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 11
Percent of men who join fraternities: 27%
Number of social sororities on campus: 11
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 8
Percent of women who join sororities: 32%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The Wheel ,
Number of honor societies: 30
Total number of registered organizations: 252
Campus-based religious organizations:
INTERRELIGIOUS COUNCIL, GREEK ORTHODOX CAMPUS MINISTRY , OXFORD FELLOWSHIP, PRESBYTERIAN CAMPUS MINISTRY , REFORMED UNIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP , UNITED METHODIST CAMPUS MINISTRY, UNIVERSITY WORSHIP DEACONS, VOICES OF INNER STRENGTH GOSPEL CHOIR, WHOLE EARTH CHOIR, HINDU STUDENTS COUNCIL , EMORY HILLEL , BAHA'I UNITY CLUB , JEWISH EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE , REFORM JEWISH STUDENTS COMMITTEE , MUSLIM STUDENT ASSOCIATION, UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS , WESLEY FELLOWSHIP , , EMORY ZEN , ASIAN CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, BAPTIST CAMPUS MINISTRY , CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRY , EMORY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, CHRISTIAN MEDICAL & DENTAL SOCIETY, EPISCOPAL CAMPUS MINISTRY
Minority student organizations:
The AFRICAN STUDENTS ASSOCIATION , The HONG KONG STUDENTS ASSOCIATION , The INDIAN CULTURAL EXCHANGE (ICE), The JAPANESE AMERICAN CULTURAL CLUB (JACC) , The KOREAN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ASSOCIATION, The LATINO STUDENT ORGANIZATION (LSO), MUSLIM STUDENT ASSOCIATION (MSA), NGAMBIKA , The PERSIAN CLUB, STUDENTS IN ALLIANCE FOR ASIAN AMERICAN CONCERNS (SAAAC) , MINORITY PRE-MEDICAL SOCIETY, AHANA (AFRICAN, HISPANIC, ASIAN, NATIVE AMERICAN) ARTISTS COLLECTIVE , The PAKISTANI STUDENT ASSOCIATION (PSA), , The ARAB CULTURAL ASSOCIATION , BLACK STUDENT ALLIANCE, BROTHERHOOD OF AFROCENTRIC MEN (BAM), EM VIET , EMORY CHINESE STUDENTS ASSOCIATION (ECSA), The HINDU STUDENTS COUNCIL (HSC) , HILLEL
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
ACTIVE MINDS, CHEMORY, COLLEGE REPUBLICANS , COLLEGES AGAINST CANCER , EMORY ACADEMIC TEAM, EMORY BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS (EMORY BIGS) , EMORY BILLIARDS CLUB (EBC) , EMORY CIRCLE K, The EMORY ENTREPRENEURS NETWORK , EMORY HAND IN HAND, EMORY HELLENIC CLUB, AD HOC PRODUCTIONS, EMORY MODEL UNITED NATIONS, The EMORY PRE-LAW SOCIETY , EMORY PRIDE, EMORY READ , EMORY'S AMAZING THROWING-UP SOCIETY (EAT-US), EMORY STUDENTS FOR ISRAEL (ESI), EMORY SWING CLUB , EMORY TRADE (EM-Trade), The EMORY UNIVERSITY PRE-HEALTH ASSOCIATION (EUPHA), THE GATHERING, ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY , HARMONY, In the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION (IA), The ITALIAN CLUB , NASCAR FANS AT EMORY , The NEWMAN CLUB, NO STRINGS ATTACHED (NSA) , The OXFORD CONTINUEE ASSOCIATION , PEACE BY PEACE , PEER COUNSELING , AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, The PHOTO CLUB , The PRE-VETERINARY CLUB , RACES (RACIAL AND CULTURAL EDUCATION SOURCES), RATHSKELLAR, RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION (RHA), SEED (STUDENT EDUCATORS ON EATING DISORDERS), SHAPE (STUDENT HEALTH ALLIANCE OF PEER EDUCATORS) , SHOAH (STUDENTS HELPING ORGANIZE AWARENESS OF THE HOLOCAUST) , STARVING ARTISTS PRODUCTIONS , STUDENT ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION COALITION (ECOSEAC) , APPLE STUDENT CORE@EMORY , VOLUNTEER EMORY (VE) , The YOUNG DEMOCRATS , ARTCORPS, The BENJAMIN PIUS MOCK TRIAL TEAM, BEST BUDDIES , CARS WITH HOOD ORNAMENTS,

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Betsy Stephenson,
Director of Athletics and Recreation
Director of women's athletics: Myra Sims
Athletic department's mailing address: Sports Information Director
Emory University
Woodruff P.E. Center
Atlanta, GA 30322
School colors: Blue & Gold
School mascot: Eagles
Athletic conference memberships: University Athletic Association (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Men's golfnoNCAA Div. III
Men's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Men's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Men's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Women's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Women's softballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's volleyballnoNCAA Div. III

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 16%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 47%
Athletic facilities:
Baseball Field, Softball Field, Basketball/volleyball arena, Soccer/track complex, Swimming pool, Tennis courts (indoor and outdoor), Racquetball courts, Rock climbing walls, Badminton courts.
Intramural/Recreational sports:
Softball, Co-Rec Basketball, Flag Football, Co-Rec Volleyball, Basketball, Court Hockey, Soccer, Ultimate Frisbee, Tennis, Racquetball, Table Tennis, Badminton, Wrestling, Cross Country, Track & Field, Biathlon, Swim Meet
Club sports for men:
Badminton, crew, cycling & triathlon, fencing, field hockey, gymnastics, lacrosse, roller hockey, rugby, sailing, squash, table tennis, Ultimate Frisbee, Volleyball, Water Polo.
Club sports for women:
Badminton, crew, cycling & triathlon, fencing, field hockey, gymnastics, lacrosse, roller hockey, sailing, squash, table tennis, Ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, Water polo.

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Atlanta (16 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Atlanta (4 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Atlanta (7 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 28%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 41% immediately
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Boston University (MA);Columbia University (NY);Duke University (NC);Emory University (GA);Georgetown University (DC);Georgia Institute of Technology (GA);Georgia State University (GA);Harvard University (MA);Johns Hopkins University (MD);Medical College of Georgia (GA);New York University (NY);Northwestern University (IL);Stanford University (CA);University of Georgia (GA);University of Michigan--Ann Arbor (MI);University of Pennsylvania (PA);Vanderbilt University (TN);Washington University in St. Louis (MO);Yale University (CT)
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Bain & Company , HA&W LLP, Federated Insurance , Ernest & Young , Goldman Sachs , KPMG , Hewitt Associates , Central Intelligence Agency , The Home Depot , Entreprise Rent-a-Car , Americorps , Bear Stearns & Co, Inc , Teach for America , Peace Corps , Deloitte and Touche, Pricewaterhouse Coopers , Lehman Brothers, Wachovia Securities , General Electric , Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin , Scientific Atlanta
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Kenneth Cole - Fashion Designer Max Cleland - Former U.S. Senator



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