Emory University
GA · Private · South · National university · Top 25 tier · 7,185 undergraduates (medium)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
How much of the class comes from ED
~73% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.
This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.
† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
School’s words: “students who are admitted on the basis of self-reported test scores and choose to enroll at Emory University will be required to submit official test scores.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 4,682 | 15.6% | 22.5% | Not reported | 100% | 59% | 41% | 1390-1510 | 31-34 | |
| 2020-21 ↗ | 5,407 | 19.2% | 27.1% | Not reported | 100% | 61% | 39% | 1400-1510 | 31-34 | |
| 2021-22 ↗ | 4,364 | 13.1% | 26.3% | Not reported | 64% | 37% | 27% | 1430-1530 | 32-34 | |
| 2022-23 ↗ | 3,767 | 11.4% | 26.4% | Not reported | 64% | 41% | 23% | 1450-1530 | 32-34 | |
| 2023-24 ↗ | 3,543 | 10.7% | 24.8% | Not reported | 61% | 42% | 19% | 1470-1540 | 32-34 | |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 3,562 | 10.3% | 23.2% | 68% | 63% | 43% | 20% | 1480-1540 | 32-35 | |
| 2025-26 | 3,869 | 10.3% | 22.2% | Not reported | 68% | 47% | 21% | 1480-1540 | 33-35 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 4%
- 2024: 3%
- 2023: 4%
- 2022: 3%
- 2021: 0.5%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Not reported2019-20 CDS
From the school's website
Figures from the school’s own pages that add to its Common Data Set. Each links its source.
Emory News reports a 14.9% admit rate (5,658 admitted of 37,855 applicants) for Emory College and Oxford College, and notes that 1,105 students were admitted to both. This differs from the Common Data Set figure on this page.
Notes
- Applications to Emory College and Oxford College are combined.